Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations
Grant Connect - formerly loved as the Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations
Imagine Canada is proud to announce that the Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations has been transformed into Grant Connect. It is an innovative and comprehensive tool that connects charities with funders who share their cause.
To learn more about this exciting upgrade to Imagine Canada’s Directory, visit www.grantconnect.ca!
Get Started: Access Grant Connect Now
Exciting news! All organizations with a subscription to the Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations have been automatically upgraded to a Grant Connect Essential Subscription Plan. No extra steps or fees are required to make the switch. Simply use your Directory login ID and password to login now.
Please note that any subscribing organization can log into the previous Directory website if desired, although information within it will no longer be updated after December 2012.
Learn more: Sign-up for a Webinar
Register for our monthly webinar An Introduction to Grant Connect to learn more about this new product. During the session you will learn how to use the features in Grant Connect to maximize your fundraising efforts. All registrants will receive a recording of the presentation.
Questions? Contact Maria Volakhava at mvolakhava@imaginecanada.ca or toll free (800) 263-1178 x305.
Did you know that there are 161,000 nonprofilts and charities in Canada?
Did you know that Canada’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the 2nd largest in the world?
The sector represents $79.1 billion or 7.8% of the gross domestic product
The sector is larger than automotive and manufacturing. It generates $112 billion in revenues and employs 2 million people
Canadians donated $10 billion in 2007
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have the highest donor rates.
Canadians volunteered 2.1 billion hours in 2007
Young Canadians aged 15 to 24 are more likely to volunteer than Canadians in any other age group
One percent of nonprofits command 60% of all revenues flowing to the sector
Canadians with the lowest household incomes give a greater percentage of their income than others
Saskatchewan has the highest volunteer rate in the country, followed by the Northwest Territories and the Yukon
Those exposed to giving and volunteering activities early in life are more likely to continue those behaviours as adults
