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2016 Shared Success Grants

Vancity Credit Union

Organization Amount Approved Name of Project Project Synopsis A Rocha Canada $7,000.00 Sustainable Soils Experiential learning in agriculture for community members,

which includes soil health workshop series, education booth, environmental education modules, 3 yr. soil management plan for CSA program and youth intern project.

A&M Poettcker $8,505.00 Developer Pod ‘Developer Pod’ is an emerging business concept that convenes credit unions and other institutional partners, the regional government, and market developers to establish a scale-able community-based real estate development entity/land trust.

Abbotsford Community Services

$5,000.00 Urban Farm and Community Garden

Transform an urban gravel parking lot into Urban Farm and Community Garden that will provide produce for program clients, provide work experience, therapeutic activity, education and become self-sustaining through sales to restaurants and markets.


$500.00 Cultural Diversity Awards Gold Sponsor

13th annual awards ceremony recognizes the best practices of Fraser Valley organizations, initiatives and businesses in recognizing the diversity of the community.


$30,000.00 Access to credit for newcomers for self-reliance

This small grant encourages caseworkers at this settlement agency to listen for microloan referral opportunities with newcomers, to help them quickly get into productive economic activity.


$1,050.00 Energy Assessment for ACS The funding is issued to cover energy assessment services delivered by SES Consulting Inc. (a Vancity community partner).

Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness

$1,500.00 Cohort of 20 Project The Priority One Task Force, co-chaired by Victoria Mayor Helps, was given a mandate to address a subset of 74 people experiencing chronic homelessness. Of the 74, 20 are Aboriginal. ACEH is tasked with helping this ‘Cohort of 20’ become stably housed.

Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC

$30,000.00 Authentic Indigenous Artisan Program

Development, launch and sustaining of an authenticity program to support Aboriginal artists, communities, and the organizations that represent them.

ACORN $30,000.00 Organizing the unorganized This is renewal of annual support for ACORN, one of the grassroots anti-poverty groups working in our communities. This provides support to the staff head organizer position.

Aga Khan Foundation of Canada

$3,000.00 2016 World Partnership Walk

2016 World Partnership Walk

Alert Bay 360 Eco Paddle Society

$500.00 Alert Bay 360 Annual eco tourism based event on Cormorant Island.

Alert Bay Artists Society

$500.00 Annual Alert Bay Artfest Annual artisan show and sale at the Government net loft.

Alert Bay Seafest Society

$1,000.00 Alert Bay Seafest/Musicfest As part of our 1st anniversary we committed to providing small grants to 6 organizations contributing to community wellbeing on Cormorant Island.

Alert Bay Summer Market

$1,000.00 Alert Bay Summer Market Second year of operating a regular summer market for artisans and food producers.

Asian Environmental Association

$40,000.00 Bridging Vancouver's Parallel Food Systems

This initiative will work off of previous successes and lessons learnt under hua foundation's food security initiative, the Choi Project, and continue to foster inclusive and meaning partnerships and collaborations between food system stakeholders.

Association for Generational Equity

$10,000.00 Generation Squeeze secondment

Funding for Vancity staff secondment. (1) A Social Impact unit dedicated to reducing the squeeze, by helping younger Canadians “squeeze back” through (a) policy change powered by political clout, (b) personal change and (c) community projects; and members

Association for Generational Equity

$10,000.00 Generation Squeeze Funding for Vancity staff secondment. (1) A Social Impact unit dedicated to reducing the squeeze, by helping younger Canadians “squeeze back” through (a) policy change powered by political clout, (b) personal change and (c) community projects; and members

Association of Co-operative Educators

$5,000.00 Annual Conference To provide the Association of Co-operative Educators (ACE) with resources to support Aboriginal participation in ACE’s conference in Calgary, including a plenary session on Aboriginal co-operatives.

Atira Women's Resource Society

$25,000.00 The Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Project

Working to improve habitability and prevent renovictions in Vancouver's SRO hotels.

Atria Technologies Cooperative

$1,250.00 Indigenous Artist Co-op Outreach

Atria seeks to leverage technology to empower local residents to support meaningful impact with respect to poverty and homelessness.

Aunt Leah's Place $5,000.00 Emergency losses Aunt Leah's runs an annual xmas tree sale, which raises in excess of $300k for youth programming. This one-time grant to Aunt Leah's covers their loss from the theft of xmas trees.

BC Aboriginal Foundation

$20,000.00 Gathering Our Voices 2016 Annual conference for youth lead by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres through their affiliated registered charity.

BC Achievement Foundation

$5,900.00 Annual Business Awards This is the 8th year of the awards, and Vancity has been a supporter the last 6 years - funding this year is based on the 2016 dinner sponsor category plus additional seats to make a table of 10.

BC Artscape $25,000.00 BC Artscape start up funding.

Funding will build on 2015 funding to help with startup and organizational costs. 2016 focus is on portfolio development, fund development & implementing 2015 coaching and mentoring program.

BC Artscape $25,000.00 BC Artscape start up funding

Funding will build on 2015 funding to help with startup and organizational costs. 2016 focus is on portfolio development, fund development & implementing 2015 coaching and mentoring program.

BC Association of Farmers' Markets

$40,000.00 Strengthening Farmers' Markets

Building Capacity of BC Farmers' Markets and Food Producers through webinars, workshops and practical resources.

BC Association of Farmers' Markets

$1,000.00 Slow Food Slow Meat event Funds will be used to support a Slow Food Slow Meat event that will include a consumer event to educate and engage the public, and a producer event focused on inspiring and educating local producers.

BC Centre for Non Profit Management

$5,000.00 The Raising the Profile Initiative

The org is aiming to support the not-for-profit sector that works with seniors around various initiatives including housing availability and affordability, financial security and independence to build its interconnectedness and capacity.

BC Co-operative Association

$25,000.00 2016 Sustaining Member Dues

To provide BCCA with secure funding to support the association's co-op sector development activities, including co-op business model education and training, research, network development, and the promotion of the model in strategic and emerging sectors.

BC Co-operative Association

$25,000.00 CWCF's Annual Conference and AGM

To provide BCCA with secure funding to support the association's co-operative sector development activities, including co-op business model education and training, research, network development etc.

BC Employment Standards Coalition

$1,500.00 Worker Forums A series of public forums across Metro Vancouver for precarious workers to share stories about the issues they face in the workplace, and learn how to protect their rights.

BC Federation of Labour

$2,000.00 Labour Community Christmas Dinner

Unions, through the BC Federation of Labour, and community partners host a holiday event and dinner on Christmas Eve for families living on low and fixed incomes in Surrey and the DTES in Vancouver.

BC Federation of Labour

$1,000.00 Labour Day Picnic Unions, through the BC Federation of Labour, host a community picnic to celebrate Labour Day. Vancouver and District and New West Labour Councils are co-sponsors.

BC Food Processors Association

$6,000.00 Food Pro West Food Pro West is the BC Food Processors Association's annual Expo encompassing a Buyer's Day, Tradeshow, and a Gala Awards dinner.

BC Nonprofit Housing Association

$50,000.00 Rental Housing Index - Year Three

BCNPHA, in partnership with Vancity, is undertaking a 3 year research project, which will provide a detailed analysis of the affordability of rental housing for various income groups in nearly 100 communities in BC.

BC Nonprofit Housing Association

$10,000.00 Housing Central Conference Premier sponsorship to the annual conference.

BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

$30,000.00 Poverty Reduction Coalition The PRC has 100 members, working together on a seven point poverty fighting platform. Our board has endorsed and we are active members of the Campaign.

BC Sustainable Energy Association

$2,500.00 Energy Connections 2016 Sponsorship of The Energy Connections 2016 Conference on Friday, June 3, 2016.


$5,000.00 Community Climate Champions

Community Climate Champions is a series of fun and interactive workshops bringing together families who are interested in taking action in their home to decrease their carbon footprint, and to build greater connections in their community.


$5,000.00 Energy Connections 2017 Support for The Energy Connections 2017 Conference on March 4, 2017 --for renewable and energy efficiency sector business engagement.

BC Technology for Learning Society

$1,800.00 The Digital Nonprofit Conference

The Digital Nonprofit Conference prepares non-profit organizations to use technology to further their impact.

BCIT Foundation $10,000.00 Supporting Aboriginal Student Services

Third year of financial support for graduation ceremony, and various student support programs.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley

$5,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley

A grant to help defray some of the funding cutbacks the organization is experiencing this year.

Bill Reid Foundation $5,000.00 Bill Reid Gallery 5 by 5 program ($5,000 for 5 years (total=$25k)) of the Bill Reid Foundation to support Aboriginal Tourism work in Vancouver. Vancity is a founding partner (1 of 40). 2016 is year 5 of 5.

Blind Beginnings Society

$2,000.00 Youth Leadership Network Blind Beginnings is a non-profit organization striving to guarantee quality of life for children and youth who are blind or partially sighted by promoting equal access to the world’s resources and opportunities.

Board of Change Society

$15,000.00 Board of Change Vancity to provide funding for Board of Change to deliver core mandate in advancing environmental sustainability and business relationships amongst its members and other progressive, local businesses.

Branch 42 - Victoria Community Branch

$5,000.00 seCatalyst 2016 Gala Funds to support the seCatalyst Gala 2016 prize package. 3 social enterprises will pitch before a panel of judges for technical assistance and funds to help grow their social enterprise.

Britannia Community Services Centre Society

$15,000.00 Carving Pavilion Britannia CSC will own and manage the facility built to park board, school board and city of Van specs and meant to create a multi season partially enclosed structure for cultural programming and carving demos.

British Columbia Cycling Coalition

$3,000.00 Streets For Everyone - Main and Kingsway

Engaging community members, business and organizations to build support for making Main and Kingsway great for people of all ages, abilities and income levels taking transit, cycling, walking and using wheelchairs.

British Columbia Innovation Council

$10,500.00 BC Tech Summit Sponsorship

Silver Sponsorship of BCIC #BCTech summit. Included clean-tech VC presentations.

British Columbia Innovation Council

$25,000.00 BCIC New Ventures Competition

To provide $25,000.00 to British Columbia Innovation Council for the purpose of the New Ventures Competition project and the Vancity Social Venture Prize. Of the $25,000, $15,000 is directed to the Vancity Social Venture Prize.

