This November 29^th is recognized as the biggest charitable movement in the world, also known as GivingTuesday. It was established in 2012 with the simple notion of encouraging people to do good deeds such as making someone smile, assist a neighbour or stranger, show up for a cause that matters to them, or donate some of what they have to those in need. It has developed into a worldwide movement over the last nine years, empowering individuals and groups to change their neighbourhoods and the entire planet.

This year, we have two goals for GivingTuesday: volunteer recruitment and monetary donations. In the last year, our team has almost doubled! With that, we’ve been able to scale up some of our research projects, but the more we take on, the more support we need to complete the tasks

Volunteer with the Canadian Pride Historical Society

We are actively seeking volunteers to assist us with documenting the Pride Movement in Canada and leading various functions of the society. We are committed to ensuring our Board of Directors and supporting volunteer base are made up of a diverse group of individuals. We encourage the following groups to get involved with the CPHS:

• Residents of British Columbia, Northern Canada, Quebec and the Atlantic Coast
• Trans Identified
• Non-Binary Identified
• Female Identified
• BIPOC
• People aged 40+
• French-speaking or other languages spoken besides English
• Persons with a disability

We are actively recruiting volunteers for the following positions:

• Bilingual Education Coordinator
  The Education Coordinator is responsible for creating educational materials on the history of the Pride Movement in Canada.
• Translation Coordinator
  Translation Coordinator is responsible for interpreting written and audio pieces in different languages, making sure to maintain their original meaning, format and tone. Looking for English to French or English to Indigenous.
• Website Coordinator
  The Website Coordinator is responsible for assisting with the building and maintenance of the Canadian Pride Historical Society (CPHS) website.
• Data Entry Coordinator
  Responsible for entering in historical research data into the Pride Information Management System (PIMS).
• Indigenous Research Coordinator
  The Indigenous Research Coordinator is responsible for assisting with pride research initiatives, data, and records for Indigenous Communities.
• Executive Assistant
  The Executive Assistant will provide administrative and operational support to the Executive of the CPHS.

Apply for a Volunteer Position HERE!

Donation to the Canadian Pride Historical Society

Last year, we successfully launched the Manitoba Research and Education Plan, this year we will be continuing our Research and Education projects, breaking into the Alberta and British Columbia regions. Monetary donations allow us to continue this work, growing a GSRD archive of Canadian history.

Research Project
Our research teams are currently working in Alberta on Calgary and various smaller communities throughout the province and have started their research into BC with Vancouver. Additionally, we are in the process of cleaning up our Pride Information Management System (PIMS), including translating existing data into French. Throughout 2023 we plan to launch our research results for Alberta and begin the oral history project in Manitoba.

Education Project
Our education team is working on developing small 2–3-minute educational videos on our national pride topics as well as an educational browser video game. We are also working on developing a French listing of educational resources that mirror our current English educational resource offerings on our website. Throughout 2023 we plan to launch our education materials for Alberta and publish our educational browser video game and educational videos.

Donate HERE!