Imagine Canada’s recent signature research maps Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector, and identifies trends and issues facing organizations today.

These key resources shed light on the landscape of charitable giving, on how Canada’s sector compares internationally, how businesses support our work, and many other useful topics.

Imagine Canada’s recent signature research maps Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector, and identifies trends and issues facing organizations today.

These key resources shed light on the landscape of charitable giving, on how Canada’s sector compares internationally, how businesses support our work, and many other useful topics.

Imagine Canada's Sector Monitor, volume 1 number 1

• Published in 2010, the first version of the Sector Monitor focused on the effects of the recent economic downturn on registered charities. The report summarizes the responses of 1,508 leaders of registered charities who answered our online survey between November 24, 2009 and January 11, 2010.

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Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating

• Published in 2009, this report presents results from the fourth iteration of the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

Call 1-800-263-1178 / (416)-597-2293 to purchase your own copy ($20).

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Cornerstones of Community: Highlights from the National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations

• Published in 2004, this is a first-ever look at the revenues, human resources, and challenges of Canada’s more than 161,000 charities and nonprofits.

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Business Support for Employee Volunteers: Results of a national survey

• Results from the first comprehensive look at how businesses support the volunteer efforts of their employees. Published in 2006

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Business Contributions to Canadian Communities: Findings from a qualitative study of current practices

• This report, published in 2007, presents the results from the first phase of a long-term research initiative that addresses gaps in our knowledge of community investment and corporate citizenship in Canada.

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The Canadian Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Comparative Perspective

• The dramatic findings in this 2005 report emerge from a body of work carried out by Imagine Canada and Johns Hopkins University as part of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project. This project studied the nonprofit sectors in 40 countries around the world, and resulted in the first-ever empirical overview of the sector in Canada, and the first systemic international comparison.

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Project Evaluation Guide for Nonprofit Organizations

• Many nonprofits struggle with the challenges of evaluating their projects. This user-friendly manual
  will guide you through the process. Published in 2006.

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