British Columbia Technology Industry Association

$25,000.00 BCTIA Hyper-Growth Program

BC's only second-stage revenue accelerator. With support from Vancity the HyperGrowth program includes a six-month residency in the BCTIA Innovation HUB.

Burnaby Board of Trade

$3,200.00 2016 - Burnaby Business Excellence Awards Gala

A joint initiative of the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby Board of Trade and represents an opportunity to recognize and highlight business excellence in the city.

Burnaby Board of Trade

$7,000.00 BBOT Pledge (for Environment) Program

To promote a tool to engage businesses in making commitments and learning ways to take action to reduce waste, energy, water and/or GhG emissions in their buildings & operations.

Burnaby Meals on Wheels Society

$2,000.00 Burnaby Gets Growing In partnership with Burnaby Food First, the multifaceted Burnaby Get Growing project aims to increase local gardening spaces and community knowledge in regards to growing local food.

Burquitlam Co-Op $1,000.00 Burquitlam Co-op Bike Rack To purchase a bike rack for the co-operative housing unit to encourage alternative transportation.

Camosun College, School of Business

$450.00 Starting a Co-operative Business – Building a Better World

A non-credit continuing education course on co-operatives offered through the Camosun School of Business.

Canada Wild Productions Ltd.

$105,000.00 Uninterrupted "Uninterrupted” cinematic spectacle, projecting Adams River Salmon migration beneath the Cambie Street Bridge, will be utilized as a nightly engagement activity Jun-Sept 2017 to commemorate Vancity's 70th anniversary.

Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Inc.

$5,000.00 Aboriginal BEST - Victoria Vancity will be providing funding towards additional Aboriginal BEST programs.

Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Inc.

$12,800.00 Aboriginal BEST - Victoria Vancity will be providing funding towards additional Aboriginal BEST programs.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

$20,000.00 Core support for ongoing climate justice work

Renewed support for climate justice and ongoing stakeholder collaboration.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

$10,000.00 Changing the Public Conversation about Taxes

This is support for a reprise of a public opinion poll to test BC attitudes about a number of public policy initiatives and what the public would support.

Canadian Environmental Grantmakers' Network

$6,500.00 CEGN Membership Renewal

Renewal of CEGN membership.

Canadian Institute for Food Science and Technology

$1,050.00 Workshop at the CIFST national conference

Our contribution was used to offset the cost of registering for the Indigenous Food Systems workshop, and to ensure that this content was included in the National Conference.

Canadian Worker Cooperative Federation

$6,000.00 CWCF Annual Conference & AGM

CWCF’s Annual Conference and AGM to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

CanAssist at the University of Victoria

$5,000.00 TeenWork TeenWork is a highly successful program that fills a critical gap in the employment field for youth with disabilities. Unique in BC, TeenWork helps participants find & retain meaningful, paid employment during high school, building skills & independence.

Car Free Vancouver Society

$9,765.00 Car Free Day, Zero Waste Initiative

Vancity will work with our community partners Recycling Alternatives and Green Chair to assist Car Free Day Society in reducing their carbon footprint at each of the three locations.

Car Free Vancouver Society

$5,007.69 Car Free Day, Zero Waste Initiative

Vancity will work with our community partners Recycling Alternatives and Green Chair to assist Car Free Day Society in reducing their carbon footprint at each of the three locations.

Carnegie Community Centre

$20,000.00 Carnegie Community Action Project

Renewed but smaller commitment to housing survey and organizing in DTES.

Carnegie Community Centre

$20,000.00 Heart of the City Renewed but smaller commitment to arts therapy for social inclusion in the DTES.

Catalyst Community Development Society

$400,000.00 Oakridge Lutheran Church The project is being developed as a joint venture between Catalyst and the Oakridge Lutheran Church (OLC). The building will be owned jointly, and Catalyst will act as the asset manager for the entire building. This is an equity contribution.

Catalyst Community Development Society

$300,000.00 Working Capital Community Investment

These funds will provide Catalyst Community Developments Society with working capital to accelerate the progress of a number of affordable rental housing projects currently under development.

Celia Brauer $3,000.00 Pathways to Sustainability Investigating the impact of how the Indigenous world view could influence and inform decisions about sustainable practices.

Central 1 $14,882.00 BCTESG trustee fees Families in BC are encouraged to start planning and saving early for their children's post-secondary education or training programs. To help, the BC Government will contribute $1,200 to eligible children through the BC Training and Education Savings Grant.

Central City Foundation

$2,000.00 Fair in the Square 10th Anniversary

This grant will help Central City Foundation put on the 10th inclusive, no-cost to participants, celebration of community in the Downtown Eastside.

Central Middle School (SD 61)

$3,500.00 CMS Spirit of Alliance Circle Installation of 4 cedar benches carved with Spirit Animals as part of an outdoor classroom space honouring the connection to our Aboriginal history.

Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm

$1,875.00 Feeding Growth Alumni Event

A Feeding Growth alumni educational event for progressive local food businesses, that brings together industry experts and other progressive food entrepreneurs to explore scaling production: to build or co pack?


$250,000.00 Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC

Funds to support the new building which will house a pilot processing plant. Will also support programing at the CFSF that will help build the business capacity of progressive BC food producers and processors for a five year period from 2017 – 2021. This year the support is going towards the Feeding Growth – Scale Your Progressive Food Business series.


$20,000.00 Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC

A five part series aimed at supporting the growth and development of progressive local food businesses (sustainable, organic, local, natural with ethical business practices) in the consumer packaged goods sector.

Check Your Head $10,000.00 Core support for the work of Check Your Head

This grant can be used by the Checkers for operational support in whatever best serves their needs at this time.

Chilliwack Society for Community Living

$5,000.00 Youth transition & Employment Service

BRIDGE program to support youth with disabilities (aged 17-18) in skills assessment, employment experience, job search and placement. The program provides paid employment and links participants to employment at local businesses.

City Harvest Co-operative

$5,000.00 School Farm Project SFP will develop a sustainable garden project at 2 high schools, which will increase students’ knowledge of urban agriculture practices & marketing, & produce a high enough yield to sell to schools, restaurants & community members (sustaining the program)

City of New Westminster

$10,000.00 New Westminster Innovation Forum

The Innovation Forum will provide companies that are in the R&D and innovation space with information on federal and provincial government support that are available to them.

City of Surrey $5,000.00 Agriculture Week Ag Week recognizes the contributions and complexities of the farming and food industry through the hosting of several events including: farm tours, workshops, and a Farmer to Food Speaker’s Forum.

City of Surrey Economic Development Division

$20,000.00 Virtual Incubator and Land Linking Development

Strengthening the FamableNOW.ca website, along with developing a Fraser Valley Land Matching Programme that connects land-seeking farmers with the region’s farmland owners, leading to an increased agricultural land utilisation & local food production.

City of Surrey Economic Development Division

$10,000.00 Incubator & BioPod Skill Development

Skills and technology training at the John Volken Academy BioPod for students and farming entrepreneurs. Includes topics, such as, organic certification, irrigation methods and agri-innovation development.

City of Vancouver $15,000.00 Re-Address Summit Engagement activities designed to improve the dialogue on housing affordability in Vancouver, learning from each other and the world, and letting the world learn from Vancouver.

Climate Smart Business Inc.

$4,725.00 Support for ECO Newton pilot project in Surrey

Eco Productivity assessments and reports in support of ECO Newton pilot project in Surrey.


$4,725.00 Eco Productivity assessments

Eco-efficiency assessments for 3 business members in the EcoNewton area; prepared by Climate Smart. To be delivered to the businesses, and possibly to be used to promote EcoNewton business engagement by Vancity and City of Surrey.


$10,000.00 Climate Smart partnership for business support

Vancity is leveraging Climate Smart services and expertise to provide scholarships for businesses to participate in Climate Smart business training and/or Climate Smart to provide eco-advisory services and reports.

Coalition of Childcare Advocates of BC

$25,000.00 $10 a day Childcare Campaign

Part of Vancity's goal to endorse the broader poverty-reduction aims of social justice campaigns including CCABC.

Columbia Institute $5,074.67 Gold Sponsorship for Centre for Civic Governance

This is annual renewal of title sponsor of this conference, important to labour and policy allies. Three registrations plus prominent advertising for this Harrison event (includes accommodation for three). Probably Vanessa plus two community allies.

Columbia Institute $10,000.00 Ongoing support of labour/ environmental coalition

This renews our budgeted support for the Green Jobs BC coalition and its useful work at the intersection of labour and the environment, and is critical to our continued visibility in both policy communities.

Columbia Institute $7,500.00 Green Jobs Conference This $10k sponsorship of the Green Jobs Conference gives us title sponsorship for this important event.

Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada

$75,000.00 Build a Better World This annual renewal of support to CDF is Vancity's only proactive commitment to international co-op development, based on principle six of the co-op principles.

Corporate Knights Inc.

$25,000.00 Council for Clean Capitalism Membership

Council for Clean Capitalism Membership Fees: Two-Year Term.

Cotyledon Consulting Inc.

$10,000.00 CleanTech Expo & Championship - Winner: TSO Logic

Greater Vancouver CleanTech Expo & Championship (City of Surrey) Winner of $10,000.00 prize from Vancity.

Countercurrent Media Ltd. (The Tyee)

$15,750.00 Housing Fix Project - Extension

Extension of 2015's Housing Fix Project: reporting on local, regional and national affordable housing issues, from a solutions perspective.

Countercurrent Media Ltd. (The Tyee)

$10,500.00 Housing Fix Project - Extension

These fund extend the 2015's Housing Fix project: reporting on local, regional and national affordable housing issues, from a solutions perspective.

CRAB - Water for Life Society

$500.00 Crab Park Festival July 1st and Christmas Party

Community festival to honour the diversity of the DTES - music, speeches and food.

CRAB - Water for Life Society

$250.00 Annual Raycam Christmas Party

Community festival to honour the diversity of the DTES - music, speeches and food.

Creating Homefulness Society

$4,000.00 Homeless Feeding Ourselves

Build a greenhouse to increase the quantity, variety and quality of the food grown at Woodwynn Farms. Produce grown by participants in the greenhouses will contribute to their own enhanced food security and also that of the local community.

Creating Homefulness Society

$40,000.00 Homeless Feeding Ourselves

Transition 106 acre area of land used for hay production at Woodwynn farm into bio-diverse organic crops.

