Organisations & Networks

antidote is an award-winning grassroots network and community-based organization of over 150 multiracial girls and women in Victoria, British Columbia.

MNet is a Canadian non-profit organization that has been pioneering the development of media and digital literacy programs by producing education and awareness programs and resources, working in partnership with Canadian and international organizations, and speaking to audiences across Canada and around the world.

MNet focuses its efforts on equipping adults with information and tools to help young people understand how the media work, how the media may affect their lifestyle choices and the extent to which they, as consumers and citizens, are being well informed.

Egale Canada is a national organization committed to advancing equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-identified people, and their families, across Canada. Egale has members in every province and territory of the country. They have great resources, check them out.

Colours of Resistance Montreal is a QPIRG Concordia working group, composed of people of colour, Indigenous people and allies that share a common understanding of the systems of power and oppression that we live in, particularly as they relate to racialized communities. Snap! is an incarnation of a similar program for youth of colour and Indigenous youth, that took place in 2003 in Montreal called Freedom School.

Volunteer Canada is a national organization engaged in the promotion of volunteerism across Canada. As a national leader, they strive to ensure that volunteer efforts are promoted, recognized, supported and safeguarded. By developing resources and national initiatives, Volunteer Canada actively engages in research, training and promotional campaigns to increase community participation and provide leadership on issues and trends in the Canadian volunteer movement.

Women in Media & News is a American media analysis, education and advocacy group that is dedicated to increasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of representations of women in the media.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice.

Features step by step guides and videos on how to grow your organization.

The Centre for Social Justice is a Canadian advocacy organization that seeks to strengthen the struggle for social justice. They are centered in Ontario, but their work spans across Canada and into the international arena.

This is an example of how to centre your cause/organization around a specific need in the community (meals on wheels), and how to expand outward to incorporate the participation of varied groups, from kitchen help to bicycle repair and beyond.