University Hospital Zurich
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BC Medical Services Foundation (B.C.M.S.F.)
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Description
About Us
Vancouver Foundation helps people give back to the communities they care about in a way that is simple convenient and lasting
We are the largest of Canadas 160 community foundations Weve been around since 1943 Our focus is on improving our communities the places where we all live work play and raise our kids The place we call home
Vision amp Values
Mission
To create positive and lasting impacts in communities
Living our Mission by
Promoting knowledge networks and philanthropy
Nurturing a strong and sustainable nonprofit sector
Engaging donors in making meaningful investments in their community
Growing endowment funds to invest back into the community Vision
Healthy vibrant and livable communities across British Columbia
Our Vision
Healthy vibrant and livable communities across British Columbia
Core Beliefs
Communities have the right responsibility and potential to address their needs and philanthropy and community foundations can play a powerful supporting role
Communities extend beyond geography to include communities of interests and identity
We are exemplary stewards of charitable resources and prudent stewards of the funds entrusted to our care operating with the highest ethical standards
We are passionate committed leaders working to achieve extraordinary results
We embrace the benefits of diversity and inclusion of all people in organizations and communities
History
Vancouver Foundation started in 1943 with one person 1000 and a vision Alice MacKay had saved 1000 from her secretarial job and wanted to help homeless women trapped in a cycle of poverty
At the same time local industrialist and philanthropist WJ VanDusen knew the potential of building a permanent endowment that could benefit many charitable activities As Director of the Vancouver Welfare Federation now the United Way of the Lower Mainland and Chair of its Endowment Committee he had studied models of community foundations for several years By 1943 he had overseen the establishment and incorporation of Vancouver Foundation However at the time it was nothing more than a legal entity with virtually no capital
Vancouver Foundation was on its way It was formally established by an Act of the Provincial Legislature the Vancouver Foundation Act in 1950
The original 101000 investment has since grown into almost 700 million the largest community foundation in Canada and one of the largest in North America
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