Creative Blueprint $5,650.00 GCUC Canada Sponsorship Sponsorship of GCUC which is the largest coworking conference series in the world.

Creatively United for the Planet Society

$2,000.00 Creatively United Sustainability Showcase

The Creatively United Sustainability Showcase has a vision to celebrate social innovation, unite community and achieve a more just and sustainable world by inspiring individual, community and global well-being.

Dare Communications

$787.50 Credit Union Housing Initiative

Facilitation of the Credit Union Housing Initiative Planning Meeting.

Dare Communications

$1,260.00 Credit Union Housing Initiative

Facilitation fee for the Credit Union Housing Initiative Mapping the Eco-System meeting.

Delta Farmers' Institute

$40,000.00 Fraser River Salinity Monitoring

The purpose of this project is to better understand the impacts related to climate change on the Fraser River hydrology & salinity levels.

Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust

$2,500.00 Day at the farm The annual “A Day at the Farm” community event will give communities throughout the Lower Mainland the opportunity to reconnect with the land that feeds them.

Devco $2,025.40 Indigenous Artist Co-op Outreach

Gathering of aboriginal artists to discuss to raise awareness of the co-operative business model, define common needs, and identify potential members.

Discourse Media $25,000.00 Indigenous Reporter Fund How can journalism support reconciliation - A national, collaborative journalism project about reconciliation in action across Canada.

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society



Dixon Transition Society

$750.00 Charity Challenge Dixon Transition Society Charity Challenge

Downtown Eastside Centre for the Arts

$5,000.00 the work of DECA and DEERS

Phase three of our support will cover a portion of the salary of a new communality engagement coordinator, project development and more planning for DEERS.

Downtown New Westminster BIA

$6,961.50 Columbia StrEat Festival Vancity will work with our community partners Recycling Alternatives and Green Chair to assist the Downtown New West BIA in reducing their carbon footprint at Columbia StrEAT festival.

Downtown New Westminster BIA

$2,215.50 Columbai StrEat Festival Work with community partners to assist the Downtown New West BIA in reducing their carbon footprint at Columbia StrEAT festival. Recycling stations with Recycling Ambassadors will be setup at the festival.

Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association

$3,500.00 Picnic end Rouge The goal was to get people out enjoying the park with associates, family and friends and eat food purchased at local restaurants.

Dress for Success Vancouver Society

$7,500.00 Career Centre Career Centre program provides a holistic approach to job search by focusing on financial literacy, improving self esteem, verbal and non-verbal communications and more.

DRS Earthwise Society

$2,500.00 Growing Together Implement a pilot project at two Delta schools and put 12 garden beds into full production which includes lessons for organic growing methods.


$3,000.00 Growing Together Development of a donated heritage 5 acre farm site in Agassiz, which includes an ecological demonstration garden. The educational garden will showcase plant ecosystems and provide habitat for pollinators, birds and fish.


$30,000.00 Earthwise Farm Agassiz Phase 1

The project extends Earthwise Society’s established community farming & education programs to serve a new market by bringing 2 acres into cultivation as a demonstration teaching farm in Agassiz.

Early Childhood Educators of BC

$5,000.00 Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference

Annual education conference to provide learning opportunities and new inspiration, knowledge and skills for over 350 early childhood educators from across BC.

Eastside Culture Crawl Society

$5,000.00 Culture Crawl 20th Anniversary

This is a sponsorship in recognition of the Crawl achieving twenty years, and our support is linked to future work with the Crawl to help achieve financial sustainability.

Edward Milne Community School Society

$1,000.00 Play & Learn Summer Camp A free, 4-week play-based literacy camp designed to reduce the achievement gap for low-income & Aboriginal students in grades 1-3 who aren't meeting grade level expectations.

Elicia Harris, dba Friends of the Wild Side

$500.00 Orca Passport Support to update and reprint Wild Side's Orca Passport which provides information about the Northern Resident Orca whale population as well as safety and conservation advice for boaters.

Encompass Support Services Society

$3,000.00 Langley Youth Friendly Landlord Project

Friendly Landlord Program specific to at-risk youth under the age of 19 in the Langley communities to provide sustainable housing.

Esquimalt Farmers Market Society

$2,500.00 The 'Eco-nomlogical' Project

This project will uncover & reduce the barriers preventing community members from shopping at the Market while educating them (and vendors) on mitigating product/convenience packaging.

Ethos Law Group LLP $2,000.00 Beautiful Brewing Legal & Governance Structure

The Beautiful Brewing Co-operative is a multistakeholder co-operative. The worker, consumer and corporate membership categories yields a complex investment and governance structure.

False Creek South Neighbourhood Association

$50,000.00 Re*Plan - community planning in South False Creek

Support for a community-based planning group to work with the City of Vancouver on lease renewal, comprehensive planning, and governance renewal for False Creek South.

Family Focus Society $10,000.00 The 2016 Family Focus Conference

The theme of the conference speaks to family advocacy and leadership, it's a 3 day conference organized for families by families, that will bring together family members, self advocates, service providers, etc. to come together and support one another.

Family Services of Greater Vancouver - Broadway office

$100,000.00 Money Matters and Dollars & Sense

This is a renewal of our long-standing partnership with FSGV for their solid financial literacy program across Metro Vancouver. This year, we have cut back again, down to $100k from a previous high of $180k.

FarmFolk/CityFolk Society

$10,000.00 Support for Small Growers loan referrals

This grant is part of a total commitment of $15k to FF/CF for its work in supporting small farmers. $5k was released (related to ICC) in December 2015, this is the remainder.


$20,000.00 Foodland Trust The establishment of a Foodland Trust, with the aim to acquire and hold land to offer long- term tenure for community groups to manage the land for farming and foraging.


$2,500.00 Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields

Funding will be used to support the Metro Vancouver Feast of Fields event. The event generates funds to support the local food microloan program, supporting local farmers and producers.


$40,000.00 Resources for Local Food Business Development

Program funding will support local farmers and food businesses through their Get Local Program. In order to make finding and buying local products more convenient than ever before, they will connect consumers with local food producers through their Get Local site powered by Soil Mate.


$40,000.00 BC Seed Extension Services Build on decade-long work with seed growers in BC with a focus on market research and development for local seeds; advanced training for seed growers, scaling up seed production; mentorship for new seed growers and increasing collaboration.

Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC

$2,500.00 Education Gala Gala celebrates the power of post-secondary education with students sharing stories about the impact education has had on their lives, as well as the challenges they faced in getting diplomas/ degrees.

Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group Society

$39,500.00 Fernwood Helping Hands: Food Rescue & Gleaning

This project will increase the regional capacity for food waste recovery by creating a permanent, constant, real-time rescue system that flows systemic/seasonal surplus into social enterprises & other food security initiatives of Fernwood NRG.

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

$40,000.00 Living Wage for Families Campaign

Renewed support to cover part of the salary of the campaigner.

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

$10,000.00 Core support for the work of First Call

Support to cover a small portion of the operating budget.

First Funds Society $12,000.00 Lu'ma Community Medical Clinic

Funding for the necessary furniture and equipment to initiate the first phase of start up.

First United Church Community Ministry Society

$5,000.00 Legal Advocacy for People In Insecure Housing

Program educating individuals living in low-income housing on their legal rights related to housing and connecting them to appropriate resources which thus encourages and maintains successful tenancies.

Flip Labs $5,250.00 Developer Pod Facilitation Exploratory work to convene a “developer’s pod” – how to leverage market development expertise towards a business plan that increased the number of purpose-built rental units in the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation portfolio of properties.

Flip Labs $5,250.00 Developer Pod Exploratory work to convene a “developer’s pod” – how to leverage market development expertise towards a business plan that increased the number of purpose-built rental units in the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation portfolio of properties.

Fluid Creative $493.13 Feeding Growth Alumni Event

A Feeding Growth alumni educational event for progressive local food businesses, that brings together industry experts and other progressive food entrepreneurs to explore scaling production: to build or co pack?

Fraser Basin Council Society

$510.00 Local grains workshop this event is to bring together representatives of the sectors who would like to have access to locally grown small grains, such as craft brewers, distillers and artisan bread makers, etc.

Fraser Common Farm Cooperative

$40,000.00 Adapting to a Changing Climate

Using permaculture principals and practices, design and implement a plan to manage water and trees with focus on food and nut producing perennial. Aim to increase long-term food production and share process and resources with other

farms.

Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association

$11,550.00 5 year strategic plan for FRAFCA

To support the development of a 5 year plan for FRAFCA in preparation for returning to governance under a community board.

Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association

$5,000.00 All Nations Youth Safe House Fundraising Gala

All Nations Youth Safe House is hosting their first annual Fundraising Gala celebrating 10 years of providing emergency housing to at-risk and homeless youth in the community.

Fraser Riverkeeper Society

$2,000.00 Fraser Valley Illegal Dumping Alliance (FVIDA)

Program which addresses illegal dumping activity in the Fraser Valley through educational programming, community outreach and shoreline cleanup events.

Full Circle: First Nations Performance Society

$15,000.00 2016 Talking Stick Festival In its 15th year, the Talking Stick Festival is a citywide celebration of Aboriginal performance and art featuring a mix of theatre, Ab-original Cabaret, live music, dance, spoken word, traditional Powwow, workshops, artist talks and more.

Galiano Conservancy Association

$5,000.00 Project Coordinator To support costs of interim contract administrator as part of a transition and succession planning process following the unexpected death of the Executive Director.

GCUC USA $6,500.00 Coworking video The main focus of this new video will be the benefits of coworking (increased productivity, collaboration, happiness etc.). This video will be viewed around the world via You Tube and we will also use it at the Global Coworking conferences in LA.

Glen Valley Organic Food Co-op

$40,000.00 Food Processing Kitchen Install a black water sewage system in to complete the functionality and licensing of on-site kitchen to enable the processing of organic food produced on the farm.

Gordon Neighbourhood House

$10,000.00 Success for All program Funds to build on the success and strategically expand the Success for All program, a new program launched in 2014, that is aimed at increasing the employability of newcomers that face multiple barriers to accessing Canadian employment/work experience.

Great Bear Initiative Society

$10,000.00 Conifer Essential Oils Project

next stage in building a regional FN's conifer essential oils business.

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

$2,500.00 Closing the Gap between First Nations and Canada

Morning sessions, Luncheon, and key note speech - raise awareness and understanding of Aboriginal business and opportunities.

