Giving Well
Celebrating Women in Philanthropy
Giving Well is Vancouver Foundation’s first giving circle. It brings women philanthropists together to learn about current community needs and to collectively support women’s issues.
How the Giving Well works
Every year, through the expert guidance of our Advisory Committees, Vancouver Foundation supports a wide range of projects addressing women’s issues. In 2010 alone, we allocated over $200,000 to projects addressing the challenges women face across BC, such as overcoming violence, finding and maintaining housing or gaining financial independence.
We developed Giving Well in response to our supporters’ wishes to be engaged in grant making, to learn more about current community issues and connect with other likeminded people. Members contribute $1,000 and mutually decide which charitable projects to support.
The Vancouver Foundation brings forward selected grant applications to Giving Well members for consideration. These applications have been submitted by charities and have been pre-screened by our Advisory Committees. Each project is presented, discussed and debated, and Giving Well members decide which projects to collectively support with grants of $5,000 or more.
The Fall 2011 Giving Well cycle supported two projects: Beauty Night Society’s Life Makeover Program and the Afghan Women’s Support Project by the Immigrant Services Society.
Read more about the second Giving Well cycle and the projects it supported.
Meeting schedule
All meetings will take place in Vancouver Foundation’s office:
1200 – 555 West Hastings Street
Spring Cycle: Wednesday June 13, 2012, 3:30-5:30 pm
(Registration deadline: May 25, 2012)
Fall Cycle: Wednesday December 5, 2012, 3:30-5:30 pm
(Registration deadline: November 12, 2012)
Contact us
If you are interested in joining Giving Well or for more information please contact:Nicole Jeschelnik
Manager, Development and Donor Services
Vancouver Foundation
T: 604.629.5356
E: nicole.jeschelnik@vancouverfoundation.ca
How to become a part of the Giving Well
To become a member of the Giving Well, we encourage you to read our summary document.
If you would like to be a member or contribute, please fill out our
Giving Form or contribute online.
Giving Well Members
