The North Okanagan’s Vital Signs® is a bi-annual check-up that measures the vitality of our region, and identifies trends and priorities across 10 issue areas critical to the quality of life in our region. As part of a Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) national initiative the Community Foundation of the North Okanagan released our 3rd […]
A new collaboration for Canada’s 150th anniversary is bringing people and places together to build community and activate a groundswell of local initiatives, activities, and events. The Community Fund for Canada’s 150th is a collaboration led by Community Foundations of Canada and the national network of 191 community foundations, including the Community Foundation of the […]
The Community Foundation of the North Okanagan may be over 40 years old now, but according to Board President Janice Mori they are just getting warmed up. At the community foundation’s AGM held on November 22nd, Mori gave an enthusiastic and well received report on the past year’s activities. She highlighted the building momentum of […]
The Community Foundation of the North Okanagan is pleased to announce the foundation will be handling donations made to the Okanagan Rail Trail initiative in the North Okanagan. As specialists in charitable giving, the community foundation is the perfect partner to accept donations towards the Okanagan Rail Trail development. Click here to view the media […]
It’s that time of year again, check out our 2015 Annual Report to the Community for news and updates from our board, staff, volunteers, donors and grant recipients. 2015 is the 40th anniversary of the foundation, join us as we look back at the history and our plans for the future of the Community Foundation […]
When Min Sidhu, board member at Community Foundation of the North Okanagan was recruited to sit on the Fund Development team and heard about the Foundation’s plan to launch a 3 year campaign she was quick to jump right in. She was intrigued by the concept that philanthropy should be accessible to EVERYONE. If the […]
Today, the Community Foundation of the North Okanagan (“CFNO”) announced its plan to raise $3 million over the next 3 years. With the slogans “Your Community Needs You” and “17 x 17”, the campaign objectives are to increase the total value of endowments from the current level of $14 million to $17 million by 2017 […]
