Standards Forum
Launch of Ensuring Excellence – A Standards Initiative for Canada's Charities and Nonprofits
Join Imagine Canada, Volunteer Canada, the HR Council, and executive leaders from across the country and across the sector to participate in the establishment of a new Standards Program for Canada's charities and nonprofits.
Date: Monday, March 8, 2010
Time: 12:30pm to 5pm, Eastern Standard Time
Location: Osgoode Professional Development Centre
1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2602 (26th Floor)
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3
Canada
What will happen at the Standards Forum? Review the draft agenda.
How can I participate? There are two ways you can participate in the Standards Forum. If you will be in Toronto on March 8, you are welcome to participate in person. Those outside Toronto are invited to participate via live webcast.
How do I register? We encourage you to register online as soon as possible. Note that the registration process offers you the option to sign up for either the in-person event or the live webcast. For questions about registration please contact 416-597-2293 ext. 242; 1-800-263-1178 ext. 242; standardsforum@imaginecanada.ca.
Learn More
To learn more about the Standards Program, you can read the executive summary or the full proposal or watch the webinar presented by Don McCreesh in September 2009.
If you wish to be kept informed of developments relating to the Standards Program, please join our mailing list.
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 7.1% 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 $9 billion in 2004
Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island have the highest donor rates in the country at 93%
Canadians gave 2 billion volunteer hours in 2004
Teenagers volunteer more than 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
Canadians give the most money to religious organizations, followed by health and social services
