The Foundation - Objects
The Heritage Community Foundation's objects encompass
its charitable
purposes and are as follows:
- To promote the study and understanding of Alberta's
historical, natural and cultural, scientific and
technological heritage by providing educational
programs, courses, seminars, conferences, symposia,
materials and audio-visual materials in the community
for use by members of the public;
- To preserve that study and understanding by
providing educational programs to increase awareness;
- To promote the advancement of education by providing
scholarships to individuals studying Alberta's
historical, natural and cultural [scientific and
technological] heritage in disciplines associated with
its preservation, study and interpretation and by
providing grants to institutions which facilitate
individual scholarship activity.
The Foundation strives to ensure that heritage is
valued by everyone by creating a responsive public that
understands the importance of heritage to our quality of life and
is
willing to commit funds for:
- The establishment and maintenance of programs,
special events and other initiatives that bring heritage
into the mainstream
- The development of educational materials, workshops,
conferences, symposia and programs in a range of media
that build knowledge and awareness of the various
aspects of the heritage of communities including
landscapes, historic buildings and streetscapes, objects
and records, and individual and community stories
- The maintenance and improvement of heritage
organizations and institutions to increase public access
- The use of new information technologies to improve
public access to heritage resources