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

$5,500.00 Aboriginal Opportunities Forum 2016

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's sixth annual Aboriginal Opportunities Forum emphasizes and explores the critical relationship between aboriginal issues and economic development in B.C.

Greater Vancouver Community Assistance Foundation

$25,000.00 Food Co-op To develop a business plan for a food co-op in Vancouver by engaging the support of external consultants with relevant expertise (market analysis, commercial real estate, market insights, legal etc.).


$10,000.00 Community Investment Co-op Development

To explore the role that investment co-operatives play in empowering communities to invest locally and take ownership over their own economic development by keeping local capital flowing through local communities.


$1,500.00 Co-op Outreach & Education Activities

These funds are earmarked to support a broad range of co-op outreach activities, including meeting and focus groups of member and non-members co-ops, and education related to the co-op model.


$30,000.00 Legacy Enterprising Non-Profits Partnership

To deliver early-stage social enterprise education and value-added supports, to non-profits pursuing social enterprise in Vancity’s trade regions in order to build interest, awareness and expertise amongst Vancity's NFP membership.


$150,000.00 Social Enterprise Portfolio Program

To support the growth of high impact, successful social enterprises. Each year, the Portfolio committee chooses 8 - 12 enterprises that receive a multi-year grant and technical support to scale up/improve their business.


$250,000.00 312 Main Social Innovation Centre

312 Main will be Canada’s largest coworking community and most inclusive shared space


$465,000.00 Not-for-profit Housing and SPRE Fund

To capitalize the pre-development fund pool at GVCAF, first established in 2010 (file number SPG-10-Dec-5172).


$22,500.00 Vancouver Island Social Innovation Zone

Funds for backbone and project support of the Vancouver Island Social Innovation Zone in 2017, building on the community engagement and strategic planning work of 2015 & 2016.


$25,000.00 Strategic Co-op Sector Development

Support to define new opportunities and communities in which to advance the co-op enterprise model, bolster the supports for new co-op creation, augment the managerial capacity of established co-operatives, and support advocacy to strengthen the sector.


$1,075.14 Food Co-op project CDS Consulting funds that were on retainer that weren't used for the Food Co-op project.


$5,000.00 Federal Child Care Consultation Project

To develop recommendations for the National Early Learning and Child Care Framework to be endorsed by local government, large institutional employers and other community stakeholders across Canada.

Green Chair Recycling

$3,474.45 National Aboriginal Day -ZWE

Funds to make the event Zero Waste.

Green Teams of Canada

$5,000.00 Environmental Education & Ecological Restoration

Implement 10 hands-on environmental education and ecological restoration volunteer activities for community and youth groups in Greater Victoria, concentrating activities in degraded and/or endangered ecosystems (Garry Oak habitat).

Groundswell Education Society

$30,000.00 Groundswell: Grassroots Economic Alternatives

Provide theoretical and applied education for all areas of youth entrepreneurship operation and management to create a network of cooperatives, non-profits and social enterprises. Cover unrealized contributions from the Jim Green Fund

Groundswell Education Society

$40,000.00 Groundswell: Grassroots Economic Alternatives

To provide theoretical and applied education for all areas of youth entrepreneurship operation and management to create a network of cooperatives, non-profits and social enterprises.

Groundswell Network Society

$7,800.00 Community Greenhouse Upgrades and Education

Funds are used for refinements and completion of some systems in the Community Greenhouse and enhance our communications tools, programming, and capacity for outreach.

HiVE $626.45 GCUC Conference - travel costs

Vancity is sponsoring the 2016 Global Co-working Unconference Conference (GCUC) and providing tickets to local co-working organizations to attend. Some (like the HiVE) need additional financial support to cover travel costs.

Hollyhock $125,000.00 Hollyhock's Leadership Institute Program 2013-15

To provide support of Hollyhock's Leadership Institute programs.

Hope for Freedom Society

$3,000.00 Volunteer Coordinator A volunteer coordinator position to source and manage donations as well as volunteers, with respect to those in the community that are homeless.

Hope in Shadows Inc.

$40,000.00 Hope in Shadows Calendar Key Champion Community Friend sponsor of 2017 Hope in Shadows calendar.

Immigrant Services Society of BC

$38,175.96 ISS Welcome House There is a naming and investment opportunity for the new ISS Welcome House at 10th and Victoria, along with lending, literacy, and banking services opportunities.

Inclusion BC $10,000.00 Ignite Your Ideas 2016 Conference

The conference annually draws over 650 families, self advocates, service providers, support workers, community leaders, advocates and allies of the inclusion movement together to explore and engage.

Inclusion BC Society $5,000.00 Ready, Willing & Able Employer engagement campaign (tool kits, workshops, mentors) targeted at mid-large scale companies, designed to increase workforce participation for people with intellectual disabilities.

Inclusion BC Society $5,000.00 Community Voice Mail The program provides a free local phone number with voicemail to people in Vancouver who are homeless and/or phoneless in crisis and transition with the goal of enhancing access to employment, housing, health care and connections to family.

Indigenous Perspectives Society

$2,500.00 Conference for Administrative Excellence

Indigenous Perspectives Society is hosting their 3rd Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence for 2 days in the fall of 2016 in Victoria, expecting over 80 attendees from across BC (primarily Aboriginal women).

Industry Council for Aboriginal Business

$30,000.00 Membership drive and enhanced corporate support

Special Loans has requested $30,000 of the $60,000 set aside to support this organization to reduce outstanding loan balances and bring obligations current.

Inland Refugee Society of BC

$10,000.00 Coordination of Housing for Refugee Claimants

Housing coordinator to ensure that refugee claimants receive immediate suitable housing accommodation, expand network of housing providers, create a strategic plan, organize training sessions, recruit volunteers and enhance direct services to clients.


$7,000.00 ESL and Life Skills Program for Refugee Claimants

Program to improve the lives of refugee claimants by teaching them basic English, and how to settle into Canadian society by offering one more night of ESL classes.


$21,600.00 Sustainability Planning Inland Refugee has seen a tripling of its client base, with many more refugee claimants coming into the Metro Vancouver area. This one-time grant to Inland Refugee will cover two months of operating costs.

Intersections Media Opportunities

$5,000.00 Intersections Digital Media Program

Employability, life skills and work experience program delivered on a digital media platform that helps youth transition to employment. 52 week program includes four weeks of training and seven weeks of work experience.

Italian Cultural Centre Society

$10,632.00 East Van Green To extend, engage and create additional collaborations with the local food sector through East Van SHOP and their food hub.

Italian Cultural Centre Society

$10,000.00 East Van Green (EVG) Vancity funds will support the Community Educator/Animator position for the East Van Green suite of programs. Focus on E-commerce hub development.

Journey Home Community Association

$500.00 Christmas with our Refugee Community

Christmas with our Refugee Community.

Journey Home Community Association

$10,000.00 Refugee Transition Program Refugee Support Worker to assist people in Canada's Refugee Protection System gain access to housing, financial services, employment preparation, and also provide tailored supports to help newcomers successfully integrate into their new community.

Kanaka Education & Environmental Partnership Society

$3,000.00 Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Center Phase 3

Complete Phase 3 of the Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Center project. Improve riparian habitat and plant native trees, shrubs, hedges and rushes around the newly constructed wetland

KAS Cultural Society $2,000.00 Voices of Elders Featured Speakers, Elders, Artists and Musicians present at an earth day event celebrating indigenous culture and guardianship of the land.

Kekinow Native Housing Society

$2,500.00 30th Anniversary Gala Kekinow is hosting is first fundraising gala to recognize its tenants and supporters over the last 30 years.

Khalsa Diwan Society

$17,929.00 Vaisakhi Parade Vancouver Zero Waste

Funds towards the Zero Waste initiative at this year's Vaisakhi parade in Vancouver.

Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

$2,000.00 Westside Community Food Market

Creates a viable space for small scale sustainable farmers and food processors to sell their products in Kitsilano, increasing the surrounding community's access to local, sustainable and healthy food.

Knives & Forks Community Investment Cooperative

$2,000.00 Knives & Forks Pitch Session

Annual gathering of members and potential cooperative members to share information about the Knives and Forks Cooperative and to hold a pitch session for local impact food businesses looking for funding. 5 local businesses will pitch

their idea/request.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

$10,000.00 KPU Indigenous Outreach Project

Research and relationship building with the Indigenous community in Surrey to build better connections and increase student enrollment.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation

$40,000.00 First Nations and Sustainable Food Systems

Decades of discrimination and marginalization has resulted in Indigenous Peoples' limited access to the resources that impact their ways of traditional and local agriculture, creating systemic issues. This project aims to address these issues.

Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group Society (KPIRG)

$2,800.00 DisOrientation Days (a.k.a. DisO)

DisO is a 2-week series of free, catered, public events that tackle social, environmental and labor justice at KPU. From eco-fashion to food justice to women's' liberation.

Kwantlen University Student Association

$7,000.00 The Richmond Farmers Market

Funds to support the market through the Community Partnership Program.

Langley Environmental Partners Society

$5,000.00 Langley Eats Local Increase public awareness of local food issues in Langley through several initiatives including a Langley Eats Local Festival, Harvest Program, community gardens, gleaning program, agriculture and education workshops and Farm Fresh Bus Tour.

Last Door Recovery Society

$5,000.00 Keystone Food Sustainability Project

Last Door Recovery Society recently acquired a 40 acre farm property in Mission. They intend to use this farm to grow sustainable food for their clients and use the process for experiential learning and therapeutic activities.

Legacy Bowes Group $3,000.00 Western Canadian HR Skill Builder Conference

Legacy Bowes is producing its first Indigenous HR Practitioners conference in Vancouver. Gold level sponsorship.

LifeCycles Project Society

$7,000.00 Fruit Tree Project Project mobilizes the community to harvest unwanted fruit & produce & redistribute it to people in need. Working with 200+ volunteers & over 40 community food service providers, we'll rescue 35,000-50,000lbs of food & feed 15,000+ vulnerable people.

Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society

$7,500.00 Youth Leadership Project A program in the Little Mountain/Riley Park community in Vancouver that directly reaches out to newcomer, Aboriginal, marginalized and at-risk youth to provide skill development, volunteer opportunities, employment training and job matching.

Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society

$2,500.00 Youth Leadership Project The Youth Leadership Project supports two youth initiatives: Youth Council and LIFT (Learning is First). LIFT is a homework club primarily for newcomer youth who need academic and social supports to succeed in school.

Living Oceans $25,000.00 Our Fish: Local Sustainable Seafood

To help launch a project that will support the growth of the local sustainable seafood sector in Metro Vancouver.

Living Wage Campaign, c/o First Call

$12,000.00 The Anti-Poverty Summit One time support for joint conference of Living Wage and Poverty Reduction.

LoCo Business Network Society of BC

$5,105.00 #BCBuyLocal #BCBuyLocal is a year-long campaign highlighting BC Local Owned business and well as BC Local Made and Grown products and the BC Local Champion consumers who love them.

Lu'ma Native Housing Society

$2,540.00 Youth Financial Passport Savings Match

Participating youth receive a stipend based on attendance and involvement in activities. This is "banked" by Lu'ma and matched by Vancity to incent ongoing participation - 3 more youth have completed the program and will receive matched funds from Vancity.

Meal Exchange $20,000.00 Real Food Challenge Official Launch

Meal Exchange will build upon the successful Real Food Challenge B.C. pilot with the 2016/17 Real Food Challenge Official Launch. The Launch will support measurable shifts in campus procurement towards local & sustainable food & farming & engage youth.

Meatme Holding Inc. $5,216.00 Meatme Distribution Model Development Proposal

Greenchain Consulting, in collaboration with Sustainability Ventures, will research and develop an environmental and cost appropriate distribution model for Meatme, that will enable them to scale up their business.

Megaphone $5,000.00 Financial stability for Megaphone: a new approach

These funds will sponsor the second annual fundraising breakfast for Megaphone, at the Vancouver Public Library; it is hoped this will lead to diverse and stable revenue streams.

Mennonite Central Committee BC

$7,500.00 Immigrant and Refugee Settlement Support Centre

Pre-employment program for refugee and immigrant youth (14-18) in Surrey.

Metro Vancouver $15,750.00 Transit-Oriented Mixed Income Housing Study

Study scope is understanding the size of the financial viability gap for transit-oriented mixed income housing and the type and scale of intervention needed to address it in Metro Vancouver.

Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council Society

$30,000.00 Core Capacity Building Vancity, City of Vancouver, and MARR have each agreed to provide three years of funding to ensure core capacity is built. Will leverage additional funding expected from INAC under the former "Urban Aboriginal Strategy" to build capacity within the sector.

Metro Vancouver Alliance

$10,000.00 Core support for MVA organizing work

Small commitment to core organizing work of MVA, requested by board.

Minerva Foundation for BC Women

$22,000.00 Sponsorship for The Face of Leadership 2016

The 2016 BC Score Card report will track women in leadership in the top 50 BC companies (by revenue). It will be presented at the 2016 Changing Face of Leadership Conference.


$10,000.00 Sponsorship for The Face of Leadership 2016

This sponsorship represents $10,000 (of $32,000 sponsorship) towards Vancity as the exclusive research sponsor of the 2016 Face of Leadership Score Card, which will presented at the 2016 Changing Face of Leadership Conference on June 22, 2016.


$45,000.00 The Face of Leadership Score Card 2017

Donation for The Face of Leadership Score Card 2017.

Moosehide Campaign Development Society

$15,000.00 Moose Hide Campaign Provincial Gathering

Financial support for the annual Men's gathering and fast in Victoria. Our support will also contribute to the development of tools and materials to engage other corporate and organizational partners

Morgan Daniels Slager LLP

$3,517.54 Legacy Capital request Legacy request from Capital regarding Save on Meats business development.

Multi-lingual Orientation Service Association



'Namgis First Nation $1,000.00 Annual June Sports invitational soccer tournament

As part of our 1st anniversary we committed to providing small grants to 6 organizations contributing to community wellbeing on Cormorant Island.

National Association of Friendship Centres

$20,000.00 Indigenous Innovation Summit Sponsorship

The NAFC is convening the second Indigenous Innovation Summit in Edmonton Nov 8-9, 2016. Vancity has agreed to provide $20,000 towards the cost of the gathering and will attend the conference.

National Crowdfunding Association of Canada

$2,625.00 VanFUNDING 2016 Crowdfunding Conference

VanFUNDING 2016 is the leading crowdfunding conference in Western Canada for innovative ventures and businesses seeking to raise seed and growth capital from online crowdfunding markets.

Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council

$10,000.00 NmTC Homeownership Policy Toolkit

Vancity's support leverages community and government funding for this program and can be used in any of the FN communities that we are working with, and adds the Credit Union's name to a national policy tool for a relatively low investment.

NEC Native Education College

$15,000.00 Soaring Eagles retention and graduation support

To encourage and support Indigenous learners at the Native Education College.

NEC Native Education College

$2,350.00 NEC Tourism Class Mexico trip

We are funding the cost of one student to participate in this knowledge exchange program, and bring their learnings back to Vancouver and thereby raise capacity within the local indigenous tourism industry.

Neil Squire Society $5,000.00 Computer Comfort Free computer training and tutoring for individuals with disabilities to increase their computer literacy and employability. The program also supplies refurbished computers with ongoing technical support to participants who need it.

Nonvella Publishing Inc.

$500.00 Launch Event for Duncan McCue's The Shoe Boy

Book launch party to raise awareness of the book and Gallery, and create an opportunity to meet the Author.

North Shore Neighbourhood House

$950.00 Northshore Table Matters Network Collective

Support the coordinator to attend the course called "The Innovation Process: Ideation, Experiments and Containers for Risk" , to support their collective impact work on the North Shore Food System.

Oaklands Community Association

$4,000.00 Oaklands Sunset Market Community Engagement

Oaklands Sunset Market Community Engagement Initiative is a project introducing the Oaklands Community Tent and a promotional Farmers' campaign.

Open Green Building Society

$35,000.00 OGBS app development for low carbon buildings

OGBS will refine an app and populate it with key information on costs & building & performance characteristics of Passive House and other low carbon buildings in BC.

Our Place Society $500.00 National Aboriginal Day Celebration at Our Place

Every year Our Place Society celebrates National Aboriginal Day with dancers from Esquimalt, drumming, music and a salmon lunch for the Our Place family.

Out on Screen $4,500.00 Two-Spirit REELness Spotlight

Festival Sponsorship: 2016 Spotlight Sponsorship - Two-Spirit REELness Spotlight.

Outside the Lines $1,660.45 Mapping the Ecosystem Graphic recording of "Mapping the Ecosystem" meeting re: credit union leadership on housing affordability, Sept 21 2016.

Pace Group Communications Inc.

$21,000.00 Surrey Social Innovation Summit 2016

Sponsorship of summit which focuses on engaging communities, health technologies that provide tools for social innovation, developing local economies, growing people with urban agriculture, etc.

Pacific National Exhibition

$125,000.00 The Fair at the PNE The PNE is working towards a zero waste Fair, waste diversion educators will be onsite throughout the 15 days to provide tips and rewards to encourage successful acts of diversion.

Pacifica Treatment Centre

$8,000.00 Increasing access to housing

To provide a part-time social worker who will support clients to find safe housing, from 2nd stage housing to more permanent supportive long term housing.

Parish of St. Alban-St. Dunstan

$1,500.00 St. Dunstan's Community Connections

A community garden and kitchen series in Aldergrove, which includes budgeting food, ESL and pre-employment skills for low income adults and recent immigrants.

Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada

$10,000.00 Building industry and consumer outreach

Goal is to improve building codes, ensuring energy efficiency is inherent in buildings, providing sustainable, healthy, affordable buildings incorporating renewable energy. Project focuses on website & collateral material for industry & consumer outreach.

Pathfinder Youth Centre Society

$5,000.00 Employment Beginnings Provides youth with entry level positions in various industries with a focus on hospitality. 5 weeks of life/employment skills and 12 weeks of work experience.

Paul's club $500.00 BBQ'N Baseball Fundraiser Forth birthday of Paul's Club-celebrate with a party/fundraiser (BBQ’N Baseball) at Nat Bailey Stadium on July 29th. Additionally there will be a Canadian’s game played that evening. We anticipate between 200 and 250 people will buy a $50 ticket.

Pedal Energy Development Alternatives

$2,500.00 Pedals for the People Pedals for the People (PFTP) supports individuals on income assistance, people who are experiencing homelessness, new immigrants and refugees, “binners”, and those in need of pedal powered transportation.

Pembina Institute $5,000.00 GLOBE 2016 Event Supporting Pembina’s work influencing BC Climate Leadership Plan (CLP).

Pembina Institute $15,000.00 Advocacy/Public Engagement on Climate Leadership

Support for Pembina Institute's ongoing advocacy and public engagement on climate leadership, particularly targeting the business sector including real estate developers, builders and related professionals and governments.

Pembina Institute $2,000.00 Energy-efficiency assessment for Earnest Ice Cream

Vancity business member SES, a leader in engineering & design for energy-efficiency upgrades in commercial buildings will provide energy assessment and recommendations for heat recovery and other.

Pitt Meadows Community Garden Society

$1,000.00 Pitt Meadows Community Garden Expansion

Community garden expansion which will include 100 new garden plots.

PM-Volunteers $5,000.00 2016 PM Volunteers This grant will support PM-V to deliver four or more weekend programs to Vancity NFPs on the basics of project management.

Ponder Research $5,000.00 Lending Box Activation “The Lending Box” is an initiative of Ponder Research’s The Sharing Project, which seeks to promote interactivity and social connections through the sharing of one’s personal goods.

Port Coquitlam Youth Society

$7,500.00 Youth Employment Training Program

Employment Training Program for marginalized and at-risk youth 15-18 years in the Tri-Cities. Provides education, training, and certifications in the area of recreation - children services and aquatic/lifeguards, along with financial skills.

Positive Living BC $6,000.00 We Can't Afford Poverty This is a participatory project that highlights the widening gap between rich and poor through community driven art.

PowerPlay Strategies $14,700.00 Schoolhouse.ca This is the annual renewal of the licensing and program management fee for Schoolhouse.ca

Pride in Art Society $3,750.00 Queer Arts Festival Indigenous artists programming

The QAF is featuring a number of Indigenous artists in 2017 as part of an intentional focus on reconciliation, dialogue, and understanding.

Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society

$10,000.00 2016 Mega Job Fair and Small Business Expo

This is the third year of support to PICS to put on the job fair and business expo, in late summer, in Surrey.

Project for Public Spaces

$2,630.64 Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place Conference

Gold sponsorship of biennial conference is the premiere active transportation gathering in North America.

PuCKS Powerplay Foundation

$3,000.00 The P.A.V.E. Program Offers marginalized Langley youth (grades 9-12) hands on work experience and skill building in a variety of sectors. Workshops include financial literacy, resume writing and mock interviews.

Pürppl (PURposeful PeoPLe)

$5,000.00 One Big Table One Big Table is a project that seeks to aggregate supply and distribution of local produce and goods produced in the Kelowna area for that’s city’s North End neighbourhood.

Qmunity $14,500.00 IDAHAT 2016 Breakfast Presenting sponsorship of 2016 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia breakfast.

Quadra Village Community Centre

$3,000.00 The CREW Enhancement Project

The CREW Enhancement Project (CEP) is about increasing employability skills for youth aged 14-24 in our community. The CEP focuses on one on one job coaching, food skills, financial literacy, community development and engagement and fundraising.

Real English Victoria Language Co-op

$2,000.00 Strategic Planning Start-up Real English Victoria Language Co-operative is engaging the services of a co-operative developer for two days of strategic planning focused on governance and financial planning.

Real Estate Foundation of BC

$17,500.00 Flowthrough refund for UBC Project

Refund to the Real Estate Foundation of BC, for their share of the grant funds previously transferred to Vancity, for the UBC Living Laboratory SunPumps Project (file#:GB-13-MAY-6981). The grant was cancelled in 2015 due to lack of progress from grantee.


$2,500.00 Finding Common Ground 2016 Summit

Funding will be used to support the 2016 Finding Common Ground Summit a collaborative event focused on building a local sustainable food system. The event is a project of the Sustainable Food System Working Group.


$1,312.50 Land Awards Gala 2016 The Land Awards celebrate initiatives that demonstrate leadership, innovation and collaboration in sustainable land use in British Columbia. The awards highlight dynamic, forward-thinking people and organizations.

Reconciliation Canada - A New Way Forward Society

$150,000.00 Annual Founding Partner contribution

Ongoing promotion of Reconciliation among Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians though dialogue, events, and information/awareness raising.

Reconciliation Canada - A New Way Forward Society

$100,000.00 Reconciliation Leadership Circle ("Iconic 10")

n addition to our annual core funding for Reconciliation Canada, we have agreed to participate in the new leadership initiative encouraging other leading Canadian corporations to participate.

Recovery Day Vancouver Society

$500.00 Recovery Day Vancouver Society

5th Anniversary of Recovery Day. We are expecting over 2,000 guests from 2 pm to 6 pm, featuring outdoor bbq, kids zone, vendors and live music.

Recycling Alternative $11,139.66 Zero Waste Event Partnership

This Zero Waste Event Activation Contract with Recycling Alternative will cover the cost of maintaining and storing the Recycling Stations.

Recycling Alternative $14,000.00 the compostable diaper recycling business model

Feasibility of proposed new business model - selling compostable diapers to Seniors' Care Homes and providing composting services for the diapers, food scraps and other organics at the care homes.

Regional District of Mount Waddington

$2,500.00 North Island Tourism Forum 2016

Forum is an opportunity to join business, local governments, industry experts, and stakeholders for a one day forum on the tourism sector.

RESULTS Canada $1,000.00 Pacific Regional Conference This small grant will help support the delivery of a three day conference in Victoria.

Richmond Centre for Disability

$3,000.00 Support for Independent Living (SIL) Project

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is a not-for-profit community based resource centre supporting independent living for people with disabilities.

Ridge Meadows Recycling Society

$1,000.00 Celebrate Earth Day in Maple Ridge 2016

Annual Earth Day festival in Maple Ridge on April 23, 2016 which will focus on energy. The event will highlight renewable energy sources and technology.

Robin Quirk dba Robin’s Eye Photography

$1,000.00 2017 Calendar production and marketing program

Publication of 2017 Calendars for sale at craft markets, online, and at community events

Rocky Mountain Flatbread Education Society

$10,000.00 Building Outdoor Classroom Curriculum

To develop new curriculum for Earthbites program that it is co-lead with teachers and volunteers and incorporates a First Nations component.

Royal BC Museum $15,750.00 Our Living Languages Second year of three year funding commitment to the exhibit. Vancity was a lead sponsor of the permanent exhibit as an initiative under our "Reconciliation" work.

Royal BC Museum Corporation

$15,750.00 Our Living Languages Third year of a three year funding commitment to the exhibit.

Sacred Heart Parish $3,500.00 DTES Sacred Spirit Center Funds to support the centre which provides an inclusive and supportive community space for individuals living in the DTES. Funds will go towards various building upgrades.

Safe Passage Initiative Consulting

$5,000.00 Remote Communities Safe Passage Initiative

The Safe Passage Initiative contract will provide background information to Vancity about the Highway 16 corridor, the transit needs and potential partners and steps that could be taken by Vancity.

Salmon Coast Field Station Society

$10,500.00 Community capacity for ecological monitoring

Project will enhance & amplify Salmon Coast's long-term sea-lice monitoring program. Seeking Vancity support to train & empower local First Nations communities to monitor ecological conditions & explore the impacts of fish farms on wild salmon populations

Sardis Doorway for Mothers & Children Society

$5,000.00 Skill Development and Certification Days

A program for at risk mothers and children in Chilliwack which provides skills to move from crisis to self-reliance. Various workshops are offered including financial literacy and job skills certification.

Scale Collaborative $2,500.00 Stories of Indigenous Innovation' event

Stories of Indigenous Innovation' is an Indigenous Social Innovation event that will be held before the Social Enterprise Catalyst gala and hosted by the Vancouver Island Social Innovation Zone.

School District #43 Aboriginal Education

$5,000.00 Aboriginal Community Coordinator

Two aboriginal youth coordinators for Red Wolf Summer Camp June-August. The youth camp promotes aboriginal culture.

School District No. 36 (Surrey)

$5,000.00 Windspeaker (Student Leadership Program)

Student leadership program in collaboration with the Aboriginal Education and Community Schools Depts. Focuses on individual needs of Aboriginal students, cultural identity and provides hands on pre-employment/employment training and certifications.

Self Employment Entrepreneur Development Society

$1,000.00 Support for 10 entrepreneurs to take SEEDS training

Support to cover a small portion of the operating budget.

Semiahmoo House Society

$2,000.00 Customised Employment project

Customized Employment (CE) is an innovative service that is dedicated to helping create inclusive workplaces.

Sharon Kravitz $500.00 Video for Welfare Week Food Challenge

This support matches Vancity Community Foundation to videotape Day 7 of the Welfare Week Food Challenge.

Shift Cargo Delivery $7,500.00 Strategic Planning With three new worker-members recently on-boarded, and staff dedicated to market development, Shift is defining a strategic plan to activate opportunities and address key challenges.

Sierra Club of BC Foundation

$2,000.00 From the Ground Up: Protecting Coastal Rainforest

Protect the freshwater, salmon habitat and biodiversity of BC's coastal forests by raising public awareness about what declining forest health means for the well-being of the Greater Victoria community, & encouraging solutions for increasing conservation.

Simon Fraser University

$20,000.00 C2UExpo 2017 From May 1-5, 2017, Simon Fraser University, will welcome more than 500 delegates from around the globe to C2UExpo 2017 – For the Common Good.

Simon Fraser University (SFU)

$100,000.00 SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement

Annual commitment to support SFU Vancity's Office of Community Engagement, including naming rights.

Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue

$9,000.00 Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum

An "intent to Action" session at Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum: "Pushing Forward Faster, BCBC's Step Code, Vancouver's ZEB unlocking green building innovation in BC"

Simon Fraser University Faculty of Environment

$1,500.00 SFU Renewable Energy Seminar

SFU Renewable Energy Seminar - Dr. Mark Jaccard, Vancouver’s target of 100 % Renewables by 2050: Just Another Pipe Dream?

Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business

$100,000.00 RADIUS Ventures This is the fourth year of core support to RADIUS Ventures. RADIUS Ventures is an early cultivator of the investment and client pipeline for impact investors and advisors in BC.

Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business

$25,000.00 Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business & Leadership

Supporting partner for the third cohort of the 3 year SFU Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership program.

Small Business BC $15,000.00 Small Business BC Award Ceremony

Vancity is sponsoring the 'Best Community Impact' award at the 13th Annual Small Business BC awards. Includes presenting award, 4 tickets to ceremony, logo exposure, exhibit booth space, brand placement on award, ad block on website.

Small Business BC $5,000.00 Early Stage Financing Resources for

Six Early Stage Financing Resources for Entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs

Small Business BC $15,000.00 14th Annual Awards Contest

Award category - award titled "The Best Community Impact"

Small Scale Food Processor Association

$3,254.00 Advance Payment Program legal fees

Funding to support the legal fees incurred by the Small Scale Food Processors Association in order to bring the Advance Payment Program over to Vancity. The APP program supports local growers with loan funding to support year round cash flow.

Societe Place Maillardville Society

$3,500.00 Vancity Job Club 2016 Youth Job Club for Maillardville neighbourhood youth aged 14 to 18, which teaches pre-employment and skills and provides work experience.

Society To End Homelessness

$2,500.00 Volunteer Coordinator Funds will be put towards the hiring of a volunteer cord. The coordinator will run the day to of the Outreach resource Centre. The Outreach centre assists between 100-120 people for 2.5 hours with access to amenities for citizens living in poverty

SOLEfood Farm Inc. $750.00 2015 Solefood CSA subsidies (Vancity staff)

This is our annual subsidy for Solefood CSA program - offering a discount to Vancity staff who sign up early for the program. We subsidize the discount.

SOLEfood Farm Inc. $15,000.00 SOLEFood Book and Endowment Fund Launch

Vancity is offering financial support for the launch of Solefood's book as well as launching the Endowment Fund.

SOLEfood Farm Inc. $35,000.00 SOLEfood book Vancity is offering financial support for the launch of Solefood's book as well as launching the Endowment Fund.

Some Assembly Arts Society

$5,000.00 Roundhouse Youth Theatre Action Group Project

Employs and engages youth from a diversity of cultural groups and challenges with diverse professional theatre artists in a mindful collaborative creation.

