A funding program for sports, arts and literacy groups to develop cultural legacies in BC on behalf of the 2010 Olympic Games. ¶ http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/content/home.asp

Canada Post offers reduced pricing for qualifying direct marketing campaigns. ¶ http://www.canadapost.ca/business/offerings/addressed_admail/can/default-e.asp

The Vancouver chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. ¶ http://www.afpvancouver.org/

Provides financial support to eligible writers, artists, publishers and cultural organizations in BC. ¶ http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/

The former BC Gaming Commission provides funding to certain provincial arts groups that can show community involvement. ¶ http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/index.htm

A national agency which offers grants, services and awards to eligible professional Canadian artists and arts organizations, including writers and cultural magazine publishers. ¶ http://www.canadacouncil.ca/

An organization which connects donors to registered charitable organizations. ¶ http://www.canadahelps.org/

An initiative of the Department of Canadian Heritage. It provides contributions to eligible Canadian magazine publishers and industry associations through formula-based and project-based components. ¶ http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/fcm-cmf/index_e.cfm

A link to the application form for obtaining charitable status. ¶ http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2050/

A list of guidelines from the Canada Revenue Agency for obtaining charitable status. ¶ http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/plcy/cps/cps-024-eng.html

Offers grants and subsidies to qualified employers for summer internships, student hiring, skills training and youth employment. ¶ http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/topics/eie-gxr.shtml

A directory of funders and grants in Canada. Available for a fee; a starter-kit is also available for free to non-profits under $100,000/year. ¶ http://www.imaginecanada.ca/

An information site and resource portal for non-profit and volunteerism organizations. ¶ http://www.nonprofitscan.ca/

A City of Vancouver organization that provides grants for eligible cultural organizations and events. ¶ http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/oca/Grants/index.htm

A U.S.-based news and resource site for non-profit and charitable organizations. ¶ http://www.pnnonline.org

A postal subsidy for qualified Canadian magazines. ¶ http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/pap/index_e.cfm

14 ¶ A 2006 guidebook to government financial resources available to BC small businesses, produced by Small Business BC.

A Heritage Canada funding program that provides assistance to projects that promote Canadian arts and culture to foreign markets. ¶ http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/rc-tr/progs/pcrc-trcp/index_e.cfm

The Department of Foriegn Affairs provides travel grants to promote Canadian literature outside of our borders. Currently mostly used by book authors, but a case can be made for magazine writers. ¶ http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/arts/literat-en.asp

A philanthropic organization which grants money and resources to a broad range of eligible groups. ¶ http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/

A government body which provides assistance to eligible projects that diversify economic activity and create employment in western Canada. ¶ http://www.wd.gc.ca/eng/6142.asp