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National awards
This award honours Canadians for unpaid voluntary activities, most often behind the scenes at the community level. They have given extraordinary help or care to individuals, families or groups, or supported community service or humanitarian causes. Recipients usually have been involved in these activities for several years and normally have not been previously recognized with a federal or provincial honour. There is no deadline for nominations and awards are announced in press releases on an ongoing basis. For further information and nomination forms, please contact the Chancellery at Government House (1-800-465-6890) or www.gg.ca/honours/awards/cca/index_e.asp.
The Flare Volunteer Awards are presented each year to six outstanding Canadian women aged 18 and older whose volunteer achievements have made a difference to the lives of the people in their communities. The 2006 Awards mark the 10th Anniversary of the Flare Volunteer Awards. For more information or to receive a nomination brochure, call 1-877-2-AWARDS, contact awards@flare.com or download the online nomination form at www.flare.com/volunteer/index.jsp.
Started in 1996, the Community Partnership Awards recognize sucessful partnerships between Canadian companies and voluntary sector organizations that address a social need with a sustainable and innovative solution. For more information or to request an application form, call 1-800-263-1178 (toll free) or (416) 597-2293 (Toronto region), send an e-mail to sthenner@imaginecanada.ca or visit www.imaginecanada.ca.
It is the vision of the Peter F. Drucker Canadian Foundation to find the Innovators, whether small or large, to recognize and celebrate their example, and to inspire others. The Foundation endeavors to fulfill this vision by calling attention to the worthwhile, innovative and essential contributions made to society by nonprofit organizations throughout Canada through the annual Peter F. Drucker Award for Canadian Nonprofit Innovation.
Peter F. Drucker defines innovation as: "change which creates a new dimension of performance". Innovative ideas need to possess resolve, imagination, and groundbreaking new thought. The ideas also need to be measurable and transferable to the experiences of other nonprofits in the field. Innovation at a nonprofit level should be shared and benchmarked in order to create an overall well being of society. Since 1993 the stories from applicants for the Drucker Award in Canada have proven that innovation can be a powerful tool in the betterment of people's lives. For more information, call (416) 979-3939 or visit www.innovation-award.ca/aboutdruckeraward.html.
The purpose of this award is to commemorate the work of Thérèse Casgrain and honour those who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to volunteering. The award is presented annually to two Canadians, one man and one woman. This award recognizes the voluntary contributions of men and women from communities across Canada whose pioneering spirit, social commitment and persistent endeavors have contributed significantly to the advancement of a cause and the well-being of their fellow citizens. The deadline for nominations is February 1st of each year. To obtain more information on the award, please contact the Award Secretariat at 1-866-4-OTHERS (1-866-468-4377), by e-mail at theresecasgrain-info@sdc-dsc.gc.ca or visit www.dsc.gc.ca.
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Volunteerism in Canada
