UBC faculty, staff and students are working to create ideas and action for a better world. Many of them are supported by donors, whose passion and generosity are helping students become leaders, translating research into action, and making our communities stronger. Behind every gift is a story—of donors and the change they wish to make. Here are just a selection of the many amazing stories of donor impact.
The new MS Research Network will bring innovative treatment options to BC patients sooner.
Patrick and Paul Daniel’s support for clean energy innovation is helping world-leading faculty and students at the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses shape a sustainable future.
A donor’s thoughtful philanthropy unites researchers across UBC to harness the science of healthy aging and help people grow older in good health.
Ensuring that universities are diverse places is a vital step toward creating an inclusive society. Donors are helping make it possible—by breaking down barriers for talented students.
The BC Brain Wellness Program wouldn’t exist without support from generous donors.
Once food insecure himself, Cody is modelling solutions to the issue at a UBC cafe. And it all started with an entrance award, which made attending UBC possible.
The Rogers Multicultural Film Production Program brought UBC alums Kat Jayme (BFA’11) and Alejandro Yoshizawa (BSc’09) back to their alma mater—to help students from many disciplines tell their stories.
UBC’s new Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement had its origins twenty years ago—and its founding demonstrates the continuing potential that philanthropy has to shape a thriving society.
Donors set amazing things in motion
On April 4, 2024, Giving Day will bring the community together to celebrate the impact of giving at UBC. Find out more by reading the stories of change that past Giving Days have made possible.
On Giving Day, donors showed their commitment to brain health
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Learn moreA UBC Okanagan bursary is helping students with disabilities
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Learn moreUBC’s Development and Alumni Engagement office (DAE) fosters engagement with alumni and donors—connecting them to strategic initiatives and priority projects that allow them to translate their passions into meaningful action. In support of this work, DAE recently launched its most ambitious campaign ever. A bold commitment to help solve some of the world’s most urgent problems, FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, will raise $3 billion and activate the power of our global alumni by doubling alumni engagement. The campaign is already benefitting research, teaching and learning in three key areas—advancing healthy lives, a healthy planet and healthy societies. Donors and alumni are the catalyst making it happen.
Learn more about FORWARD, the campaign for UBCTogether, we can move the world forward
