BEST NONPROFIT EMPLOYER – DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
20+ Staff
Semi-Finalists
Oxfam Canada
North York Harvest Food Bank
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
Covenant House Toronto
YMCA of the National Capital Region
Blue Door Support Services
Edmonton Meals on Wheels
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
Parents for Community Living – KW Inc.
Catholic Crosscultural Services
Circle of Care
International Women of Saskatoon (IWS)
Elevate Aviation
YWCA Calgary
YWCA Metro Vancouver
ACCES Employment
Alberta Immigrant Women and Children Centre
CanadaHelps
Let’s Talk Science | Parlons sciences
Goodwill Industries of Alberta
Under 20 Staff
Semi-Finalists
CentreCanada Newcomer Services Society
Cooperative Memorial Society
Durham Alliance Outreach
Communauté Congolaise de la Région de la capitale du Canada – CCRCC
Durham Family and Cultural Centre
Feed Ontario
The John Howard Society of PEI
Alpha House
Play Forever
Proset Autism / Autisme Proset
Bandology
PEGASUS Institute
iSisters Technology Mentoring
BEST NONPROFIT EMPLOYER – FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
20+ Staff
Semi-Finalists
The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth
Southlake Health Foundation
CanadaHelps
360°kids
AdaptAbilities
FCJ Refugee Centre’s Fundraising Team
ANIDA (All Nations International Development Agency)
Under 20 Staff
Semi-Finalists
Lennox and Addington County General Hospital Foundation
Times Change Women’s Employment Service
Lupus Canada
Cowichan District Hospital Foundation
Hearts in Hands
Inside Education Society of Alberta
Trek for Teens Foundation
BEST NONPROFIT EMPLOYER – WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAM
20+ Staff
Semi-Finalists
Helping Hands, Orillia
Covenant House Toronto
Creative Options Regina
Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords
Circle of Care
British Columbia Construction Association
Harrow Health Centre: Family Health Team
Fred Victor
Futureworx Society
Parents for Community Living – KW Inc.
Connective Support Society
Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS)
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Durham
Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Louis Brier Home & Hospital
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Windsor Family Health Team
Goodwill Industries of Alberta
Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Under 20 Staff
Semi-Finalists
Aura Freedom
Nimkee Nupigawagan Healing Centre
West Island Cancer Wellness Centre
ReForest London
Thorncliffe Wellness Cafe Group
Rise
Centre for Family Literacy
Chinook Sexual Assault Centre
Level Justice
Armagh
BEST NONPROFIT EMPLOYER – VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
20+ Staff
Semi-Finalists
Covenant House Toronto
Community Development Council Durham
Saskatoon Open Door Society
The Depot Community Food Centre
CHATS- Community & Home Assistance to Seniors
North Okanagan Hospice Society
Fair Haven Homes Society
Regional Animal Protection Society
KCR Community Resources
Community Living Oakville
PLASP Child Care Services
Souls Harbour Rescue Mission
Connections Early Years Family Centre
Cuso International
Community Living Mississauga
Calgary Seniors
Crossroads International
Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan (RMHC-SK)
Greater Vancouver Food Bank
Under 20 Staff
Semi-Finalists
The Hangar Flight Museum
Canadian Courage Project
East York Learning Experience
Fored BC Society
Army Cadet League of Canada
Strathcona Community Policing Centre
Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports – VASS
The Kelowna & District Society for People In Motion
Play Forever
Vantage Point
Kids Up Front Foundation (Calgary)
Moms Against Racism Canada
Vancouver Food Runners
Ontario Schools Cricket Association
Centre for Family Literacy
Hutton House
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue
NatureKids BC
Peace Arch Hospice Society
CanU Canada
PEGASUS Institute
BEST NONPROFIT COLLABORATIVE PROJECT (FEATURING 2 OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS)
Semi-Finalists
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa and World Skills Employment Centre Ottawa
Cecilia Concerts & Halifax Public Libraries
Collaborating organizations for Durham Non-Profit Network (DNN): Affiliation For
Inspiring Youth Upliftment (AFIYU) Enterprise, AIDS Committee of Durham Region (ACDR), Back Door Mission, Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle (BACC) Boys and Girls Club (BGC) Durham, Community Development Council Durham Region (CDCD), Durham Community Foundation (DCF), Feed the Need Durham (FTND), Women’s Multicultural Resources and Counselling Centre (WMRCC), United Way Durham.
