Nonprofit Library Commons
Access the Nonprofit Library Commons online: http://nonprofitscan.imaginecanada.ca holding the largest collection of Canadian nonprofit literature in the world with 80% of our collection available free online.
Our library site houses Imagine Canada's research and a broad collection of material related to Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector, including research, promising practices and tools on philanthropy, grant making, voluntary action, corporate citizenship and nonprofit management, among other topics.
Services
Looking for a particular resource? Ask the Online Librarian for help. Or, do it yourself by accessing our Topical Resource Guides and Special Collections that sort our catalogue by subject area and offer shortcuts and searching tips to make your work easier. Stay informed with the Library Update, our quarterly e-alert to new Imagine Canada publications and the most recent additions to the library.
Unique collections
Looking for quick links to important work in the sector?
Subject guides offer selected lists of resources and the most asked research questions.
Special Collections allow you to find resources of a specific type: Imagine Canada's research publications, Links directory (contains nonprofit organization website addresses), Corporate Citizenship collection and more.
The Promising Practices Collection showcases successful initiatives by Canadian charities.
The Nonprofit Library Network partnership is a group of nonprofits that share in providing sought-after tools and resources and training to the community.
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
