Unison Choruses Canada is a national not-for-profit organization serving as a hub for Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ choruses, fostering connections and providing essential resources for administration, fundraising, and programming. Your donation helps us support these vibrant communities and ensure their voices continue to be heard.
Sample General Manager Job Description
Provided by One Voice Chorus in Calgary, this job description outlines the duties and reposonsibilities of the Chorus General Manager
Justice Choir Songbook Volume 1
UNISON Choruses Canada made a donation on behalf of our members for access to this songbook.
Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis is pleased to sponsor the Justice Choir Songbook and the country's charter chapter, Justice Choir – Twin Cities. Most of the pieces in the Songbook are new. They were composed and written by people from across this land and curated and co-edited by Abbie Betinis, Ahmed Anzaldúa, and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu. We are grateful for their commitment. They are helping us sing toward the time when all will live in a just, peaceful, and sustainable world.
Sample Artistic Director Contract
shared by Edmonton Vocal Minority
Sample Artistic Directror Contract and Job Description - EVM
Sample Guest Artist Contract
shared by One Voice chorus - Calgary, AB
Sample Guest Artist Contract - OVC
Fundraising 101
presented at Unison Symposium 2022
In Support of Your Success
Fundraising 101: How Fundraising is an Integral Facet of Creating Community Impact
Sponsorship Letter
Sample of Corporate Sponsorship letter - template
To write a sponsorship letter, follow these guidelines:
Introduction: Clearly state who you are and the purpose of your letter.
Details: Explain the event or project for which you are seeking sponsorship, including its goals and benefits.
Benefits for the Sponsor: Highlight what the sponsor will gain from supporting your initiative, such as exposure or community goodwill.
Call to Action: Encourage the sponsor to get in touch for further discussion or to confirm their support.
Annual Fundraising Calendar
After creating your annual fundraising plan, it’s time to develop a fundraising calendar to map out exactly how you’ll implement your strategies throughout the year. The layout of your fundraising calendar is crucial. Make sure to split the calendar into months or quarters, whichever works best for your organization.
Fundraising calendars help nonprofits visualize exactly how their annual fundraising plan will play out throughout the year, including deadlines, budgets, and team member responsibilities.
Donor groups 👫
Your SMART goals 🤓
Fundraising activities (campaigns, events, appeals, grant deadlines, etc.) 🎩
Donor communication plans ☎️
Team member roles and responsibilities 🙋
Income and expenses 💸
Deadlines ⌛
Fundraising Mgmt Plan
Fundraising or fund-raising is the process of seeking and gathering voluntary financial contributions by engaging individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit organizations, it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit enterprises.
Traditionally, fundraising has consisted mostly of asking for donations through face-to-face fundraising, such as door-knocking. In recent years, though, new forms such as online fundraising or grassroots fundraising have emerged
This spreadsheet will assist you in keeping track donor relationships and create an action plan for building and nuturing those relationships
Sample Chorus By-laws - OVC
Starting your chorus from scratch? Use these sample chorus by-laws to help you get started
Sample Chorus Policy & Procedures Manual
Need help creating policies and procedures for your chorus? Use this sample from one of our chorus members to help you get started
The Boards Role in Succession Planning
Few events in the life of an arts organization are as important, as visible, or as stressful as when the
director leaves. This is all the more true if the director is the founder of the organization.
How the transition to new leadership is managed reveals a lot about the director, the board and the
organization. Perhaps more important, it also plays a key role in determining the organization’s future.
GALA Choruses sample succession Plan
This document outlines a leadership development and emergency succession plan for the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers. This plan reflects ABAG's Executive Succession Policy and its commitment to sustaining a healthy functioning organization. The purpose of this plan is to insure that the organization's leadership has adequate information and a strategy to effectively manage ABAG in the event the executive director is unable to fulfill her duties.
