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Confused by legacy gifts?

Confused by legacy gifts?

February 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Confused by legacy gifts?

To assist with ensuring the best stewarding of Rossbrook House supporters and donations, Rossbrook House Foundation is a proud member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) Manitoba Chapter. “CAGP Manitoba is the province’s premier organization for fundraisers and professional advisors who support their donors and clients to make philanthropic planned and legacy gifts.”   Wait, aren’t planned and legacy gifts the same thing?  While legacy gifts are planned gifts, they are not the only type of planned gift. Another way to think of planned giving is as strategic charitable giving. “Strategic charitable gift planning is a donor-centred process of
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Moving into 2024

Moving into 2024

January 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Moving into 2024

As we move into 2024 Rossbrook House Foundation reflects on 2023 while looking forward.  The Foundation has three strategic goals broken into smaller projects.    Goal – Nurturing Donor Relationships  In 2023 Rossbrook House Foundation employed various friend-raising initiatives, including a Paint Day and Fall Gathering Luncheon, both in person at Rossbrook House. Foundation staff also attended networking events, such as Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce luncheons, to spread the word about Rossbrook House.  Throughout 2023 the Foundation created personalized connections with donors, all while respecting their communicated contact preferences. One way this was done was through Board members calling 2023
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Make a Difference this December

Make a Difference this December

December 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Make a Difference this December

  Rossbrook House gave me a second chance at life. Gangs, crime, and poverty made it tough to grow up in the inner city. For my siblings and me, Rossbrook House was a safe place to go after school and on weekends. We had meals and fun activities! My childhood was not the greatest, but every day that I walked through those doors, I felt at home. Rossbrook House helped me to feel like a ‘regular kid’.  I am a former staff and participant of Rossbrook House. Growing up in the neighborhood was very tough, with a lot of gangs,
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Ways to Support Rossbrook House- Part 2

Ways to Support Rossbrook House- Part 2

October 2, 2023 | Comments Off on Ways to Support Rossbrook House- Part 2

  As touched on in September’s article, supporting an organization or cause can take many forms, from volunteering to donating to advocacy. The form can often vary from person to person based on their individual resources, priorities, capacity, and values. With that in mind, Rossbrook House Foundation is pleased to offer its supporters a variety of ways to support the Foundation and Rossbrook House. Volunteering Rossbrook House Foundation is grateful for a dedicated volunteer board of directors and various committees. The board, assisted by the committees & Foundation staff, strives, through various fundraising activities and stewardship of investments, to meet or exceed the
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Ways to Support Rossbrook House – Part 1 

Ways to Support Rossbrook House – Part 1 

September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Ways to Support Rossbrook House – Part 1 

    Supporting an organization or cause can take many forms, from volunteering to donating to advocacy. The form can often vary person to person based on their individual resources, priorities, capacity, and values.  With that in mind, Rossbrook House Foundation is pleased to offer its supporters a variety of ways to support the Foundation and Rossbrook House.  Volunteering  Rossbrook House Foundation is grateful for a dedicated volunteer board of directors and various committees. The board, assisted by the committees and Foundation staff, strives, through various fundraising activities and stewardship of investments, to meet or exceed the needs of children
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Rossbrook House Foundation Board & Committees

Rossbrook House Foundation Board & Committees

May 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Rossbrook House Foundation Board & Committees

Rossbrook House Foundation strives, through various fundraising activities and stewardship of investments, to meet or exceed the needs of children and youth while embracing the spirit of Rossbrook House.    LEARN MORE about the Foundation here.   The Foundation is comprised of a volunteer board, and committee members, who believe in the mission and vision of Rossbrook House, and are supported by a team including the Foundation’s Donor Relations Officer, Stephanie Lambert and the Office of Executive Director, Patty Mainville. The three standing committees are comprised of both board and non-board volunteers. They are:  Fund Development Finance & Investment Nominating
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Thankful

Thankful

October 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Thankful

Tiniki | Merci | Miigwech | Thank you | Pilamayaye  We’re reflecting on all that we are grateful for.  Rossbrook House staff and volunteers work to ensure that no child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be. Staff and volunteers are valuable on both the front lines working directly with Rossbrook House participants and behind-the-scenes working to ensure the required resources are there.   Learn more about the amazing volunteers at Rossbrook House and the Foundation. Click here.  Rossbrook House partners, including Winnipeg School Division, Manitoba Justice and Youth Agency Alliance, strengthen the programming Rossbrook House
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WELCOME TO 2022/23

WELCOME TO 2022/23

September 27, 2022 | Comments Off on WELCOME TO 2022/23

With the arrival of September, Rossbrook House Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Patricia Mainville and the 2022/23 Foundation Board of Directors, chaired by Jane Quinton. Patricia Mainville Pat is Anishinaabe, and a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has a long history with Rossbrook House – a former participant, a junior staff member, a graduate of Rising Sun School, and later a Board member. She has also been giving back over many years as a dance and cultural advisor for the annual Rossbrook House Pow Wow. Recently retired from a 20-year career as a teacher and principal in the Winnipeg
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Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

February 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Learn more about Rossbrook House Foundation

  “The smiles say it all. It’s been a pleasure meeting the families at Rossbrook. We all have a story to tell and lessons to learn,” says Jane Quinton, Rossbrook House Foundation Chair.   Rossbrook House Foundation was created in 2006 to financially support Rossbrook House, an inner-city drop-in centre for children and youth. The Foundation is made up of volunteer board, and committee, members who believe in the mission and vision of Rossbrook House.   Tom Dooley was involved in helping to set up the Foundation in 2005 to raise funds and help provide sustainable funding to support the programs
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