"We can't do our job well unless these backbone functions are solid." Real change requires steady, reliable support, especially now. Mebrat Beyene, vice president of grants and community initiatives at Vancouver Foundation, explains why multi-year, flexible funding is critical during this time. When nonprofits are scrambling just to keep their doors open, they need the stability to plan, strengthen governance, and maintain excellence in their services. When we support organizations for the long

"We're in an austerity moment, and it's just the latest crisis layering on top of all the others." Five years after COVID, Vancouver's nonprofit sector is facing a harsh reality and the organizations we count on are counting on us more than ever. Mebrat Beyene, vice president of grants and community initiatives at Vancouver Foundation, reveals a stark reality. The pandemic emergency funding that helped nonprofits expand? Gone. But the growing demand in our communities? Still here, and intensifyi

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