sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank envisions a world without hunger. They work toward this goal by: providing food in times of crisis for hungry people in the developing world; helping people grow more food to better feed themselves and their families; and providing nutritional support to malnourished people with a focus on pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and young children.

Partnering Sponsors

Beyond the economic, political and social fabric there is another strand in the city— the spiritual. City in Focus exists to serve the spiritual needs of Vancouver through compassion, conversation and connection. They believe that this mission goes beyond boundaries of age, denomination, faith, gender, race and social status. They care for soul of the city by reaching out and providing resources to the individual, the social group, the racial group and the age group. City in Focus develops relationships with business leaders and connects them with ministries serving the community of Vancouver.

Level Ground Trading trades fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering their customers ethical choices.Founded by four Canadian families for the purpose of improving the lives of disadvantaged producers through trade, the company's first trade relationship was set up through Hugo Ciro with a cooperative of small-scale coffee farmers in Antioquia, Colombia. The farming families' greatest desire was to see their children go to school, so Hugo found a group of dedicated teachers and community members who joined together to form Famicafé.

Orchestra helps companies build strong, successful brands by looking at the bigger picture—we call it the 360-degree view. We work closely with our clients to ensure that every interaction improves the overall brand experience—both inside and outside the organization. In this way, we've helped dozens of companies just like yours build brand and PR strategies that fully engage their audiences rather than simply communicating to them.

Foundational Sponsors

Canadian Baptist Ministries is a global mission organization committed to sharing God's love through word and deed. They believe that God brings healing to a broken world through local churches. With over 140 years of experience, CBM has seen that words and deeds intertwined in Christian community work together to bear witness to God's transforming grace. Together in partnership, they seek to bring hope, healing and reconciliation to all people.

Tenth Church carries a vision to be a place where people of all different backgrounds can find Christ; a community of healing for the broken; and a mission sending base into Vancouver and throughout the world. Tenth is a community where people who don't consider themselves especially religious and might not otherwise attend church discover and rediscover the life-changing beauty and power of Jesus. Our worship services feature creative, uplifting worship and engaging preaching.

Food for the Hungry is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty—one community at a time. With partners like you, FH walks alongside the most vulnerable communities throughout the developing world as they strive toward sustainability. Recognizing that each community faces unique challenges as well as advantages, FH is committed to an integrated, holistic approach to development including priorities such as agriculture, education, health, and gender equality.

The Canadian Baptists of Western Canada is a Christ-centred community of churches. They have a 3-fold purpose: "Inviting Faith. Acting in Mercy. Cultivating Leaders." Churches within the CBWC are in all 4 western provinces, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. 156 churches belong to the CBWC, plus about 30 church plants, serving about 100,000 worshippers in churches large and small, rural and urban. They worship God in more than 30 languages.

Initiatives of Change (IofC) is a global movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own.
Farmers' Dialogue is a program of IofC. It mobilizes farmers to bring solutions and act on the changes needed personally and globally. Farmers' Dialogue aims to reinforce the values that make farmers everywhere partners rather than competitors, to take responsibility to ensure there are adequate supplies of food in the world, to take care of the soil and of the environment in order to secure the future of generations to come.