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| Path: Main Street : Volunteer/Donate : HelpLink |
Helplink is a service of CharityVillage®. It is a place for individuals and organizations to offer, or ask for, help.
Do you have something you'd like to donate? Find a group accepting goods on our Donate Used Items page.
Do you have something you'd like to recycle? Find a group accepting goods on our Recycle Used Items page.Your posting at HelpLink is free. To learn how to send listings to us most effectively, please visit our How to send stuff page.
If you would like to offer a service, why not visit our Volunteer Bulletin Board page first to see if your skills and interests match any of the existing postings.
Requested: Offered:
Items Requested
Pet Related Items Needed in Toronto
The Annex Cat Rescue is a nonprofit organization that cares for the homeless and abandoned cats living in Toronto. We are currently in need of the following items: cat food, large to medium sized dog crates, kitty condos, humane hav-a- hart traps, digital cameras, and handmade crafts to sell to help raise money for our organization. If you have items to donate to us you can reach us at donate@annexcatrescue.ca or call 416-410-3835 leaving a detailed message of what you have to donate. (May 14, 2008)
Donated Warehouse Space Requested in Ottawa
Bicycles for Humanity are looking for donated warehouse/storage space in the Ottawa area, for storage of collected bikes for a minimum of 3 months starting on May 1st, 2008. We are looking for about 1000sq feet - nothing fancy, but somewhere safe to store bikes until we load them into a shipping container destined for a disadvantaged community in Africa - to help improve and change their lives through access to transportation. For more information contact Seb Oran at 613-799-7985 or at seb@bicycles-for-humanity.org. (May 14, 2008)
Household Items Needed in Winnipeg
Love-n-Care Ministries is a Christian organization that reaches out to immigrants, refugees, First Nations people, and low income people in the downtown area of Winnipeg. We are here to help them get established by providing household goods and furniture at a nominal cost. Love-n-Care Ministries could use: furniture, TVs, microwaves, lamps, rugs, beds, strollers, household items: dishes, pots and pans, cutlery, bed linen, towels, pillows, knick knacks and clean clothing. Please contact Janine Brando for more information at 204-943-9298 or email: janine@lovencare.ca (March 3, 2007)
The guide outlines the key elements of employment contracts for workers in the community services sector. It is intended to provide workers with information to begin to negotiate their own fair contracts. It has information for contract workers who are employees and those that are independent contract workers. For more information or to order, contact TOFFE - Toronto Organizing For Fair Employment. Our phone number is 416-531-0778. There is no charge for this resource - only for multiple copies and postage. (April 4 , 2008)
Items Offered
Find a charity that accepts donated goods on our Donate Used Items page
Free Photocopier in Toronto
Used photocopier (Xerox 5818). It is a larger console type model (not desktop). It is an analog type copier (not digital). It is in good working condition (needs one part replaced). Was under a reasonable service contract with Xerox. Must be picked up (from downtown east Toronto). For more information, please contact David West, Good Shepherd Non-Profit Homes (416) 203-2711 ext 288 or email DavidW@GoodShepherdCentres.ca (April 4, 2008)
Free Computers Offered to Ontario Charities
Renewed Computer Technology (RCT) offers free computers to Ontario charities with focus on learning. RCT has 6 centres across Ontario. Please visit our website for computers available and to find a centre near you: www.rcto.ca/Charity RCT: Extending Technology...Expanding Minds. For more information, please contact Tel: 1-866-206-0008 or Regional Centre locations & contacts: http://www.rcto.ca/Contact/Managers.aspx (April 4, 2008)
Folders Available in Toronto
Staffworks Canada has 5 boxes of 150 Staffworks double pocket folders available for donation. For more information please contact Shannon Tse at shannont@staffworkscanada.com. (April 4, 2008)
New Resource Available - Guide to FAIR Employment Contracts
Professional Services Offered
Complimentary Life Coaching
What would it be like to realize your dream? What would it take to get there? Would you like to have someone to work with you to help you get there? Coaching available, pro bono, to clients and nonprofit organizations. Contact Catherine at catherine_osborne@sympatico.ca.
