Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver

Kaleidoscope Fest is a 3D light and art festival organised for the purpose to remove the stigma attached to mental health and raise proceeds to the Youth Mental Health Campaign @ the HOpe Centre - Lions Gate Hospital Foundation

Vancouver Art Attack! was originally founded in March 2013 to bridge the gap between students, artists and collectors, while also raising funds to support local artists and art-related organizations. Every year, it continues to strengthen relationships within the Vancouver art community.

WCDWA is a non-profit community legal clinic in its 30th year of operation. WCDWA provides legal assistance and community support to live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers in British Columbia. WCDWA is also engaged in public legal education, advocacy and law reform initiatives. For more information, see: www.wcdwa.ca

The Saint James Music Academy, or the SJMA, is a non-profit organization that engages and empowers at-risk and underserved youth in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) through the powers of arts education. It is a convergence of musicians, music lovers, and passionate community members who share in the belief that music – listening to music, learning music, being surrounded by music, being part of the music – is a powerful ally in generating joyful and positive social transformation. The SJMA believes that music is an opportunity that should be accessible to all regardless of their social or economic status.

Do you "c" Kindness? A youth-run non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, our goal is to unite individuals of diverse backgrounds towards acts of kindness. We invite others to see, not dogma, hate and violence, but rather unity and love in their societies. And if they don’t see kindness? We create it. That’s why we want you to join our mission in bringing out the ‘kind’ of world we want to live in. Put down those tinted lenses, because even in moments of global darkness, that’s not what we see. We see those flickers of hope, those selfless acts, those unrecorded moments of compassion. We see kindness. Do you?

Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) is a one-of-a-kind event that continuously brings together buyers, media, celebrities, industry professionals and innovative designers from around the world to celebrate creativity and fashion. Diversity and multiculturalism are VFW's core values. This semi-annual event has been host to a range of collections from street wear to eco-friendly garments. VFW has established itself as a highly successful and widely recognized event providing a forum to nurture and celebrate the fashion industry. In recent years, VFW has featured internationally acclaimed designers such as Ha Sang Beg, in addition to emerging designers such as Pauline van Dongen.

EXTENDING A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT Reaching out to individuals and families on Metro-Vancouver’s North Shore challenged by family break-down, illness, job loss and poverty Providing client-care coaching + counsel, grocery + clothing support, emergency drop-in help, Clothes For Change thrift shop Impacting the community by breaking the poverty cycle and restoring people to participation in work, school and a healthier family life.

Founded in 1982, The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), the annual VIFF Industry Conference and the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre. Mandate The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society (“Society”) is a not-for-profit cultural society whose mandate is to: 1.Encourage understanding of the world’s cultures through the art of cinema, to foster the art of cinema, to facilitate the meeting in British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia. 2.Operate an annual Vancouver International Film Festival, a public celebration bringing the best in contemporary Canadian and international cinema and retrospective programs to British Columbia. 3.Operate the Vancouver International Film Centre and Vancity Theatre, providing the public and film community with an excellent facility for the appreciation of cinema and related art forms throughout the year. Vancouver International Film Festival Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (144,000 and 349 respectively in 2014) VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. We screen films from more than 70 countries on nine screens, including the pick of the world’s top film fests and many undiscovered gems. Three main programming platforms make our festival unique: we screen one of the largest selections of East Asian films outside of that region, we are one of the biggest showcases of Canadian film in the world and we have a large and vibrant nonfiction program. Attracting a large, attentive and enthusiastic audience the festival remains accessible, friendly and culturally diverse. As the critics say, VIFF is very much a festival “designed for the benefit of people who love films and people who make them.”

Cool North Shore is a local non-profit society that has been working to support citizens from Deep Cove to Lions Bay to take action on climate change and sustainability since 2007. Our main programs are Cool Drinks, a bi-monthly speaker series, and Cool Neighbourhoods, a community driven initiative focused on helping residents decrease energy consumption and increase their neighborhood’s resiliency and sustainability.

Fraser Riverkeeper is a non-profit registered Canadian charity, and a licensed member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. We are dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Fraser River and its watershed— and our encompassing mission is to ensure the right of all citizens to safely swim, drink, and fish in BC waters. Fraser Riverkeeper is a founding partner of the National Water Centre.

North Shore Volunteers for Seniors is a non-profit Society, founded in 1961, dedicated to promoting independence and well-being of seniors. We offer diverse and accessible programs to seniors at our Centre located in West Vancouver. We match qualified volunteers with seniors living independently in their homes or care facilities.

APPLAUSE! Musicals Society, a registered non-profit charity, has been sharing the excitement and passion of great show tunes through a series of entertaining, historical and educational concerts & revues since 1997. Our year round programming includes a series of rare, shelved & forgotten musicals in concert, two revue series: musicals 101 & show tunes year by year, cabarets and the presentation of an annual awards celebration called the OVATION Awards (January). An incorporated, non-profit, charitable society, APPLAUSE! is run by volunteers and presently operates solely on donations & ticket revenue.