Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver

DASH is a province-wide non-profit society whose mission is to collaborate with schools and other partner organizations to create, facilitate, and support school communities to be optimal places for health and learning through a Comprehensive School Health approach. Comprehensive School Health is an internationally recognized framework for supporting improvements in students’ educational outcomes while addressing school health in a planned, integrated, and holistic way.  DASH has developed and facilitated health promotion programs and resources for over 30 years.

DC Coding Association is a non-profit organization located in BC, Canada that offers free coding related courses to children. We want to help those who really want to learn how to code but they may have financial difficulties.

Our goals are to:

- To offer free or affordable high-quality coding classes to children and youths who really want to learn coding but their family has financial difficulties.
- To allow more children and youths to have the chance to learn coding.
- To give a place for more children and youths who love coding to collaborate and communicate together.
- To make underserved communities better by providing this service and to remove barriers for those who want to learn and enter the coding industry.

Our Mission:

To support a better understanding of the complexity of our times through engaging the public in documentary media as an art form.

We’re Committed To:

- Cultivating curiosity and critical thought
- Promoting the intersection of actuality and artistic expression
- Fostering a local and international community interested in non-fiction media

Our Mandate:

DOXA is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver based non-profit, charitable society (incorporated in 1998) devoted to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Vancouver audiences. The society exists to educate the public about documentary film as an art form through DOXA Documentary Film Festival, a curated and juried festival comprised of public screenings, panel discussions, public forums and educational programs.

The 22nd annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival takes place May 4 thru 14, 2023.

DOXA also presents VanPodFest.

The Documentary Media Society is a member tenant of the 110 Arts Co-op which manages The Post at 750 office and studio facilities.

The Documentary Media Society is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

DOXA (pronounced dox'-ah) is a greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion.

The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) supports, promotes and represents the shared interests of 7,000 businesses and property owners in the central 90-block area of Vancouver’s downtown core.

We focus on priorities voiced by our members: programs and services in the areas of advocacy, accessibility, cleanliness, beautification, business support, marketing and mobility. We represent our members’ shared goals, drive creative solutions forward and take meaningful action to constantly improve the downtown Vancouver experience.

We operate strategically at the intersection of downtown businesses, local policy-makers, non-profit organizations and all the people who make up Vancouver’s diverse neighbourhood communities.

Do you want to help us celebrate our 30th Anniversary Festival, see some shows and spend your evenings hanging out with some of Vancouver's finest dance artists?  We are looking for Festival Volunteers to prepare and execute our 30th Festival, July 5-14, 2018

Please fill out the following google form! We look forward to working with you

https://goo.gl/forms/UpEOUdgtslWCrJDM2

 

Daughters of Eve Canada is a registered bilingual nonprofit organization in the Province of British Columbia and a Community-Based Organization in Uganda, East Africa. We work to restore and equip women and girls affected by poverty, poor health, and gender issues by empowering them to proactively engage in personal and community transformation.

In Uganda, we are <span style="font-weight: 400">working to eliminate preventable maternal death with a care model that is holistic, respectful, mother-centered, collaborative, and evidence-based. </span>

 

 

Deaf and Blind Africa is a registered Canadian non-profit organization that supports the technological advancement of Deaf, Blind and Deaf-Blind people in Africa. We aim at providing a fighting chance for all people born with hearing or vision disabilities in a rapidly changing world that is becoming more and more technologically advanced.

Dear Asian Youth Vancouver is a chapter of Dear Asian Youth, a youth-led global non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Asian youth around the world into intersectional activism. We promote solidarity between marginalized communities, equality and inclusivity, and strive to spread awareness about Asian cultures and diversity.

DASH strives to encourage all BC schools to be a healthy school community. A healthy school community constantly strengthens its capacity as a healthy setting in which students, staff, parents, and community members work collaboratively to build healthy, resilient and socially connected students that learn how to be healthy for life.

A healthy school is a place where students feel welcomed and connected to their broader school community. A healthy school community is a place where students have many opportunities both in the classroom, and in the school community to strengthen their physical, mental, social-emotional, and intellectual development.

Deep Cove Stage Society began in 1974 and we have been producing excellent community theatre for over 40 years.

Deep Cove Stage, along with First Impressions Theatre, the Seymour Art Gallery and Deep Cove Heritage Society worked for over 5 years to raise money to build the Deep Cove Cultural Centre. The Centre opened in 1991.

Deep Cove Stage Society proudly presents 4 productions a year, including our traditional panto which we have been presenting for over 30 years.

Delta Farm Roots is a groundbreaking mini-school in Tsawwassen, South Delta. Students attend the school every other day for lessons in sciences, social sciences and business. With days in the classroom and afternoons in the field, our mini-school offers a unique opportunity for students to broaden their horizons and get dirty while engaging in their local community and food system. Throughout the year students visit other local food advocates whilst planning their market garden.

The Delta Museum and Archives Society is a vibrant organization that celebrates cultural and natural heritage, and encourages awareness and education through preservation, research, exhibitions, outreach and collaboration.