News by subject: Philanthropy

Maple Hope Foundation, a registered Canadian non-profit organization, today announced the delivery of a generous donation of 30 Thornhill Medical  life-support systems, MOVES® SLCtm,  for immediate use in Ukraine by the Ministry of Defence of...

[INVNT GROUP] THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECTtm and leading agency portfolio of complementary brand storytelling disciplines, continues its explosive growth trajectory and worldwide expansion, reporting a top line revenue of $142 Million in 2022, up...

Zacatecas Silver Corp. (the "Company", ZAC:TSX Venture; ZCTSF: OTC Markets; 7TV: Frankfurt) is pleased to report that Esperanza Silver de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of the Company, continues to build on its strategic alliance with the Tetlama...

The Animal Alliance of Canada is calling out the Vancouver Park Board after its decision to include a cull of Canada geese as part of its strategy for managing the local goose population. Animal Alliance says the claim of the potential for the goose...

Giving back to communities across Canada is engrained in the history and culture of Western Financial Group (Western). Since 2001, the organization, through the Western Financial Group Communities Foundation (the Foundation), has been actively giving...

In response to the devastating wildfires spreading throughout Alberta and its impact on children and families, TELUS, in partnership with TELUS Friendly Future Foundation, TELUS Indigenous Communities Fund, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods and...

TELUS today announced the kick off of its 18th annual TELUS Days of Giving, a month-long initiative that mobilizes TELUS team members, retirees and partners around the world to volunteer and give back in their local communities.   According to the...

Pizza Nova, Southern Ontario's premium pizza brand, launches its 24th annual fundraising campaign in support of Variety ? the Children's Charity of Ontario. Throughout the month of May, the company invites customers to add a dip to their order and 50...

TELUS Friendly Future Foundation has donated $40,000 to Academos, a charity that provides mentoring to young people to help them find a career they're passionate about. In 2022, nearly half of...

Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, is thrilled to announce a partnership with the Come and See Foundation to stream ?The Chosen'?a multi-season television show about...

Pizza Nova, Ontario's family owned and operated premium pizza brand, celebrated today its 60th anniversary with close to five hundred friends, family, franchisees and partners. Held outdoors at the new support office at 1260 Lawrence Ave East, in...

Coveo , a leader in AI platforms that transform digital experiences with intelligent search, recommendations, 1:1 personalization, and merchandising, today announced a new partnership with U-Go, a recently-launched nonprofit organization that helps...

The relationship between art, healing, and health is deep and long-standing. In a health care environment, art is indispensable in helping patients recover, and is behind moments of joy and inner peace for patients and their loved ones. A new...

Intesa Sanpaolo's Charitable and Social and Cultural Works Fund, under the Bank's Chairmanship, will be able to erogate 20 million euros in 2023 to third-sector entities to counter difficult situations made even more severe by the recent health,...

Following a successful pop-up shopping event in March, SHEIN, the global e-retailer of fashion, beauty and lifestyle products, is organizing a clothing drive in partnership with New Circles. This local nonprofit organization provides free clothing to...

Today, TELUS, in partnership with the Old Brewery Mission, announced the launch of the newest Health for GoodTM mobile health clinic, working together to help marginalized Montreal residents and communities with free healthcare services...

April is World Autism Month, an annual opportunity for a dedicated conversation about autism. Special Announcement: In celebration of World Autism Month, Autism Speaks Canada is launching their documentary "Life on The Spectrum by Autism Speaks...

Benevity Inc., the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, today announced a surge in volunteerism across its platform with 14.3 million volunteer hours logged in 2022, representing 61% year-over-year growth in volunteering hours and a...

Humentum, a nonprofit helping social good organizations strengthen their operations, joined a dozen other organizations as a signatory of the Pledge for Change. The pledge builds on previous commitments, for example the Charter for Change and the...

The Bridgespan Group today launched the second season of its podcast Dreaming in Color: Creating New Narratives in Leadership. Established in 2022 and hosted by Darren Isom, a partner in Bridgespan's San Francisco office, the podcast creates space...

GreenTech Fire Solutions Inc. of North Vancouver, Canada, is donating over 200 aerosol fire suppression devices to Ukraine, via the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. These devices are used throughout North America to knockdown major fires to allow quick...

On 20 March, Harvard University and Oxford University professors Dan Barouch from the US and Sarah Gilbert from the UK received the King Faisal Prize for Medicine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for their innovative vaccine technologies. They developed...

The Open Society Foundations today announced that they are giving $1.7 million to a United Nations initiative in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) that seeks to catalyze increased public spending on achieving the UN's Sustainable...

The Board of Directors of Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Arlene Amitirigala as Executive Director, effective March 1, 2023. "The Board is excited to welcome Arlene to our organization," said Andre...

