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In the first episode of our Foundation Focus series, we chronicle the history of The Winnipeg Foundation in the 1920s, along with a short feature about The Widow's Mite, and an interesting fact about…

The first episode of our Way Back Winnipeg series, written by Jim Blanchard, focuses on Winnipeg in the 1920s.

For a print version of this story, visit https://www.wpgfdn.org/1920s/rebuilding-from-gre…

Westland Foundation is an organization that empowers inner-Winnipeg youth through post-secondary education. Because of the pandemic, Westland did not hold its annual Fundraising Breakfast this year. …

The Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment is a national organization providing resources and programs to support survivors of domestic violence and help them recover from economic abuse, along with…

This week (November 9-15, 2020) is the Endow Manitoba Giving Challenge. For every $5 gift made to a Manitoba community foundation's unrestricted fund, The Winnipeg Foundation and the Manitoba governm…

Since 1991, SSCOPE, which stands for Self-Starting Creative Opportunities for People in Employment, has been helping to create employment opportunities for people living with mental illness through a…

The Manitoba Council for International Cooperation is inviting everyone to discuss the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in their Walk the Talk brainstorm series. The series provides participants wi…

As a non-profit community radio station, CJNU relies on support from its listeners to bring its community programming to the airwaves. Throughout the weekend, CJNU is hosting its annual Pledge Drive,…

Focused on solving major freshwater issues affecting Manitoba, the AquaHacking Challenge Lake Winnipeg sees teams working together to create innovative and cost-effective projects that can tackle imp…

For more than 50 years, the Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba has been raising awareness and connecting people with learning disabilities to programs and supports. 

In conjunction with Oct…

Recently, Foundation staff volunteered by planting white spruce trees at FortWhyte Alive with guidance from Ken Fosty of Tree Canada, a national charitable organization that has planted more than 82 …

Last year, Global Climate Strikes took place around the world - including here in Winnipeg, with more than 12,000 students and activists showing up to advocate for action on climate change.

Leading up…

Saturday, September 19 is the opening of FemFest 2020, an annual festival held by Sarasvàti Productions celebrating women theatre artists.

The theme of this year’s festival is “Engaging community,” an…

Rick Frost, CEO of The Winnipeg Foundation, is among the 2020 recipients of the Order of Manitoba in recognition of his contributions to Manitoba’s charitable sector and the community foundation move…

This summer, the Winnipeg Arts Council is hosting free guided Public Art Tours. The ArtRides and ArtWalks are a fun and engaging way to get to know our city’s neighbourhoods and public artworks bette…

Paige Procter and her team of volunteers organize the annual Coffeehouse to End Cancer, a fundraiser which has raised more than $130,000 for CancerCare Manitoba.

In November 2019, Paige was recognized…

Today, The Winnipeg Foundation announced the distribution of $8.9 million from its Stabilization Grants program to 279 local charities.

BeCause Radio spoke with Megan Tate, The Foundation's Director o…