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How Collective Impact Funds make a difference

Collective Impact Funds bring people together to pool donations and support community-led solutions. These funds turn generosity into strategic grants, technical advice and assistance, advocacy and other resources for charities and non-profits tackling urgent issues like affordable housing and climate change.

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DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE COMMUNITY RECIPROCITY FUND

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Give to the impact areas you care about

Giving Tuesday is a global movement and day of generosity that encourages people, charities and companies to give back through acts of kindness, volunteering and donations to support their communities and worthy causes.

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join a growing community of donors, partners and changemakers who believe that the biggest impact is grounded in trust and collective giving.

A heartful thank you

At Vancity Community Foundation, we believe real change starts with equity, justice and community-led solutions. For over 35 years, we’ve shown that when we come together. Through long-standing partnerships or newer efforts like collective giving funds, we have the power to build thriving, inclusive communities.

Our new strategic plan puts community leadership at the center, focusing on those most impacted by affordability and climate challenges, especially Indigenous and Black communities. With your support, we can distribute resources where they’re needed most and empower local champions to create lasting change.

Join us this Giving Tuesday and help us build a future where everyone belongs and nature thrives. Together, we can make a real difference.

Building a thriving community, together.

Together, we have the resources to build a thriving community founded on cooperative principles of social justice, financial inclusion and environmental sustainability. Work with us...

Stories of Change

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Black Students in Canada Fund

Action to Impact

The BSC Fund aims to bring more philanthropic resources to Black communities and believes that post-secondary education and training can be a valuable tool to combat poverty. The BSC Fund provides grants to Black students of all ages who face barriers to attending public post-secondary institutions.

Joan and Noel Armstrong Fund

A Family Legacy of Giving

Noel Armstrong was a musician, carpenter, proud engineer and avid golfer. He met Joan in Dawson Creek where they were working as teachers, and they married in 1953. In the years...

Ken Lyotier Fund

Innovation and Compassion in the DTES

Ken Lyotier was a champion of the people in the Downtown Eastside, where he lived and worked since the 1970s. He was a tireless innovator and advocate for those living in poverty and for “binners,” people who earn money by collecting and returning recyclables.