Enabling the funding the make communities better

Professional and Corporate
Written By Stuart McNish

Guest: Dara Parker (VP of grants at a charitable organization)

As far as Dara Parker is concerned, she has her dream job. As the vice-president of grants and community initiatives at the Vancouver Foundation, her mission is to distribute the funding to make communities better. Throughout her career, she has worked with people and found that understanding people is fundamental to growing as a person and her current role.

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Addressing affordable housing solutions
Addressing affordable housing solutions

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Advising others on using technology to leverage business
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Connecting visitors from all over the world with Canada’s outdoors
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