WhatB次元官网网址檚 your opinion about the livability of your community? Maybe weB次元官网网址檙e succeeding in some areas but need a little help in others?
As launches this yearB次元官网网址檚 Vital Signs survey May 6, you have the chance to share your thoughts about everything from housing and transportation to mental health and the environment B次元官网网址� whatB次元官网网址檚 working well and what could use a little attention.
B次元官网网址淭he Victoria Vital Signs survey is an opportunity unlike any other to lend your voice as to how the region is doing,B次元官网网址� says Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO. B次元官网网址淏y understanding our region better, weB次元官网网址檙e able to do a better job in supporting local needs.B次元官网网址�
Take the survey starting May 6
Running May 6 to July 1, the survey will be used as the foundation for the 14th annual Vital Signs report. An annual community check-up, measures the vitality of the region, identifies concerns, and supports action on issues that are critical to quality of life in the Capital Region.
That regional approach also points to the need to ensure feedback comes from throughout the region, from Sooke to Sidney, not only the core communities.
Survey results are paired with local statistics to create a well-rounded picture of the region, and the combined results are used both by local decision-makers and the Foundation to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 important to combine both the survey responses and facts and figures to see where perception and reality come together, but also where they donB次元官网网址檛,B次元官网网址� Richardson explains.
Easier than ever to share your thoughts
Refinements to the mobile survey application makes this yearB次元官网网址檚 survey easier than ever to take B次元官网网址� simply visit and follow the link to the survey, which only takes about 10 minutes to complete.
The importance of your opinion, though, is priceless to local charities.
The combined results are used both by local decision-makers and the Foundation to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities. Last year, that community need saw the Foundation in the Capital Region!
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, the Victoria Foundation is CanadaB次元官网网址檚 second oldest community foundation and the sixth largest of nearly 200 nation-wide. Managing charitable gifts from donors whose generosity allows them to create permanent, income-earning funds, proceeds from these funds are distributed as grants for charitable or educational purposes. To date the has invested more than $200 million in people, projects and non-profit organizations strengthening communities and is committed to Connecting People Who Care with Causes that Matter.
