Why a public foundation?

Public foundation - A public foundation (such as a hospital foundation) generally gives more than 50% of its income annually to other qualified donees, usually other registered charities. It must be established either as a corporation or a trust, and more than 50% of directors/trustees deal with each other at arm's length. A public foundation generally receives its funding from a variety of arm's length sources. It may carry out some of its own charitable activities.

Corporate Values

The corporate values governing CF4AASS' development will include the following:

We believe:

• Animal Assisted Support Services (AASS) improve quality of life.
• Service Providers and related charities make life changing contributions, while possessing, unique identities.
• AASS add value to the health and social service sectors.
• A combination of passion, talent, abilities, knowledge, and fact-based decision making will build a vibrant AASS community, sustainable services, and programs.
• Human animal interactions benefit those served, those serving, and the animals.
• The website and portal make accessing services, information, and exchanging information easier.
• Collaboration and partnerships reduce isolation, fragmentation, and duplication making better use of people’s time, energy, and resources.
• In Community.

Organization History Profile

Patrons

Alan Thicke

Chris Irwin

David Smith

Dominic D'Arcy

Eleanor Milne

Kevin Frost 

Connecting:

• Networking, planning and/or participating in special events, guest speaking, building relationships with donors, sponsors, other foundations and stakeholders...

Communicating:

• Website, quarterly newsletters, email, and respond to telephone inquiries
• Online collaboration, voice in the voluntary sector, single-point of entry to access and share information, presentations, public and media relations
• Consulting, forming strategic alliances, opportunities to support this evolving field and community, research, proposal writing...

Collaborating:

• Bridge building among stakeholders
• Promoting and participating in new partnerships... 

Celebrating:

• Promoting asset-based community and sector development
• Animal Assisted Support Services Hall of Distinction
• World Animal Day - Animal Blessing Celebrations
• National Access Awareness Week 
• Unity and common ground
• Innovation
• Synergistic partnerships...