HENS – Home Essentials Newcomer Support and The Donway Covenant Untied Church
Victim Services of Durham Region, Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services, Durham District School Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Durham Regional Police, Kids Safety Village, Zemind Studios
Fiddlesticks, Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre, YWCA Cambridge, House of Friendship, Hospice Waterloo Region, Community Living Cambridge, Forward, Langs Community Health Care, Temple, St Vincent Du Paul, Preston Heights Community Group, Knox United Ayr, Kinbridge Community Association, Greenway Chaplin Community Centre, Hespeler Village Neighbourhood Association, St Andrews, RARE
The Old School Community Gathering Place and the St. John of the Cross Parish/Two Tunics
Səýeḿ Qwantlen, Kwantlen First Nation, Kwantlen Land Guardians (KLG), Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS), Kerr Wood Leidal (KWL), Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA), Rivershed Society of B.C.
Aura Freedom International
North Island Employment Foundations Society (NIEFS) and Multi-cultural & Immigrant Services Association of North Vancouver Island (MISA) also known as the Immigrant Welcome Centre.
Six Nations Child & Family Services and Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services
Grand Erie Public Health, SOAR Community Services, The Boys and Girls Club of Brantford, Six Nations Child and Family Services, and Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services
Mishka Social Services
Community Living Essex County, Partners for Planning and Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN)
Seniors Services Society of BC
Sunshine Foundation and Straz Strong Foundation
Contact North and Literacy Link South Central
Woodgreen Community Services, Black Opportunity Fund, CivicAction, Sustainable Impact Foundation, Aga Khan Council for Canada
Tikva Housing, BC Rental Protection Fund, Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation
Elements Society and Unbounded Canada Foundation
MOST OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL IMPACT – STAFF & MOST OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL IMPACT – VOLUNTEER
Staff
Semi-Finalists
Annie Kidder (Co-Founder and Executive Director, People for Education)
Ashlyn Koebel (Distribution Assistant Manager, Greater Vancouver Food Bank)
Colin Jessome (Executive Director at Crime Stoppers of Halton)
Darren Greer (Clinical Case Manager, Alpha House)
Jane Kenny (Executive Director Rosalie Hall)
Jason Shawana (Executive Director, NPAMMB Indigenous Youth Employment and Training)
Lanelle Big Eagle (Operation Manager, OUTSaskatoon)
Laura Monastero (Senior Manager, Organizational Performance and Privacy)
Manda Aufochs Gillespie (Executive Director, Cortes Island Community Foundation)
Nathalia Prieto (Program Manager, Innovation Specialist at North York Community House)
Pulcherie Ngoie Mwepu (Senior Program Director – The Outreach Social Care Foundation)
Robert Gill (National Executive Director; Army Cadet League of Canada)
Sarah Pritula (Director of Philanthropy & Major Gifts)
Shannon Douglas (Engagement and Training Coordinator, Community Living Oakville)
Sharon Abel (Manager, Double Take Thrift Store)
Stacy Murphy (Community Outreach Coordinator – The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth)
Victoria Berry (Social Services Manager- Centre for Grief & Healing)
Volunteer
Semi-Finalists
Amber Craig (Breaking Free Foundation)
Ashid Bahl (For the Love of Children Society of Alberta)
Barb Estey (Vancouver Food Runners Society)
Barbara Kay (Learning Disabilities Association of York-Simcoe)
Brenda Okorogba (Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, Students Commission of Canada, Results Canada, Crossroads International, and Ottawa Community Housing Corporation)
Cathy Cowen (Canadian Center for Women Empowerment)
Chris Kennedy (pflag Canada)
Dianne Persall (Norfolk County Agricultural Society)
Frank Posta (Georgian Triangle Humane Society)
Gerry Pageau (Sunshine Coast Community Solar Association)
Ida Marchese (Women’s Nonprofit Network, The ONE Campaign Canada, Go Girls (Big Brothers Big Sisters Peel | York), the Together Project, IMACC Program for international students at the University of Toronto Mississauga, UNITE 2030)
Jana Bell (Amazon Rainforest Conservancy)
Kari Lindsay (Hamilton Children’s Choir)
Manpreet Dhesi (GenConnect)
Margaux Wosk (BC People First Society)
Mark Kirton (ALS Action Canada)
Matthew Varey (Breakthrough T1D Canada (formerly JDRF); Breakthrough T1D International)
