Nonprofit Organizations in Vancouver

We are a student-run organization called VancouverAgainstCorona that is a chapter of an international organization called StudentsAgainstCorona founded at Oxford University.

With the reopening of the city, many individuals such as immunocompromised patients, essential workers and the elderly are at higher risk for COVID-19. In hopes to protect these individuals, we are trying to provide non-surgical masks (free of charge and delivered) and would really like your help. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help us lead this initiative.

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.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is a not-for-profit organization supported by its members, individual donors, corporate funders, foundations,
the City of Vancouver, the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

The Vancouver Art Therapy Institute (VATI) was founded in 1982 as a non-profit society and a charitable organization. VATI has been accredited by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) since 1998. VATI is committed to providing an educational experience that cultivates student creativity, self-awareness, and therapeutic competence. We aim to train art therapists who are active members of the art therapy community, and good ambassadors to the larger community.

As a school we offer an art therapy diploma to students who complete our program. Students take face-to-face and online courses, complete 700 hours of volunteer practicum time in the community, and then write a final project. VATI also offers a student run art therapy clinic where students, under supervision, offer art therapy to the public at a very reduced rate.

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is a registered secular non-profit organization with year-round programming in the arts and culture scene. Our mission is to foster, promote and celebrate the arts and cultural diversity that Asian-Canadian communities bring to Canadian society.

Since 1996, VAHMS has worked closely with local Asian-Canadian communities and organizations that support our vision of becoming the main hub for celebrating Asian-Canadian arts and culture in the Metro-Vancouver area. Our signature project is explorASIAN, a Metro-Vancouver festival showcasing pan-Asian Canadian arts and culture during Asian Heritage Month in May. This year (2021) is the 25th anniversary of both VAHMS and explorASIAN.

The Vancouver Biennale is a non-profit charitable organization that exhibits great art in public space, creating a catalyst for learning, community engagement, dialogue, and social action. Our mission is to make Public Art accessible, engaging, and motivating to create vibrant and inspired communities.

The Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA), a CRA registered charity, and the City of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation jointly operate VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory. Both organisations share responsibility for the day to day running of the Gardens in a close and long-standing relationship, since the 1970’s.

VBGA Mission

The VBGA’s mission is to engage people of all ages and walks of life in the importance of biodiversity to our lives, and to foster a lifelong love of plants and gardens by virtue of their participation in our programs and services.

Founded in 2011, Vancouver Cabaret exists to connect professional Vancouver-based circus
artists with an audience, enabling large ideas to take the stage, as well as to inspire the
local community by presenting acclaimed work by national and international circus
performers.

VCBIA (Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area) Society is a community- based not-for-profit organization situated in a rich cultural and historical Chinatown neighbourhood in Vancouver, BC.

VCBIA Society enables businesses, promotes vibrancy, and enhances the well-being of the Chinatown Community.

VCBIA Society's mandates include but not limited to:
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<li>develop, encourage, promote, and protect businesses in the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area,</li>
<li>make studies of, and advance any project, plan, or other improvement intended to benefit the VCBIA members,</li>
<li>promote matters of common concern to businesses and property owners in the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area,</li>
<li>represent its members to all levels of government on matters of common concern.</li>
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We achieve our mission through our commitment to the principles of innovation, integration, and collaboration, by acting with passion and integrity, and by encouraging community stakeholders' involvement that focuses on economic resilience and sustainability.

 

TO DEVELOP, encourage and promote business in the Chinatown Business Improvement Area;
TO MAKE studies of, and advance any project, plan, or improvement designed to benefit the Chinatown Business Improvement Area;
TO COOPERATE with and aid any person, body, group, or association in projects designed to benefit the Chinatown Improvement;
TO RAISE revenue to carry out the purposes of the Society;
TO PROMOTE matters of common concern and interest to businesses and property owners in the Chinatown Business Improvement Area, and to bring together businesses and property owners in the Chinatown Business Improvement Area for fulfilling the purposes of the Society.

Vancouver Coastal Health - Community Volunteer Resources purpose is to enhance Community Health Services through volunteerism. Our volunteers are diverse and united in their concern for others. We are committed to supporting healthy lives in healthy communities in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival is comprised of comics-related events, including readings, presentations, panel discussions, and a large exhibition area featuring publishers and comic authors and artists.