Many environmental, social justice and other community groups rely on individual donations and short-term grants to do their basic work.  To a great extent, many activities of grassroots groups are undertaken by hard-working and dedicated volunteers.

But while non-profit organizations certainly benefit hugely from volunteer support, the fact is that they also need money to keep lights on, rent paid, information flowing, and services continuing. In many cases, groups simply don't have the capacity to conduct large fundraising campaigns. So individual donations are welcomed warmly. Figures show that about 80 per cent of the funds that keep Canadian non-profit organizations in business come not from government, foundations, or companies, but from individual donors like you.

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Join, Volunteer, Contribute

If you would like to donate your time, services or money to a Manitoba environmental group or social justice organization, let them know. Your personal support helps ensure that critical community-based services provided by non-profit organizations can continue.

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How to Donate

• For a list of environmental organizations in Manitoba, visit the web site of the Manitoba Eco-Network.
• To make a tax-receiptable donation to a Canadian charity on-line, please visit CanadaHelps. If you already know the name of the group, you can enter it. Or you can use the Search function on the CanadaHelps site to browse organizations by region or by topic of interest.
• RCM would be pleased if you were to consider joining RCM (membership is free) or donating on-line to RCM.

Thank you!