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As a non-profit organization, the Guild is managed by an annually elected board of directors. The Guild's work is funded through membership fees, a percentage of the receipts from sales at its gallery and generous donations. PERMANENTE COLLECTION: The Guild has a small museum in which to exhibit its permanent collection of Inuit art dating from the early 1900’s to the present day. It is one of the most remarkable collections in Canada and constitutes a priceless cultural heritage. ARCHIVES: The Guild is pleased to offer researchers access to its catalogue and archives. GALLERY: What the Guild looks for in a particular piece is uniqueness or limited production as well as high quality and originality. EXHIBITIONS: The Guild organizes about ten exhibitions per year, bringing together works by renowned and upcoming artists and artisans.

The Hearing Foundation of Canada is a national charitable organization established in 1979, led by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the business and medical communities, many of whom have personal experience with hearing loss.

For 37 years, teams of students from over 350 Canadian high schools have participated in the Canadian Improv Games. Students form teams at the high school level and then compete in regional and provincial festivals for the right to participate in the National Finals. You cannot watch an evening of television or see a drama on stage in Canada that won't feature one or more of our alumni (such as Sandra Oh, a Golden Globe- and Genie Award-winning Canadian actress primarily known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, and Tatiana Maslany, star of "Cas & Dylan" and "Orphan Black". Please note, we keep our donors names protected and will not post them publicly.

The most renowned professional arts festival for young audiences, the Vancouver International Children's Festival presents the world's most acclaimed music, theatre, dance, circus arts, puppetry and storytelling, as well as creative arts activities and roving entertainers for the entire family. The 37th annual Festival will welcome more than 30,000 children, parents and educators to Vancouver’s Granville Island May 27–June 01, 2014.

Our Vision - All people have the resources they need for mental health and full participation in community life. CMHA-Edmonton Region is a non-profit volunteer agency. It functions as a community centre promoting mental health. It works in partnership with other community agencies to educate about mental health and illness, to advocate for better conditions in the community and to help people build strong supports for community life. This is accomplished through social action, public education, direct service programs, housing and other special agency projects. The agency's operation is governed by the Mental Health Act, the Health Information Act, the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act, the Companies Act, the Protections of Persons in Care Act and the Personal Information Protection Act.

The Canadian Music Centre holds Canada's largest collection of Canadian concert music. The Centre makes available on loan over 18,000 scores and/or works of Canadian contemporary music composers through its lending library. The CMC sells more than 1,000 CD titles featuring music of its Associate Composers and other Canadian independent recording producers. The Centre also offers an on-demand printing and binding service, music repertoire consultations, and is easily accessible through five regional centres across Canada, as well as through its website. The CMC also engages in a number of National outreach projects, is digitizing all its scores and works, conducts research, and administers several Awards.

Indspire (the former National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) is a registered national charity that provides the necessary tools for Indigenous peoples, especially youth to achieve their potential. Our focus is on supporting, innovating, and fundamentally transforming Indigenous education. To date, Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarship Awards program has awarded over $49-million in bursaries and scholarships to over 14,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis students nationwide. Our other programs, Soaring: Indigenous Youth Career Conferences and Industry in the Classroom: Indigenous Youth Career Seminars, focus on introducing students to potential careers and opportunities. Each year we recognize 14 outstanding Indigenous achievers at the Indspire Awards. This nationally televised gala provides role models for Indigenous youth and celebrates the rich contributions First Nation, Inuit and Métis people have made to their communities and Canada.

The Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation became a reality on May 17, 1983. The first Board of Governors consisted of three prominent Occupational Therapists: Karen Goldenberg, President; Dr. Thelma Cardwell, Vice President and Dr. Isobel Robinson, Secretary / Treasurer. The purpose of COTF has always been to support research and scholarship in the field of occupational therapy. The Foundation’s focus has been on generating, receiving and maintaining funds and developing mechanisms for granting awards to individuals and organizations for research and scholarships. From 1983 to 1995, COTF and CAOT shared office space in Toronto. When CAOT relocated to Ottawa in 1995, COTF remained in Toronto. A decision was made in 2002 for the Foundation to once again share office space with CAOT in order to foster a synergistic relationship which would benefit the entire occupational therapy community. Since 2004, COTF and CAOT share office space in Ottawa.

Based in Toronto and founded in 1950, the Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America with an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation. The COC currently enjoys a remarkable 99 per cent attendance rate for its mainstage season. The company’s new home, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, was designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc. and is Canada’s first purpose-built opera house. Acclaimed as one of the best opera houses in the world, the Four Seasons Centre is also the performance venue for The National Ballet of Canada.

If you can read and write, you can learn to do, and be, anything. That’s the idea behind CODE. A Canadian NGO with over 50 years of experience, CODE advances literacy and learning in Canada and around the world. With the generous support of its donors, CODE builds literacy by providing schools and community libraries in developing countries with well-written books that children can relate to, and teachers with the skills they need to bring these books to life.

In collaboration with various community institutions and organizations, the Society hosts a variety of programs, including lecture series, speaker series, exhibitions, special cultural events, and travel opportunities focusing on the arts of the Asia Pacific region. Many programs address pan-Asian themes rather than focusing on a particular culture or region within Asia. The Society also holds the long-range goal of attaining a permanent location for the display of Asian arts and education about Asian arts and culture in the Lower Mainland. Established in 1969, the Society will be celebrating its 40th year in 2009 with major efforts underway to raise funds to ensure the future sustainability of the organization.

Founded in 1969, The Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) is a non-profit charitable organization that addresses environmental issues in British Columbia, with a particular focus on urban communities in Lower Mainland and the Georgia Basin. SPEC is a member-based society with an elected Board of Directors and a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. The Directors, members, staff and volunteers actively participate in SPEC’s on-going environmental projects.