Invested in Community: Viewpoint Foundation Champions Buddy Up Campaign

Centre for Suicide Prevention is delighted to announce Viewpoint Foundation’s generous contribution of $100,000 a year for 3 years for our Buddy Up campaign. Viewpoint Foundation is the flagship funder of this critical initiative. This campaign needs Champions from all sectors to help spread the word that men’s suicide is preventable. Will you join Viewpoint in supporting this initiative?Buddy Up is a…

Invested in Community: Canadian Women’s Foundation

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is a national leader in the movement for gender equality in Canada. Through funding, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing, we work to achieve systemic change. We support women, girls, and gender-diverse people to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership. Since 1991, our partners and donors…

Invested in Community: National Music Centre & Studio Bell

“Since at least the sixth century BC, music and architecture have been intimately joined by a cosmic connection, the idea that they both are generated by an underlying code. This order, revealed by mathematics and geometry, was first espoused by Pythagoras who lived in southern Italy, and it led to many Greek temples designed on…

Invested in Community: Taproot Strategies

“We have big hairy problems and we need all available hands, hearts, and minds to solve them;Including new ideas and voices paired with old capital and connections.”- James Stauch, Institute for Community Prosperity, Mount Royal University   If it feels like the past two years have been a lot, you’re not alone. We’re living through…

Invested in Community: Hospice Calgary

Hospice Calgary has operated for over 30 years offering exceptional care, service, and education since 1987. They have a model of hospice care and community programming that is envied throughout the province, and a broad reach which includes both urban and rural clients of all ages. The Calgary Hospice promises to journey with people through…

Invested in Community: Family Enterprise Foundation

Family Enterprise Foundation helps enterprising families achieve long-term success over generations, because family enterprise sustainability is crucial to the wellbeing of communities and the Canadian economy.Family Enterprise Foundation’s research with the Conference Board of Canada showed that, in 2017, family enterprises generated 49% – or $574.6 billion – of Canada’s private sector GDP, directly accounting…

Invested in Community: Calgary Public Library

“Libraries have been a centre for resiliency for Calgarians. We are an essential service and fill a critical need for our community.” Sarah MeilleurCEO, Calgary Public LibraryWith more than 713,000 members across 21 locations, the Calgary Public Library has unparalleled reach across our city. In a typical year, seven million people visit, including jobseekers, isolated…

Invested in Community: Welcome to the Viewpoint Circle for Dialogue

“Business needs diverse voices around the table in order to have robust and healthy discussions, and the Viewpoint Circle for Dialogue will be an integral part of Mathison Hall for our students and for the business community” Jim DewaldDean, of Haskayne School of BusinessMathison Hall, a second building devoted to the Haskayne School of Business,…

Invested in Community: Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies

“What makes the CDL special? First of all, it is about the greater good. There is no hidden agenda and no vested interest. The CDL does not charge a fee to the companies. Everyone is a volunteer waiting to contribute. Unlike many funds, the CDL members actually roll up their sleeves. Not only contributing time…