Over ten years ago when we first started out in the world of digital philanthropy, we noted how difficult it is for Canadian organizations to access specific information about the charitable sector. Most published metrics were American – where does Canada fit into the scene?
Things have definitely changed for the better, with far more information about the Canadian nonprofit community available thanks to groups like @imaginecanada , @charityvillage and so many others. However, in this excellent list: 130 Foundations That Tweet we noticed only two Canadian grant-making foundations made the list.
We were inspired to round-up the Canadian groups we’re following on Twitter and share the 100+ Canadian Nonprofits That Tweet. We’re including foundations, non-profits and charities, under the definitions set for voluntary organizations in Canada.
We know we’re missing some folks, so tweet us at @artezonline and we’ll add you to the list!
Updated! - Wow, huge community of Canadians on Twitter! We're adding you as you contact us. Now at 150+!
Follow this whole list through Twitter Lists at http://www.twitter.com/@artezonline/Canadian-nonprofits
| Organization | Twitter Name |
| ABC Canada | ABC_CANADA |
| AIDS Committee of Toronto | ACToronto |
| ALS Society of Canada | alscanada |
| Arthritis Society Nova Scotia | ArthritisNS |
| Arts Smarts | ArtsSmarts |
| Asthma Society Canada | AsthmaSociety |
| Athletes for Africa | athletes4africa |
| Athletes in Kind | athletes_in_kind |
| BC Cancer Foundation | bccancer |
| BC Children's Hospital Foundation | BCCHF |
| Better Day Alliance Foundation | BDAF |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Halton | BBBSHalton |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Niagara Falls | nfmentoring |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa | BBBSO |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Saskatoon | BBBSSaskatoon |
| Bloorview Kids Foundation | Bloorview |
| Bloorview Kids Rehab | BloorviewPR |
| Brain Injury Alberta | BIAAcanada |
| Brain Injury Services Hamilton | ABIservices |
| Breast Cancer Society of Canada | bcsctweet |
| Bridgeway Foundation | markpetersen |
| Bridgeway Foundation | markpetersen |
| Calgary Food Bank | CalgaryFoodBank |
| Calgary Foundation | CalgFoundation |
| CAMH Foundation | endstigma |
| Canada-Israel Committee | canisrael |
| Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation | CBCF_Run |
| Canadian Diabetes Association | DiabetesAssoc |
| Canadian Hearing Society | wwwCHSca |
| Canadian Hero Fund | herofund |
| Canadian Institute for Health Information / L’Institut canadien d’information sur la santé | CIHI_ICIS |
| Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee | CJPAC |
| Canadian National Institute for the Blind | CNIB |
| Canadian Red Cross | CRC_Ontario_FA |
| Cancer Society Canada | cancersociety |
| CANFAR | CANFAR |
| CAPAids | Capaids |
| Children's Wish Foundation | Childrens_wish |
| Christian Children's Fund of Canada | CCFC |
| Communauté Québec | comquebec |
| Community Foundation of Medicine Hat & Southeastern Alberta | CFMH |
| Community Living Newmarket and Aurora | CLNAD |
| Community Living Toronto | CLToronto |
| Community One Foundation | C1Foundation |
| David Suzuki Foundation | DavidSuzukiFDN |
| DUC Atlantic Canada | AtlanticDucks |
| Earth Hour Canada | EarthHourCanada |
| Easter Seals Canada | easterseals |
| Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund) | ecojustice_ca |
| Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations | ECVOshawna |
| Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations | ECVOshawna |
| Edmonton Food Bank | yegfoodbank |
| Engineers Without Borders | ewb |
| Équiterre ONG | equiterre |
| Farha Foundation | FarhaFoundation |
| Fife House | FifeHouse |
| Fondation Suicide Action Montreal | FondationSAM |
| Free the Children | freethechildren |
| Gay Lesbienne Québec | CGLQ |
| Greenpeace Canada | GreenpeaceCA |
| Greenpeace Québec | greenpeaceQC |
| Guelph Arts Council | GuelphArts |
| Habitat for Humanity Toronto | HabitatToronto |
| Habitat for Humanity Toronto Women | womenbuild |
| HealthyKids International | Healthy_Kids |
| HealthyKids International | HealthyKids Intl |
