50% of proceeds will be split amongst our two WOO 2023 beneficiaries.

CAUSE WE CARE:
Cause We Care Foundation is a Vancouver-based registered charity founded in 2007 to assist local single mothers by supporting programs and initiatives that empower them to achieve economic security, build capacity, and create a positive future for themselves and their children.

The Foundation committed $1.5 million to help build the YWCA Cause We Care House in downtown Vancouver, distributed over 10,000 Holiday care packages, with essential supplies to families through 40 outreach organizations, donated more than $2.4 million to educational and employment training programs and initiatives that support single mothers and their children achieve security and have provided more than $750,000 in bursaries to single mothers as they pursue further education and training through their Single Mothers Support Fund.

THE FORUM:
The Forum's vision is to see women entrepreneurs thrive. As a registered charity in Canada, they are the leading national organization that provides women entrepreneurs with the education, mentorship, resources and community that they need to succeed. They have supported over 12,000 entrepreneurs since 2002 through their radically impactful programming and wildly supportive community. The Forum has always stood on the same principle, of believing in women, believing in their visions, and believing in the change they can make in their families, their communities and the economy when provided with the resources and connections they need.