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Victoria Foundation expands hand-up mandate New initiatives look to enhance giving, foster non-profit activities Don Descoteau News staff
After reading the signs and considering possible directions, the Victoria Foundation is taking new steps toward creating the transformational change Greater Victoria needs to grow more healthy, vital and vibrant.
Following the publication last fall of its eighth annual Vital Signs report, which analyzes and grades various indicators of health and progress in the Capital Region, the foundation has unveiled two new initiatives. The first, the Community Knowledge Centre, is an online resource containing detailed information on local not-for-profit and charitable organizations. The goal, said foundation board chair Deirdre Roberts, is to make it easier for foundation donors and other interested parties to target local programs and projects that need support. A search function allows website users to
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drill down further and find listings for organizations that support a particular population, serve a specific geographic area or address particular issues in the community. “The community can find out how to contribute to immediate needs and the organizations themselves can discover ways of working together to help address complex issues,” Roberts said. Vital Loans, the second of the two initiatives unveiled Monday at Government House, is designed to provide non-profits with up to $500,000, financed over 36 months, to undertake projects or program
enhancements. Victoria Foundation and Island Savings Credit Union have created a Vital Loans fund, from which donor investments will act as collateral for organizations that wouldn’t generally qualify for a conventional loan. Island Savings chief financial officer Bill Snell said the loans can be used either to cover costs associated with a specific project, or to cover operational costs while groups plan a special project that may have a future revenue stream. PLEASE SEE: Opera benefits from loan, Page A9
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