WAYS TO GIVE
Looking For a Meaningful Way to Give Back?
Supporting Indigenous Friends Association is one way to help create more opportunities for Indigenous community members to learn, build digital skills, connect with Indigenous mentors, and explore future pathways in technology.
There are many ways to get involved, whether you make a donation today, become a monthly donor, give through your workplace or organization, or plan a gift for the future. Choose the way to give that feels right for you.
Ways You Can Help
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Make a gift today to support free digital learning for Indigenous participants across Canada.
Your donation helps provide technology, learning resources, Indigenous mentors, participant supports, and opportunities to continue building skills beyond the classroom.
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Create an impact that continues throughout the year.
Monthly giving provides reliable support that helps IFA plan ahead, respond to program needs, and continue providing programs at no cost to participants.
Choose an amount that works for you and support Indigenous digital learning throughout the year.
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Turn your birthday, event, challenge, celebration, or personal goal into an opportunity to support IFA!
Create your own fundraiser and invite your friends, family, colleagues, or community to join you in supporting free digital learning opportunities for Indigenous participants.
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Create an Impact for the Future!
Including Indigenous Friends Association in your will or estate plans is a meaningful way to support opportunities for Indigenous Peoples for years to come.
A legacy gift can help future participants access digital education, technology, Indigenous mentorship, and opportunities while creating an impact that continues beyond your lifetime.
There are many ways to leave a legacy, and your gift can be structured in a way that reflects what matters most to you.
Connect with us at: fundraising@indigenousfriends.org
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Bring your organization into the work.
Companies and organizations can support IFA through corporate gifts, program support and sponsorship, workplace giving, employee gift matching, in-kind contributions, internships, and other partnership opportunities.
Corporate support can help expand access to technology, digital education, mentorship, participant supports, and career pathways.
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Grants from foundations, organizations, and funding partners help strengthen and expand IFA's programs and the opportunities available to participants.
Funding can support digital education, technology, mentorship, participant supports, program delivery, and other areas of greatest need.
Interested in supporting IFA through a grant or funding opportunity?
Connect with us at: fundraising@indigenousfriends.org
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Giving publicly traded securities or mutual funds can be another way to make a meaningful contribution to IFA.
Depending on your circumstances, donating eligible securities directly to a registered charity may also provide tax advantages compared with selling the investment and donating the proceeds.
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Donor-advised funds offer a flexible way to support charitable organizations and can allow you to incorporate giving to IFA into your longer-term philanthropic plans.
Why Your Support Matters!
Systemic barriers to technology education and employment, including access to digital infrastructure, training opportunities, geographic barriers, and pathways into the sector, continue to contribute to the underrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada's technology workforce.
Indigenous Peoples in Canada are 70% less likely than non-Indigenous people to work in tech, with just 1.4% of employed Indigenous Peoples working in technology occupations.
At the same time, technology careers offer significant economic opportunity, with Canadian tech workers earning an average of $40,000 more per year than workers in other fields.
Your support helps create more opportunities for Indigenous community members to access digital learning, build practical skills, learn alongside Indigenous mentors, and explore where those skills can take them next.
For some participants, that can mean discovering a new creative skill or building a portfolio. For others, it can mean continuing their education, gaining real-world experience through a paid internship, or exploring a new career pathway.
By supporting IFA, you help keep these opportunities free and accessible to Indigenous community members across Canada!
What Your Support Help Makes Possible
And Keeps Free
Technology & Equipment
Access to laptops, drawing tablets, software, and other technology needed to participate and build hands-on digital skills.
Learning Resources & Instruction
The instructors, curriculum, digital resources, workshops, and tools that support participants as they develop practical skills in technology and creative digital fields.
Paid Internship Opportunities
Through IndigiTECH, IFA works with partners to arrange paid internships where participants can apply their skills, gain real-world experience, make professional connections, and explore potential career pathways.
Indigenous Mentorship & Guest Speakers
Opportunities to learn alongside Indigenous mentors who bring their knowledge, experience, and perspectives into the learning environment.
Participant Supports
Support for childcare, nutrition, and other participant needs that can help remove barriers and make it easier to take part in and stay engaged with our programs.
Pathways Beyond Our Programs
Support doesn't end with learning a new skill. Participants can build portfolios, explore further education, connect with opportunities, and consider different ways to continue building on what they've learned.
1000+ Participants and Growing 🧡
More than 1,000 participants have taken part in IFA programming, building digital skills, making connections, and exploring where their learning can take them next.
With your support, we can continue creating these opportunities and reach more participants across Canada.
“In my time with IFA, I have discovered a newfound passion for tech I didn't know existed. When I
signed on with "IndigiTech," I just wanted to learn how to work from home, and with the continuous support
from the mentors, I have grown in ways I never thought possible! I have never experienced an educational
program that uniquely combines modern advanced skill development while honoring cultural and traditional
practices. IFA is truly a blessing to Indigenous communities!! “
-Mentee feedback from most recent IndigiTECH Cohort
Every Gift Helps Create What's Next!
However you choose to give, your support becomes part of something bigger.
It can help a participant access technology, learn alongside an Indigenous mentor, develop new digital skills, build a portfolio, gain professional experience, or explore a new pathway.
Thank you for choosing to support Indigenous Friends Association, our participants and communities at the heart of our work!
Please feel free to contact us at fundraising@indigenousfriends.org with any inquiries about giving