Awards Application Form
Awarding Partnership & Innovation
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All future Partnership Award Applications will be reviewed in 2 separate categories based upon size of the corporate partner.
Established in 1996, the Partnership Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding partnerships between small or large businesses and charitable or nonprofit organizations that are finding new and innovative ways to strengthen and support Canadian communities.
Submissions are judged by leaders from both the business sector and the charitable and nonprofit sector. Our judges look for exemplary partnerships that demonstrate:
- Creative, sustainable solutions that meet a community need
- Active involvement of both partners in the design and implementation of the project or program
- A wide spectrum of resources brought by both partners
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
