Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization whose cause is Canada’s charities and nonprofits. We support and strengthen charities and nonprofits so they can, in turn, support the Canadians and communities they serve.

• We strengthen the sector’s collective voice;

• We act as a forum and meeting place; and,

• We create an enabling environment in which organizations contribute to building stronger communities.

Mission │Vision │History │Our Logo

Mission

Advancing knowledge and relationships to foster effective and sustainable charitable and nonprofit organizations.

Vision

We believe in a Canada where strong and vital charitable and nonprofit organizations, the private sector and governments individually and collectively contribute to social progress and vibrant communities.

History

Imagine Canada is the result of a union of two of Canada’s leading charitable umbrella organizations: the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP), and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO).

In 2003, the directors of CCP and NVO realized the sector was changing, and began discussing how Canada’s charities and nonprofits could benefit from one unified organization that built on their respective strengths of advocacy, research and corporate citizenship.

After one of the most extensive consultative processes undertaken to date in the nonprofit sector, Imagine Canada was launched in January 2005.

Our Logo

Our graphic symbol stems from a prism that funnels in the interests and involvement of Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector together with its stakeholders -- and delivers outward a roster of supports and services designed to strengthen the sector. Our rendition of the prism emphasizes the three key stakeholders that together make the sector work: government, individuals and business.