Global + Local Partners
Canvas Home partners with non-profit organizations and artisan groups that are committed to fair-trade business. These skilled artists should be fostered, and their communities should flourish. By bringing you their work, we give greater purpose to the items you use every day.
Currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, Handmade to Market is a non-profit organization whose mission is to create economic opportunities for low-income artisan groups worldwide where livelihoods, communities, and craft traditions are marginal or at risk. Designed to address the financial plight of slight or remote groups of qualified artisans, our donations are available for real grassroots projects and help artisans worldwide.
Canvas Home Small Grants Program with Handmade to Market
After sitting on the board and seeing Handmade to Market's great work, Canvas Home founder Andrew Corrie decided to create the Canvas Home Small Grants Program. The Canvas Home Small Grants Program provides artisans with direct and immediate financial assistance that can lay the groundwork for sustainable incomes for artisans. These grants allow artisan groups to acquire materials, tools, equipment, training, and marketing services to expand employment and generate revenue.
Learn more about the Canvas Small Grants Program recipients for 2022 here.
Housing Works' mission is to end the crises of homelessness. Canvas Home supports Housing Works in their annual Design on a Dime benefit by creating unforgettable room vignettes in which every piece is available for sale, with all proceeds going to charity. All profits from Design on a Dime help Housing Works "get a room" for homeless and low-income New Yorkers.
Creative Learning enhances the capacity of local organizations around the world to improve the lives of people in their communities. Through the creation of people-to-people partnerships, these organizations are incredibly dedicated to protecting human rights, supporting economic and social development, and building peace.
Canvas Home's Shop & Support Program
In celebration of Pride Month, the Shop & Support Program donates a percentage of Canvas Home's June sales to a selected non-profit LGBTQ+ organization to empower the work and outreach they provide for the community.
2023 Partnership:
Drag Story Hour NYC: an NYC-based organization that produces storytelling and creative arts programs for children and teens, presented by local drag artists in libraries, schools, and other community spaces in all five boroughs of New York City, as well as virtually. Through fun and fabulous educational experiences, their programs celebrate gender diversity and all forms of difference to build empathy and give kids the confidence to express themselves however they feel comfortable. Learn more here.
2022 Partnership:
NAAAP Pride is a national program by The National Association of Asian American Professionals It is here to empower, educate, engage, and celebrate the Asian American LGBTQ+ professional community and its allies by providing education, promoting visibility, and developing current and future LGBTQ+ leaders. We will provide resources and support for those in all stages of the coming out process and those creating safe and affirming work and learning spaces where Asian American LGBTQ+ students and employees can live, work, and study safely, openly, and genuinely. Learn more here.
2021 Partnership:
ASIANANDLGBTQ+ is a Youth-Lead online community organization with a mission to universally educate, support, inspire, and empower API LGBTQ+ individuals through research, history, arts, and more.
We also work to create opportunities, educate communities, and empower LGBTQ+ individuals to realize and accomplish their goals. Learn more here.