Open Directory - Regional: North America: Canada: Society and Culture: Charities
- Connecting children with adult role models. - Promotes poverty relief and community empowerment for poor nations. Includes history, mission statement and project details. - A private family foundation that supports non-profit organizations and disburses funding to its Canadian charitable partners. - Seeks to prevent deaths from malaria in Africa by supplying long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets and anti-malaria medicine. - Holds fundraising events in support of The Hunger Project; a global organization empowering women and men to end their own hunger. - A registered Canadian charity engaged in helping to raise funds for the economies of Africa and Latin America. - Allows visitors to donate to any Canadian charity online, with no fees to either donor or charity, as well as find volunteer positions and read philanthropy-related news. - A registered Christian charitable organization dedicated to sustainable development and emergency response worldwide. Outlines their programs and provides donation information. - A non-profit organization which raises money to provide scholarships for poor, bright high school girls in Africa. Overview, sponsors, agents, newsletter and contact information. - Thousands of pages of news, jobs, resources, articles, training opportunities and links for the Canadian nonprofit community. - A support group for families who have children affected by disorders involving chromosome 22. - Dedicated to helping children with disabilities in developing countries, through education and by producing and distributing assistive technology such as wheelchairs, walkers and communication devices. - A charitable Christian organization dedicated to upholding and strengthening the family unit. Offers parenting tips, webcasts and advice on common issues. - An international network of children helping children through education and development programs in many countries. Describes its programs, news releases, publications and accomplishments. - Works to alleviate poverty in less developed communities outside Canada through fundraising for international agencies such as UNICEF, World Vision, CARE and the Red Cross. - Helps people build affordable housing at sites across the country, and lists information about volunteering, local affiliates and chapters, and case stories. - Distributes medicines, medical supplies and vaccines donated by Canadian industry to people in developing countries. - A non-profit charitable development organization that funds and operates education, health, nutrition and literacy programs to help people of Peru. - A national program to promote public and corporate giving, volunteering and support to the community. - Charitable women's organization dedicated to the support of children, students, women, veterans, and others in need. - National gift-in-kind charity. Companies can donate surplus material, new and used, which is then re-distributed to other charities across the country. - A registered Canadian charity established by The KRG Insurance Group whose mission is to help children who have been affected by illness, poverty, disability and misfortune. - Dedicated to fulfilling the special wishes of children from ages 3 through 17 who have a life-threatening illness. Includes chapters, stories, events, and how to refer a child. [Canada] - A Canadian private foundation that supports a variety of registered Canadian charities. Profiles its namesake and outlines its programs, and outlines the process of applying for consideration. - Oversees volunteer surgical teams providing free reconstructive surgery to children with cleft lip and palate, and burn scars in under-served countries. - Canadian charitable organization dedicated to research and education into conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Includes a list of case studies and papers, as well as funding information. - Helps children and families in Africa, Asia and Central and South America build brighter futures for themselves through community development. - A charitable organization that enables teens to travel to Mexico to do works of charity. Other projects include helping the needy in Vancouver and providing Summer Camps for youth. - A non-profit organization providing computer hardware, training and technical support to charities, non-profits and people with limited access to technology. - Ontario real estate industry charity that supports shelter-based organizations across Ontario. - Held annually on the second Sunday in June, this event promotes awareness of spinal cord injury and raises funds for research. Details such as time and location are provided. - Offers funding to registered Canadian charities to provide equipment to improve the quality of life for children with serious or chronic illnesses or disabilities. - Partners with the Canadian Women's Foundation in helping women and children fleeing violence and abuse. - SCAW raises funds to provide bedkits to the neediest of children in underdeveloped and developing countries. - Canadian branch of an international charity building homes and villages for orphaned and abandoned children, with SOS-Mothers to help care for them. - Assists families with seriously ill children. Lists national and community events, FAQs, information about Sandra and how to volunteer. - Non-governmental granting agency investing in child healthcare in Canada, inspiring donations to charities for children's health and research. - Information about annual non-competitive walks that take place in over 140 communities across Canada. Lists information about Multiple Sclerosis and registration details. - A private charitable foundation established in 1969 with a gift from the founder, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt Meighen of New Brunswick. Provides granting information and criteria. - A charitable organization of people in the telecommunications industry. Lists community and national programs as well as provincial chapters. - Registered charitable not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence in the performing arts and customer service. - Funding organizations undertaking public policy research and education; international affairs and development projects, land and wildlife conservation, organizations delivering social services, and medical research, arts and culture, and other projects. - Works in Latin America, Asia and Africa to achieve a sustainable end to world hunger. - Private Canadian foundation funding traditional and innovative charitable programs in Canada and Israel in the areas of health, education, culture, social services, philanthropy and community development, and research. - An international Christian church, this office serves Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northern Territories. Contains news, events, FAQ and locations details. - Offers programs and services to amputees, their families and all Canadians. [English and French] - An annual fundraising event held in major cities featuring a 'walk-a-thon' to honour lives lost, celebrate survivors, and help bring breast cancer care to people who need it. - An international development agency that works through volunteers, together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. - Dedicated to providing urgently needed humanitarian assistance to war-affected children. Works closely with the music industry to help build awareness among Canadian youth. - Provides help to people in less developed countries to become able to help themselves by creating income-generating small work cooperatives. Includes a list of projects, by country, and copies of their newsletter. - An annual walk-a-thon held in several cities across Canada to raise money and awareness to fight global poverty. An initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada. - Non-profit organization helping impoverished and malnourished children around the world. - For needlecrafters of all ages who are creating items to donate to Canadian charities. - A national animal protection charity established to protect wildlife in captivity and in the wild. Importance placed on animals in captivity including zoo and performing animals.
