A community giving campaign to support local charities.
West Vancouver Foundation supports charitable organizations working to create and sustain a healthy and vibrant West Vancouver, where everyone is valued, contributes and feels they belong.
The West Vancouver Foundation’s (WVF) Give Where You Live (GWYL) campaign is a community giving program that creates an opportunity for individuals to learn more about local charity programs and donate to support those programs. If selected to participate in the campaign, community donations will be matched by existing WVF Funds up to $10,000. There is no guarantee as to how much will be raised and much of the success will be influenced by the ability of participating organizations to promote the campaign to their audience.
7-10 projects will be selected to participate in this year’s campaign, from the below Fields of Interest:
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Environment
- Health, Wellness and Safety
- Sport & Recreation
- Youth and Education
Please take a moment to reflect on your application before submitting it. As this is a community-giving campaign, ensure either your organization or your project will resonate with the public and they will want to support your needs. If your purpose or project is limited or complicated, it may be better suited for our Community Grants program.
Requests can be made for $5,000 – $100,000.
Donations made by the public, up to $10,000, will be matched by one of the WVF funds. I.e. if your program receives $7,500 in donations, through our portal, a $7,500 match will also be given for a total of $15,000 (less credit card processing fee).
Applications will be accepted until Sep 29, 2023.
The campaign will be live Nov 6 – Dec 31, 2023.
Charities will receive the funds in Feb 2024.
A non-profit is eligible to apply if it serves the North Shore community, including West Vancouver, and is a registered charity or qualified donee with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Please take a moment to reflect on your application before submitting it. As this is a community-giving campaign, ensure either your organization or your project will resonate with the public and they will want to support your needs. If your purpose or project is limited or complicated, it may be better suited for our Community Grants program.
Organizations that support those on the North Shore and do not have any overdue follow-up reports outstanding are eligible to apply, provided they meet the below criteria. Preference will be given to those that did not participate in last year’s GWYL campaign.
Criteria:
- Must be charitable in nature;
- Fall within the Field of Interest Areas as listed on the application (1-2 programs per area will be selected);
- Must be for the benefit of the North Shore community including West Vancouver;
- The charity partner should promote the campaign, mentioning the matching component and GWYL URL. E.g. in your own newsletter, social media, press, etc. A promotion kit will be provided.
- The program/need should be specific, easily identifiable and understood by the public to ensure it can be clearly communicated and preferably will resonate well at the holiday season.
Applications for 2023 are open until September 29th.
- Go to our online grant portal.
- Login or create a new account.
- On the top left, click on Apply.
- Next to ‘GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE 2023’ click on the blue Apply button. You can also select ‘Preview’ to see the application before starting the process.
- Fill out the application and submit.
You can see information on our 2021 Give Where You Live campaign here and 2022 campaign here.
If you have further questions feel free to reach out to Denise Howell (in the office Mon-Wed), deniseh@westvanfoundation.ca
You can also see the slides from our Sep 19 online session/webinar on September 19th here.
Want to support the Give Where You Live campaign? Donate to the fund and your donation will be split between this year's participants.