Sources Community Resources Society

$2,000.00 Sources Empowerment Services Program

The organisation is a source of support to individuals and families coping with isolation, addiction, poverty, disability, and conflict.

Space Kraft Burnaby $1,000.00 Space Race Space Race is a Dragon’s Den style competition where participants compete for cash, prizes and free desk space at Spacekraft.

Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub

$5,000.00 Spinnakers Vouchers Support in the form of 500 $10 vouchers that Vancity Victoria branches will share with members to encourage them to visit Spinnakers as they reopen after a serious fire on Nov. 23.

Spring Activator $2,520.00 SpringU Grow The Grow program is designed to help participants polish their company and prepare for an accelerator or put them in a favourable condition for raising capital.

Spring Activator Inc. $624.75 SpringU Inspire (July) The inspire program is designed to help participants validate their ideas through business model canvass, customer discovery, business strategy, and lean methodology.

Spring Activator Inc. $3,039.75 Spring U. Bursary for New/Mode

New/Mode established itself in 2015 as a platform for delivering tools and campaign-kit services on an affordable and manageable basis to NFP's using a subscriber model.

Spring Activator Inc. $2,520.00 Bursary for Spring Activator's Grow Program

A bursary for Future Strategies - Leverage Lab to attend Spring Activator's Grow Program (Sept)

Spring Activator Inc. $15,000.00 Spring Partnership expansion

2016 Expanded Community Partnership with Spring Activator.

Spring Activator Inc. $519.75 GenSqueeze Enterprise Exploration

A grant to help GenSqueeze explore a social enterprise that would offer Membership Benefits to their members through two associated revenue streams: corporate affinity revenue and membership dues.

Spring Activator Inc. $2,041.20 Kick12 Bursary for Shopidarity

Funding is directed to Spring in the form of bursaries to support 2 young entrepreneurs from Shopidarity to participate in the Kick12 Business Incubator Program.

Spring Activator Inc. $25,000.00 Flightpath 2016 Community Partnership with Spring Activator. Spring Activator Inc. $2,041.20 Kick12 Bursary for Hives for

Humanity Society Funding is directed to Spring in the form of bursaries to support 2 representatives from Hives from Humanity Society to participate in the Kick12 Business Incubator Program.

Spring Activator Inc. $2,168.25 Spring U. Bursary for Crowflight Consulting

The model has had some challenges and this grant will support Crowflight to iterate its approach with support from Spring U's "Grow" program.

Sprouting Chefs Society

$1,500.00 Sprouting Chefs School Garden Programs

Funds to support the development and cultivation of school garden programs.

Squamish Nation $2,500.00 Youth Entrepreneur Camp 2015

Intro to business for Squamish Nation youth.

Sto:lo Community Futures Corporation

$1,500.00 1st annual Sto:lo Business Trade Show

Fist event to promote businesses in Sto:lo territory and the new Sto:lo Business Association - Vancity is a gold sponsor.

Stronger Nations $3,500.00 Metis Collaborative Conversations

A project intended to create space for collaboration amongst various Metis charter communities, political organizations, and not for profits working in community.

Surrey Board of Trade

$525.00 The 2nd Annual Agricultural Industry Reception

This reception will focus on the unique needs of the Agricultural Industry in the South Fraser Region by bringing together government representatives, farmers and industry stakeholders.

Surrey Food Bank $5,200.00 Growing Food & Nutrition on Walls

Install two farm walls to grow fresh vegetables for clientele in-house at the foodbank.

Surrey Urban Farmers Market Association

$5,000.00 Thrive at SUFM: Growing Community Through Food

Increase awareness of the Surrey farmers market through vendor recruitment and advertising.

Surrounded by Cedar Child & Family Services Society

$15,000.00 Back to School Picnic Annual back to school picnic and back packs for over 2000 students from k-12.

T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation

$2,000.00 The BC Young Fisherman's Gathering

raining workshop for new entrants to BC's commercial fishing industry.

Testify: Indigenous Laws + The Arts

$5,000.00 Testify - Indigenous Laws and the Arts

Practitioners of Indigenous law and contemporary Indigenous Artists have collaborated on a spoken word, dialogue, and performance event that will be showcased in Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Victoria.

The Board of Education of School District 61 (Greater Victoria)

$3,000.00 All Nations Graduation Dinner and Ceremony

The District 61 Aboriginal Nations Education Division district dinner and grad.

The Board of Education of School District No. 36 (Surrey)

$5,000.00 REACH An employment skills development program for at-risk youth aged 14-18 in Surrey. The program includes resume, interview skills, training certificates, goal setting, work practicum, job search and financial literacy.

The Canadian CED Network

$1,500.00 CCEDnet membership This renews our annual support for CCEDnet, the national network of community economic development practitioners.

The Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable

$40,000.00 Economy & Farm Sector Capacity Building Initiative

Funding through the enviroFund will support a variety of sector building initiatives in two main areas: supporting land access and new grower development through the establishment of two new incubator farms in conjunction with two municipal partners and; building regional marketing and distribution capacity.

The Corporation of the Village of Alert Bay

$15,000.00 Harbour Redevelopment - Phase 1

Tides of Change is a joint initiative of the 'Namgis FN and the Village of Alert Bay. The Tides of Change plan was developed thru an extensive community planning process and is moving forward in phases conditional on funding and success.

The Dock Centre for Social Impact

$3,969.00 Impact Business Tool at The Dock

Grant funds for the purchase of 12 months of desk space (1 desk) at The Dock Victoria for Impact Business development purposes.

The Earth Rangers Foundation

$3,000.00 Earth Rangers Smart Consumer Mission

Smart Consumer Mission bringing awareness to youth about the impact that products we purchase have on greenhouse gas emissions, encouraging environmental behaviour change via responsible purchasing.

The Kettle Friendship Society

$10,000.00 Fresh Start Team Pilot Creation of a dedicated team of supported employment workers who will be trained and capable of helping Kettle tenants at risk of losing their housing due to hoarding, pest control and other issues.

The Laurier Institution

$10,325.00 DiverseCity on Board - Metro Vancouver

Funds to recruit and match diverse candidates for non-profit boards. Candidates will be visible minorities, under-represented immigrants or Aboriginal Peoples and online governance training will be provided.

The Lookout Emergency Aid Society

$3,000.00 H'Arts for the Homeless Gala 2015

Last year we sponsored the Gala for the bronze sponsorship , but due to some changes in the Lookout organisation the cheque was never cashed and has been returned stale dated.

The Mustard Seed Street Church

$40,000.00 Food Security Expansion With our collaborative efforts, the expansion of our Food Security Ministry will allow our reach to increase to the Capital Region District's food insecure populations, increase fresh produce in hampers, and education opportunities for food literacy.

The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia

$15,000.00 the formation of a BC Aboriginal Justice Council

NCCABC is working to establish an Aboriginal Justice Council to represent and engage Aboriginal communities in much needed reform of the Justice system in BC.

The Omega Foundation

$1,750.00 Omega RESP Partnership Program offers online tools to facilitate registration by lower income families for the Canada Learning Bond, which offers up to $2,000 in grants per child in savings for higher education.

The Omega Foundation

$67,130.00 Supporting the SmartSaver Portal

his is support for member referrals through the SmartSaver portal, to help encourage families to register for the RESP. We had previously been paying out on a monthly basis for referrals but are advancing the balance for our commitment.

The Vancouver Enterprise Forum Society

$7,000.00 Flightpath VEF aspires to harness the power of the local tech community. It drives connection through collective experiences and creates opportunities to share innovative and dynamic ideas.

The Vancouver Observer

$5,000.00 The Coastal Communities Special Project

The Coastal Communities Special Project will bring awareness to the marine planning process and document the context of the planning process through the lens of specific First Nations coastal communities.

The Young Investor Program

$750.00 The Young Investor Program

The Young Investor Program was created to educate youths from grades 10 – 12 on a range of topics that encompass financial literacy by two entrepreneurial UBC Sauder accounting students – Akaash Bali and Rohit Bali.

Three Feet Below Canning Co-op

$500.00 Co-operative Incorporation Initially a business venture project of students graduating from Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Agricultural program, subsequently sold to a new cohort of graduating students and converted into a producers co-operative.

Tides Canada Initiatives Society

$40,000.00 Finding Common Ground Through Collective Impact

The ‘Finding Common Ground through Collective Impact’ project is focused on advancing innovative public policy, programs and partnerships to better coordinate training and support for new entrants into farming.


$500.00 Binners Project The Binners' Project engages local coffee producers, businesses, residents, and binners to explore innovative ideas for waste reduction.


$11,000.00 Shared Binners Project This contribution helps fund Phase 1 of the Shared Binners Project (housed at Tides) to manufacture and locate 30 to 40 shared carts for vending in the downtown eastside.

Together Against Poverty Society

$9,000.00 Poverty Reduction Strategic Partnership

Strategic partnership support for the work that TAPS does in the area of poverty reduction, financial inclusion, and legal advocacy for marginalized and underserved individuals in our communities.

Tracey Friesen $2,032.00 Book: Story Money Impact Gift books to registrants of the Hollyhock Conference June 1-5 2016. Includes Vancity logo.

Trans Canada Trail $50,000.00 Trans Canada Trail Project is the Trans Canada Trail’s (TCT) Chapter 150 Campaign to support the connection of the Trans Canada Trail, the world’s longest and grandest recreational trail, by Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017.

Tsawwassen First Nation

$5,250.00 Gimme Shelter Vancity is funding the cost for the initial live training session with TFN members, which will also be used as a train the trainer session to transfer capacity to TFN to deliver the program to their members directly.

U’mista Cultural Society

$1,000.00 Annual support for the Cultural Centre

As part of our 1st anniversary we committed to providing small grants to 6 organizations contributing to community wellbeing on Cormorant Island.

UBC African Business Club

$2,500.00 H'Arts for the Homeless Sponsor the UBC African Business Club who are part of UBC Alma mater Society.

UBC Sauder School of Business

$10,000.00 Ch'nook Indigenous Business Education

Financial and volunteer support for this important program to encourage and support post secondary business education for Aboriginal students and executives.

UBC Social Enterprise Club

$800.00 Limitless: 2016 UBC Social Enterprise Conference

The conference will link the concepts of business, innovation and social impact to inspire students to create and scale change through entrepreneurial practices.