Irving Woodlands, LLC will return as the title sponsor for the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog 250-mile race in Fort Kent this year. The company has sponsored the event's 250-mile race and awarded the top 12 finishers since 2005. Musher and dog...

The new Chinese Canadian Museum is pleased to announce it has received $2.8 million from the Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy and family through the Lee Tak Wai Foundation and $1 million from the David and Dorothy Lam Foundation. These transformational...

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") , in recognition of the tragic consequences of the devastating earthquake that occurred on February 6, 2023, is donating an aggregate of US$1 million in funding to support emergency relief efforts in...

CN announced today that the CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund (the Fund), a well-established grassroots fund in Canada which expanded to the United States in 2022, has raised a record C$2.19 million for charities as part of its 2023...

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war on Feb. 24, humanitarian and development organization Children Believe is urging the Government of Canada and all Canadians to continue to help address the pressing needs of Ukrainian children...

In December 2022, the Western Financial Group Communities Foundation (the Foundation), the charitable arm of Western Financial Group, hit an exciting milestone. Since 2001, over $5M has been invested back into communities where Western Financial...

In keeping with a longstanding tradition, White Spot is proud to once again support children and youth with special needs throughout B.C. From February 26 to March 5, $2 from every burger sold for dine-in or takeout at White Spot across B.C. and R+D...

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") today announced a donation of $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross and Red Crescent to support relief efforts following severe earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. "The stories and images coming out of Türkiye and Syria...

Harbourfront Wealth Management (?Harbourfront' or the ?Company'), a national leading independent wealth advisory and...

With the newest "Operation Service Dog" puppy recruit standing by, The Royal Canadian Legion's Ontario Command recently announced a substantial new year's investment of $1,144,741 in four organizations. Collectively, their goals align with the...

The Investment Readiness Program is an ESDC funded initiative that seeks to support social purpose organizations (charities, non-profits, co-operatives) as they develop their social enterprises, and work towards goals of becoming investment-ready in...

Pizza Nova announces its donation of $15,000 to SickKids Foundation. As part of its two-year partnership with the foundation, Pizza Nova created a limited edition vespa ornament, proceeds of which are going to the SickKids Foundation. A cheque...

Diabetes Canada is proud to announce the winners of our End Diabetes Awards research competition. Each of the winning research projects has the potential to unlock new insights and breakthroughs in the field of diabetes management, care, and...

Pet Partners, the leading therapy animal registry program in the United States, is proud to announce the national search for its 2023 Pet of the Year. The event is a six-week fundraising competition that will take place February 1 through March 15....

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Africa Humanitarian Crisis Appeal to support people hit hard by multiple humanitarian crises in Somalia and other impacted African countries. The combination of droughts, floods, and severe climate effects are...

Southern Alberta has a significant rate of critically ill and preterm births requiring the care of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). When these babies are born too sick, too early and too small, they are immediately transferred to the highly...

Bow Valley College President and CEO, Dr. Misheck Mwaba, is proud to announce Kevin Gregor is the latest recipient of the College's highest honour ? an Honorary Diploma for the Chiu School of Business.   The distinguished recognition will be...

Led by Mr. Stéphane Breton, Director General of the Caisse Desjardins de Québec and honorary president of the event, the very first fundraising cocktail was held last November 23rd at the Saint-Roch YMCA. This event, presented by Mallette,...

The Fondation Dr Julien invites Quebecers to give generously on its traditional fundraising day, Saturday, December 10, during the 20th Guignolée Dr Julien fundraiser. This major annual event raises funds for community social pediatrics centres...

Methanex Corporation , the world's largest producer and supplier of methanol, is pleased to announce it has made a NZ$2 million investment to support the building of the new neonatal unit at Taranaki Base Hospital in New Zealand. The 10-year...

In March 2022, Operation Come Home received a $53,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The funding was used to rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19 by using FoodWorks, Operation Come Home's...

Benevity, Inc., the leading provider of global corporate purpose software, announced a record $122.2 million was donated through its platform on Giving Tuesday 2022, on the 10th anniversary of this day of giving. Giving increased 9% year over year,...

Hoot Reading and TalentLift Canada announced today that they have received a grant to deliver 3,000 reading lessons to children of newcomer families that have recently arrived from refugee circumstances. The grant is provided through ScotiaRISE,...

Argyle, one of North America's largest engagement, communications and reputation advisory firms, is offering pro-bono communications training, consulting and coaching to North American charities with social justice mandates or programs. The third...

Tribute Communities (Tribute) and Secure Capital (Secure) are partnering with Habitat for Humanity GTA (Habitat GTA) to create 27 new affordable homes in the city of Pickering. The two and three-bedroom condominiums will be made available exclusively...

Today, CN announced a donation of $100,000 to Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS), a world leader in emergency medical care to the population of Western Canada that lives, travels or works in rural and remote locations. CN's donation will...