| Heart and Stroke Foundation Canada | TheHSF |
| HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector | HRCouncil_Lee |
| Humber River Regional Hospital Foundation | HRRH_Foundation |
| Imagine Canada | ImagineCanada |
| International Development & Relief Foundation | IDRF |
| Invest In Kids | Invest_In_Kids |
| iTeams | Rideforrefugees |
| Jays Care Foundation | jayscare |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation BC | JDRF_BC |
| Kelowna Food Bank | kcfbank |
| Kelowna Museums | kelownamuseums |
| Kidney Foundation Canada | kidneycanada |
| Kids Help Phone | KidsHelpPhone |
| Kids Now Canada | Kids_Now |
| Leprosy Mission Canada | LeprosyMissionCanada |
| LGBT YouthLine | lgbtyouthline |
| Liberation BC | liberationbc |
| MADD Canada | maddcanada |
| Make a Wish Foundation Toronto | makeawishTO |
| Meal Exchange | mealexchange |
| Mississauga Food Bank | Food_Bank |
| Montreal Children's Hospital | mtlchildrens |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | MountSinai |
| MS Society Canada | MSSocietyCanada |
| MS Village Canada | MsvillageCanada |
| MSF Canada | msf_fundraisers |
| MSF Canada | msf_canada |
| National Ballet of Canada | nationalballet |
| Not Far From The Tree | nfftt |
| Oakville Arts Council | OakvilleArts |
| ONEDROP | ONEDROPdotorg |
| Ontario Association of Food Banks | OAFB |
| Ontario Crafts Council | OCC_SouthWest |
| Ontario SPCA | OntarioSPCA |
| Ottawa Food Bank | OttawaFoodBank |
| Our Foundation Canada | OurFoundation |
| Ovarian Cancer Canada | OvarianCanada |
| Oxfam Canada | oxfamcanada |
| Oxfam-Québec | OxfamQuebec |
| Plan Canada | PlanCanada |
| Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation | pmhf |
| Projet Montréal PMR | Projet_Plateau |
| Providence Health Care | Providence_Htlh |
| Rethink Breast Cancer | rethinktweet |
| Richmond Youth Service | RichmondYouth |
| Rick Hansen Foundation | RickHansenFdn |
| Right to Play Canada | RightToPlayCAN |
| Ronald McDonald House Toronto | RMHToronto |
| Royal Conservatory of Music | the_rcm |
| Ryans Well Foundation | theryanswell |
| Salvation Army Canada | salvationarmy |
| Save the 'Bou! | savethebou |
| Science World BC | ScienceWorldTR |
| Scott Mission | thescottmission |
| Scouts Canada | scoutscanada |
| Scouts Canada Foundation | Give2Scouts |
| SickKids Foundation | sickkids |
| Sierra Club Canada | sierraclub |
| SNAP Québec | snapqc |
| Social Venture Partners Toronto | SVP_Toronto |
| Société SP Canada | SocCanDeLaSP |
| Special Olympics British Columbia | sobcsociety |
| Special Olympics Toronto | SOToronto1 |
| Starlight Children's Foundation British Columbia | StarlightBC |
| Starlight Children's Foundation Canada | starlightcanada |
| Stephen Lewis Foundation | stephenlewisfdn |
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences | SunnybrookHSC |
| TakingITGlobal | takingITglobal |
| Tech Soup Canada | techsoupcanada |
| Ten Thousand Villages Canada | VillagesCanada |
| Ten Thousand Villages Toronto | TorontoVillages |
| Ten Thousand Villages Windsor | VillagesWindsor |
| The Children's Foundation Guelph and Wellington County | ChildrensFdnGW |
| Toronto Children's Choir | TCCHighNotes |
| Toronto Environment | TOenviro |
| Unicef British Columbia | UNICEFBC |
| Unicef Canada | UNICEFLive |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation | UJAFederation |
| United Way Toronto | unitedwayto |
| United Way Vancouver | UWLM |
| Vancouver Food Bank | VanFoodBank |
| Victoria Foundation | VicFoundation |
| Volunteer Victoria | volvicbc |
| War Child Canada | topsatwarchild |
| Water Matters | WaterMattersAB |
| White Ribbon Canada | whiteribbon |
| Women in Leadership | WIL_Fdn |
| Women of Baycrest Foundation | womenofbaycrest |
| World Society for the Protection of Animals Canada | wspacanada |
| World Vision Canada | wvcanadanews |
| WSPA Canada | wspacanada |
| WWF Canada | WWFCanada |
| YMCA Canada | YMCA_Canada |
| Young Adult Cancer Canada | yacancercanada |
| Youth Assisting Youth | YAY_Youth |
We've been frantically updating this week! Not on here yet? Tweet us at @artezonline and we’ll add you!
Follow the full Twitter List at http://www.twitter.com/@artezonline/Canadian-nonprofits