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Unison Round Table Sep 27, 2025
Recorded Zoom meeting of the Unison Virtual Round Table
May 10, 2025
Unison Round Table May 10, 2025
Recorded Zoom meeting of the Uniion Virtual Round Table
Mar 30, 2025
UNISON AGM March 30, 2025
Recorded Zoom Meeting of the 2025 UNISON AGM
Feb 22, 2025
Virtual Round Table Feb 22, 2025
Recorded Zoom meeting of the Unison Virtual Round Table
Nov 30, 2024
Virtual Round Table Nov 30, 2024
Recorded Zoom meeting of the Unison Virtual Round Table
Sep 24, 2024
Virtual Round Table Sep 28, 2024
Recorded Zoom meeting of the Unison Virtual Round Table
New Brunswick Choral Federation
The New Brunswick Choral Federation (NBCF) was founded in 1979 to promote and encourage the art of choral music in the province of New Brunswick. A non-profit arts organization and registered charity, we represent individual choristers, choral conductors, accompanists, music teachers and others who care about New Brunswick’s rich choral tradition, and provide a vital link to the larger Canadian choral community.
Nova Scotia Choral Federation
The Nova Scotia Choral Federation is a voluntary not-for-profit organization which exists to serve the needs of the choral community, to raise public awareness and to foster an appreciation and enjoyment of choral music. We promote the art of choral music in Nova Scotia. We encourage high standards of artistic achievement and provide technical expertise and training.
Choirs Ontario
Choirs Ontario’s mission is to foster vibrant, inclusive and accessible choral communities by providing programs, services and resources; creating opportunities; and engaging Ontario’s diverse population in the transformative power of choral music.
Saskatchewan Choral Federation
Saskatchewan Choral Federation is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the elevation and enhancement of choral music in Saskatchewan. Established in 1978, SCF works to promote the art of choral music, encourage high standards of artistic achievement, maximize the number of singers and choirs in the province, develop appreciative audiences, and communicate the benefits of singing as a healthy lifestyle choice. Saskatchewan Choral Federation receives funding from Sask Lotteries.
BC Choral Federation
The BC Choral Federation encourages and promotes choral music throughout British Columbia. We are a non-profit association. Our members are enthusiastic singers, music educators, conductors, and organizations who share our belief that choral music is a lifelong joy, and should be accessible to everyone!
We promote & encourage choral activity throughout British Columbia.
Choir Alberta
Choir Alberta fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive choral community. Our programs, resources, training, and performance opportunities recognize and celebrate the uniqueness of every voice.
We believe singing together in community and experiencing choral performance are transformational experiences that bridge cultural and personal differences.
Each year, Choir Alberta touches the lives of thousands of Albertans offering them unique and enriching opportunities in the world of choir and group singing.
Manitoba Choral Association
Manitoba Choral Association is dedicated to elevating choral music in Manitoba. At MCA, we’re always in motion, inspiring our members and building community within Manitoba’s choral world. Sincerity and passion drive everything we do. We treat each other like family, provide safe spaces to learn and grow, and work together to expand the horizons of choral singing in Manitoba.
Justice Choir Songbook
The Justice Choir Songbook is in its final stages of proofing and editing! Preview & download the working document below. 34 songs are complete and ready!
Each of our songwriters has pre-authorized their song(s) free for all non-commercial use. This means you may duplicate and share these songs for use in your marches, rallies, educational programs, religious services, and any other non-commercial event. We hope this is a valuable model for you, and that it makes it easy for more and more people to sing for justice, equity, love and peace. (Read more: How to Share with Creative Commons and our Facebook post What Can I Do with a Justice Choir Song (without needing to ask)?.)
To download the Songbook (most recent update: 3/9/21), press the red button below. You’ll be taken to a donation page — please consider tipping if you can. Tips to Justice Choir are not required, but your generosity makes a big difference to our songwriters, and to our ability to continue this work.
** After you tip, click RETURN TO JUSTICE CHOIR to get your PDF download.
CRA - Get info about a charity
List of charities and other qualified donees and How to get Information about a charity in Canada
Archives Canada
Make your chorus immortal!
Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) helps Canadians gain a better understanding of who they are. It serves as the continuing memory of the federal government and its institutions and as the guardian of Canada’s distant past and recent history.
CRA - Become a charity
Apply to Become a registered charity. Applying to become a registered charity is a 4-step process. Within the four steps below, you will find tools to help you decide whether you should apply, and what documents to send in with your application.
Gala Choruses
GALA Choruses supports. guides, and inspires LGBTQ+ choruses and their allies to leverage the liberating power of singing to create harmony and equity for all.
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