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We have a new look!

May 6, 2013

We have officially launched our new logo today! We are in the beginning stages of the “changeover” as you will start to see our new logo on our Facebook and Twitter channels and eventually on our website. The new logo symbolizes our recent growth and regional development initiatives. For more information check [...]

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Canada’s Children are Among the Unhappiest?

April 15, 2013

Recently, UNICEF released a report card on the Well-Being of Children of 29 “rich” countries from around the world. Canada ranked in the middle position at 17 of 29 nations. The report averages 26 indicators across five dimensions: Material Well-being, Health and Safety, Education, Behaviours and Risks, and Housing and Environment. Canada achieved a mid-level [...]

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It’s Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017, how will you celebrate?

January 30, 2013

It’s Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017, how will you celebrate? If you can imagine it is the year 2017 and the entire nation is celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday. We are also celebrating a national movement which started over four years ago, that spread province by province from community to community who were inspired to [...]

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Where are all the young people?

July 29, 2011

Where are all the young people? The good news is that the 2011 Vital Signs survey has more than 540 respondents now. This is fantastic! The bad news is that we have no respondents from 15-18 year olds. We really need to hear from these people so if you know any, please ask them to [...]

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Benjamin Moore Partners with the Community Foundation

July 13, 2011

Jane Shaak, Shatford Centre; Tom Lawrence, True Colour Paint & Window; Aaron McRann, Community Foundation; Ken Sewell, Summerland Tim-BR Mart; Michelle Stefan, Summerland Asset Development Initiative Today’s Penticton Herald has a great article about Benjamin Moore and the company’s efforts to support local charities. They have partnered with Community Foundations of Canada and the Community [...]

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Community Foundations lead around the country

July 11, 2011

One of the great things about working for a Community Foundation is being witness to, and inspired by, community leaders who are making a real difference around the country. Community Foundations have a unique opportunity to impact the lives of the citizens they serve by bringing resources together to create change. Here are links to [...]

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2011 Volunteer Breakfast filling up fast!

April 4, 2011

Wow. Either everyone is really hungry in 2011 or they all want to know what our big secret is (which we’re announcing at the Volunteer Breakfast). Whatever the reason, we are closing in on our maximum capacity with more than 70 people registered and still ten days to go. Every year the CFSO tries to [...]

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Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

March 23, 2011

Annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast April 10 – 16 is National Volunteer Week in Canada and the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan would once again like to celebrate the work of the thousands of volunteers in our community. The Community Foundation works with many volunteers, usually through its granting process, and we are always impressed and [...]

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A Foundation Built on 90 Years of History

February 7, 2011

A Foundation Built on 90 Years of History Many people don’t realize that the Community Foundation movement in Canada has been around for 90 years. Or that the first foundation in Canada was the Winnipeg Foundation. Wow, have we come a long way since those humble beginnings when William Forbes Alloway had the vision to [...]

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How to raise $225,000 in 30 days or less

November 25, 2010

When the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan launched the MacFarlane Endowment Incentives Program one month ago, we had absolutely no idea if the program would work or how long it would take to catch on. Well, we have our answer: it caught on like wildfire! In 30 days, this Program, which matches new donations [...]

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