United Way of Greater Toronto

$20,000.00 National Housing Collaborative

Develop and propose a limited number of transformative, durable and innovative policy solutions that support a strong, vibrant housing system; maximize benefits for Canadians; and can be incorporated into the national housing strategy.

United Way of Greater Toronto

$20,000.00 National Housing Collaborative

Develop and propose a limited number of transformative, durable and innovative policy solutions that support a strong, vibrant housing system; maximize benefits for Canadians; and can be incorporated into the national housing strategy.

United Way of the Fraser Valley

$5,000.00 Vibrant Abbotsford Poverty Reduction Strategy

Develop a poverty strategy for the City of Abbotsford, which will include collaboration of community, regional and national stakeholders and lead to building solutions for root causes of poverty in this community.

United Way of the Lower Mainland

$50,000.00 United Way Public Policy Institute

Training program for BC NFP leaders to understand and influence public policy. 2 day sessions lead by experts to cover such topics as, evidence, policy options, engagement, implementation and evaluation.

United Way of the Lower Mainland

$500.00 Labour Appreciation Dinner 23rd Annual Dinner hosted by UWLM and various labour organizations that celebrates the contribution of union leaders and activists.

University of Victoria - Faculty of Human & Social Development

$8,500.00 Indigenous Nursing Student Award

Vancity has agreed to fund 1/3 of the $25k required to establish the award with matching funding from Inspire to create a $50k endowment.

University of Victoria - School of Public Administration

$1,000.00 Narrative Matters 2016 How Narrative Research transforms peoples and communities, with one day having an indigenous lense and focus.

Urban Digs $5,000.00 Strategic Planning to support business growth

Funding will support the local impact business to hire a consultant to help develop a strategic plan to optimize their growth over the next 1 - 3 year period.

Urban Native Youth Association

$2,500.00 Annual Bentwood Box Fundraiser

A number of Artists create unique versions of bentwood boxes for auction.

Urban Spirit Foundation

$2,500.00 Annual charity golf tournament and fundraiser

Vancity is sponsoring this event as part of our support for this foundation and its work in the Metro Vancouver urban Indigenous community.

Vancity Community Foundation

$250,000.00 312 Main Social Innovation Centre

312 Main will be Canada's largest coworking community and most inclusive shared space. This contribution is a lump sum amount to support the renovation and operation of 312 Main.


$10,510.00 SPRE Table general operating

Vancity is a founding member of the SPRE Table of which $5k is for this Table; $3,260 is for SPRE Conference (Cause and Affect); $4,500 is for conference bursaries.


$5,000.00 Here Today, Better Tomorrows

Work with a number of partners to host a forum on refugee settlement in Metro, post the waves of Syrians.


$1,051.90 Welcoming Vancouver Refugee Forum

This was our commitment to support an event lead by the City of Vancouver, and also sponsored by the United Way, Vancouver Foundation, and Vancouver Coastal Health to look at issues of refugee settlement.


$50,000.00 Franchise Opportunities for Social Enterprise

CF/Vancity is carrying out a multi-phase project exploring franchising as an alternative option/path for non-profits seeking to launch a social enterprise.


$50,000.00 Vancity Humanitarian Fund Funds to match donations to Vancity Humanitarian Fund in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. Funds will be donated to community partners doing work in this area.


$10,000.00 New Westminster Rent Bank

New Westminster will be establishing a rent bank; funds are earmarked for the rent bank and will sit at VCF for now. Will be sent out once a NFP organization is found to house the rent bank (TBD in 2017).


$10,000.00 Vancity Holiday eCard Vancity gives $1 for each eCard sent during the 2016 holiday season. The funds will support our community partners working towards poverty reduction.


$100,000.00 A permanent endowment This gift from Shared Success is to seed a permanent endowment of the Vancity Humanitarian Fund.


$5,000.00 SPRE Table general operating

Vancity is a founding member of the SPRE Table of which $5k is for this Table.

Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society

$1,080.00 Various co-op programs Catering for an evening seminar on the co-operative business model focused on exploring the co-operative business model in an Aboriginal context.


$2,500.00 Back to School Backpack Program

The Urban Aboriginal Children's Back to School Backpack Program was created to help ease the financial burden on parents.


$500.00 Annual Urban Aboriginal Children's Gathering

Support for this annual inner city children and family program.

Vancouver Art Gallery

$25,000.00 First Nations Exhibitions Vancity is supporting this sequence of exhibitions over the next 3 years to create opportunities for dialogue among Indigenous and Non Indigenous peoples using well known contemporary artists with a variety of views and approaches.

Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

$40,000.00 Ocean Wise This program funding will support the Ocean Wise Local Food program, which aims to reduce economic, geographic and cultural barriers to consumers who want to purchase sustainable seafood. Funding will also support local businesses incorporate more sustainable seafood options into their businesses.

Vancouver Bike Share Inc.

$42,000.00 Bike Safe Mobi Partnership Mobi is the Bike Share program in V42ancouver. Vancity will be recognized as the “Bike Safe” partner of Mobi where all the content will be powered by our community partner HUB.

Vancouver Board of Trade

$3,000.00 Lunch with the National Chief

Key note luncheon with AFN National Chief Perry Bellgarde - raise awareness and understanding of Aboriginal business and opportunities.

Vancouver Citizens Health Initiative Society

$4,000.00 Financial modelling and presentation

Vancouver CHI is pitching an innovative, citizen-driven model of primary care. The funds will assist in developing 12-24 month projections to attain sustainability.

Vancouver Foundation

$8,000.00 Fresh Voices 2016 This is a small renewal grant, encouraged by our board, to support the Fresh Voices project, which showcases remarkable young leaders in the newcomer community - fits with our inclusion and social justice work.

Vancouver Native Housing Society

$1,094.22 Vancouver Adventure Travel Show

Exposure for Cormorant Island businesses at the travel trade show.

Vancouver Native Housing Society

$500.00 Artist in Resident Program - entrepreneurship

Sundry costs and other out of pocket expenses to support the program for Artists in residence, as well as financial literacy and business skill workshops lead by Vancity staff.

Vancouver Status of Women

$1,500.00 Single Mothers' Resource Guide (SMRG)

This guide helps single mothers navigate the resources available in the Greater Vancouver Area. It includes listings and information on housing rights, legal advocacy, employment and training, children and education, immigrant services, etc.

Vancouver Street Soccer League

$3,000.00 Alert Bay Soccer Tournament

Support for VSSL to leverage work underway, travel to June Sports, and help build internal capacity and sustainability.

Vancouver Urban Farming Society

$7,088.00 Financial Sustainability Plan Consultant service fees to develop a financial sustainability plan for Vancouver Urban Farming Society (VUFS).

Vancouver Urban Farming Society

$38,000.00 Growing a Thriving Urban Farming Sector

VUFS is receiving core funding to help them improve organizational operations and build financial sustainability for the organization. The program funding will support a variety of initiatives that help the development of urban farming.

Vancouver Writers Fest

$10,000.00 Indigenous Writers Series Bestseller level sponsorship of this event. Conversations about Reconciliation within the annual festival.

Various Vancity Community Partners

$10,250.00 WIN Orientation Immersion This is an additional contribution to our regular Orientation Immersion (OI) honoraria, coordinated by People Solutions.

Various Worker Co-ops

$800.00 Vancity Worker Co-op Members Focus Group

A gathering of Vancity worker co-op members to assess current challenges and define opportunities for coordinated activities to resolve same.

Victoria Native Friendship Centre

$3,500.00 First Peoples Festival Sponsorship of community stage for the VNFC lead First Peoples Festival which in 2016 will co present at Car Free Days Victoria.

Victoria Native Friendship Centre

$2,500.00 LGBTQ2 Aboriginal Youth and Allies Conference

Sponsorship of the second annual LGBTQ2 Aboriginal Youth and Allies Conference hosted by the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.

Victoria Sexual Assault Centre

$7,000.00 Integrating Trans Inclusion The "Integrating Trans Inclusion with VI Service Providers" project will allow VSAC to build the capacity of social service orgs to better serve Trans people across Van. Isl. & provide Trans people with marketable skills and more employment opportunities.

Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

$2,500.00 WIDHH's Diamond Gala Event will celebrate WIDHH's 60 years of serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing for individuals, funds raised will go towards sustaining WIDHH's services and programs.

Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

$20,000.00 Western Institute for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

WIDHH’s vision is a compassionate and inclusive British Columbia where all Canadians - Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing - can communicate fully and freely with each other and have equal access to their communities.

WOCCU $10,012.00 Ecuadorian Earthquake Relief

To support the rebuilding of Ecuadorian credit unions.

World Council of Credit Unions

$38,640.23 WOCCU phone app platform

To create a platform where people interested in credit unions and financial cooperatives worldwide can connect with each other to discuss the issues that face the financial cooperative movement.

WSANEC School Board

$5,000.00 "Managing Employees in a Unionized Environment"

The union environment is new to FN organizations. The three day course will assist in understanding management rights, unions and their role, understanding the Collective Agreement, and understanding progressive discipline.

Young Agrarians, c/o FarmFolk CityFolk

$40,000.00 Organizational Development & Business Network

The program funding will help new farmers develop the business skills necessary to run financially viable farm businesses.

Young Women's Christian Association

$5,000.00 YWCA Futures in Focus YWCA Futures In Focus (FIF) is a pre-employment program supporting low-income single mothers with young children to achieve economic independence by pursuing/obtaining sustainable employment.


$25,000.00 Single Mothers Support Program

To support YWCA in delivering support services to communities of Surrey, Tri-Cities, Aldergrove, Maple Ridge and Abbotsford with the goal of helping low-income single mothers achieve greater economic independence.


$50,000.00 Citygate Early Learning Vancity/ YWCA Citygate Early Learning and Care Partnership.

Your Local Farmers Market Society

$1,500.00 Ripe 2016 Celebration of seasonal food that showcases the best of BC farmers paired with Vancouver's top culinary talent. The evening event is a fundraiser for the Vancouver Farmers Markets and their community programs.

Your Local Farmers Market Society

$40,000.00 Riley Park Pavilion: phase II This project funding will help raise the capital necessary to secure a permanent year-round farmers market space at the planned Riley Park Pavilion. Ultimately, the intended impact is to build Vancouver's first dedicated, purpose-built farmers market pavilion and plaza.

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