Giving Voice to the Challenges and Opportunities of BC’s Non-Profit Sector British Columbia’s non-profit sector is large and diverse. Since 2020, VCF has been part of an initiative to survey and report annually on the state of the non-profit sector in the province. These State of the Sector surveys are vital in being able to gauge the trends, issues and...

Building More Non-Market Housing in Metro Vancouver is Critical to Addressing the Housing Crisis The community housing sector has a vital role in securing and leveraging land to build and deliver non-market housing that is permanently affordable in our communities. Preserving and growing community-owned real estate assets can disassociate those properties from the open real estate market and secure their...

Measuring what matters and showing impact in a meaningful way Demonstrating Value offers a simple process and helpful resources to enable community-based organizations to use information and data more effectively for management, planning and to show value and impact. It was designed by community for community through a collaborative process that brought together diverse social enterprises to develop and pilot...

Supporting the Development of Social Enterprise in BC and Beyond Enterprising Non-Profits (ENP) was a collaborative program housed at Vancity Community Foundation between 1997 and 2015 that promoted and supported social enterprise development and growth as a means to build strong non-profit organizations and healthier communities. Activities, Resources and Publications ENP provided training, toolkits and grants to non-profits to help...