(April 7, 2008)Depression workshops in Toronto
Manjeet Singh, CSA is offering workshops to small groups of people who have been suffering from depression. The sessions can be presented in the form of life skills such as self-esteem, self-confidence, assertiveness, procrastination, exercise, meditation, visualization, repetitions, affirmations and use of higher-self, or they can all be condensed into one session talking a bit of each as guideline to manage depression and keep the stress levels low. The core of the topic is to teach people the use of their mind as a tool to carve the life they want. For more information, contact Manjeet at 647-231-7206 or at manjeet.singh@servicecanada.gc.ca. (April 4, 2008)
Free Management Consulting
Endeavor Volunteer Consulting Network (EVCN) provides free management consulting to nonprofit and social-mission organizations in Toronto and neighbouring cities. If you are interested in our free consulting services, learn more or fill in a project application form at http://evcn.ca/clientsprojectrequest.shtml or contact us at contact@evcn.ca. (March 12, 2008)
Life Coach AvailableRobin H-C, Life Coach - City TV expert, is donating workshops to teach people how to break free of the prison we often create in our thinking. What if you could learn to master your thinking and attract extraordinary results and experience an amazing level of fulfillment every day? Imagine the power of mastering your thoughts to create results beyond what you can imagine! Please contact 416 845-5043 or visit www.robinhc.com for more information. (April 4, 2008)
Compelling Writing On Tap
You're under pressure to produce succinct and engaging communications to your organization's beneficiaries, donors, prospects and staff. I can help you get your message out in a way that's carefully tailored to your objectives and target audiences. Whether it's an annual report, case for support, grant proposal, website content, periodic newsletter, direct mail package, or a crucial presentation, I can help you. Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed, at a competitive price. Contact David at www.thotwerx.com for results today. (April 4, 2008)
Hold your next fundraiser at a Chapters or Indigo bookstore
At all Chapters and Indigo stores, we now offer a FUNdraising program to give nonprofit and charitable organizations the opportunity to raise money in a cultural and community-based environment. We offer your group an unique opportunity to host a fundraiser evening in one of our Chapters or Indigo stores right across Canada! Your invited guests can choose from a wide selection of books, gifts, holiday decorating ideas all in one place and we will donate to your group 10% (before tax) of all purchases made during the function by your invited guests. For more information about this program, please contact your local Chapters or Indigo store. You can find a complete listing of the stores and contact information across Canada at chapters.indigo.ca. (April 4 , 2008)
Other Offerings
The new CARE UNLIMITED PROGRAM giving back to volunteers
Brand new Thank You (advantage) Program for volunteers (the first of its kind in Canada) recognizing, rewarding and inspiring volunteerism, in our communities, to non-profit organizations/charities. Established within the past year by a senior provincial buyer, whose wife suffered two attacks of cancer, and received wonderful assistance during her long journey to recovery by numerous volunteers of non-profit care organizations.
All volunteers can receive an ID card which gets you unlimited use (never-before offered to a program) discounts on admissions to over 50 of Ontario's top attractions which have opened their hearts to fully support the program - also access to government/corporate level pricing on unique services / products (and growing) - you can make individual "personal" orders, or for your organization - and get the same, identical cost break.
This program (run by volunteers) is in Ontario-only at this time but should be Canada-wide within 3 years. Program is attempting to stay at No-Cost for using, only a handling fee of $6 for the year to cover ID card and user-info printing, postage, newsletters, and other critical costs to keep program running. Send cheque-only for $6 handling with following info printed: name, return mailing address, email address for newsletter, and organization/fundraiser affiliated with, to: Care Unlimited Program, 4981 Hwy 7 East, 12A, # 102, Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N1. We will send out your card and user info within the week. Thank YOU! and all the very best. Visit us at: www.CareUnlimited.ca. (April 4 , 2008)
If you have something to give, please e-mail: marina@charityvillage.com