Philanthropy News Archive
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Donor Relations
GreenShield grant helps increase dental access for at-risk populations
May 7, 2024 —
The GreenShield grant not only allowed UM's Centre for Community Oral Health to address barriers many populations face when seeking dental care but also to purchase new equipment.
![An Indigenous grandmother and her granddaughter holding a feather.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NCTR_Announcement-2-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
The Winnipeg Foundation makes $5-million gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
March 14, 2024 —
The Winnipeg Foundation’s historic and lead gift to a $40-million capital campaign will support the building of a new permanent home for the NCTR in the heart of Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg.
![TLC, a painted bronze sculpture of a female bison and her calf.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TLC-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
Fafard bison sculpture joins the herd
February 21, 2024 —
UM alum Anita Ross recently donated a painted bronze sculpture by artist and UM alum Joe Fafard to the University of Manitoba. The piece, called TLC, is of a female bison and her calf.
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Faculty of Law
UM Faculty of Law student recognized for Philanthropy and the Law research
December 15, 2023 —
For the fourth time in five years, a law student at Robson Hall has won the annual Canadian Bar Association Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section’s student essay-writing contest. Robert Johnstone is a third-year Juris Doctor student whose winning paper was titled “The Secularization of Philanthropy: Examining the Potential Revocation of the Roman Catholic Church’s Charitable Status.”
![Brian and Tracy Bowman.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Brian-and-Tracy-Bowman-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
UM alums Brian and Tracy Bowman pay it forward with planned gift
November 15, 2023 —
"It's never too early to start thinking about how you can impact an organization that's meaningful to you."
![Asper student Melisa Miljkovic standing in front of the Eiffel Tower.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Melisa-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
Hartley T. Richardson International Travel Bursary allows Asper business student to achieve her dreams
November 15, 2023 —
Through the International Exchange Program, Asper student Melisa Miljkovic received a transformative educational experience
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Donor Relations
RBC’s commitment to a sustainable future inspires transformational gift
November 15, 2023 —
RBC's transformational gift of $1.5 million will activate innovative research in low-emission agricultural practices
![Headshot of Walter and Maria Schroeder for their gift announcement to UM.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Schroeders_Gift_2023-150x150.jpg)
Donor Relations
Walter and Maria Schroeder’s passion for education creates opportunities for UM students
November 14, 2023 —
UM alumni Walter and Maria Schroeder are paying it forward in a big way with their scholarships program for new students, having committed $3.3M since its establishment in 2018.
![UM Alum L. Kerry Vickar [LLB/1980] (centre) officially opens the business law clinical space named in his honour surrounded by law students; clinical instructors Nick Slonosky [BComm/1976; LLB/1979] and Yvan Larocque (left of door); Dr. Richard Jochelson, Dean of Law and Stephanie Levene [BA/1999; BComm/2022; MBA/2008], Associate VP (Alumni and Donor Relations) (right of Vickar). Photo by Mike Latschislaw.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Unveiling-Room-Named-27-of-40-cropped-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Law
Investment and return
October 27, 2023 —
Faculty of Law alum L. Kerry Vickar [LLB/1980] got to witness a return on his investment in-person on September 26 when he visited and officially opened the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic. The gift he had given to the Faculty of Law had transformed a dingy basement storage room into a state-of-the-art experiential learning clinical space for law students to learn hands-on, the practice of business law.
![Desautels Faculty of Music students Josh Bonneteau (drums), Joyce German (saxophone) and Sam Fournier (bass) perform on the future concert hall site.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DesautelsConcertHall-SeatCampaign-UMToday-1200x800-1-150x150.jpg)
Desautels Concert Hall giving campaign offers chance for lasting tribute
September 7, 2023 —
Take your seat in stunning new venue