How to Participate
Help us build a Toronto where everyone can feed themselves with dignity and joy
1. Plan your gathering
Plan a gathering with friends and family over food, or leverage your existing plans, and help FoodShare spread the word about food justice. This could be a potluck, dinner party, or whatever else you may dream up.
2. Create a donation page and spread the word
Create a page where folks can donate to support FoodShare’s community-based food programs. It’s easy to use Instagram, Facebook, or our donation platform to collect contributions — learn more below.
3. Celebrate your impact and eat together
Celebrate that the funds you’ve raised will support FoodShare’s food programs across Toronto.
Don’t forget to tag us @foodshareto in your posts so that we can amplify your efforts and show how much a just food system means to so many of us here in Toronto.
Share Food for FoodShare
We know the importance of coming together around food. The dinner table is where we convene and connect, and the one you and yours have coming up could make a big difference for us at FoodShare.
FoodShare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a Toronto where everyone can feed themselves, their loved ones and their community with dignity and joy. Whether it is supporting urban farms, subsidizing local produce markets or coordinating community kitchens, all of our work is about folks accessing food on their own terms.
Share food for FoodShare and make an impact with your next food gathering!
How to Create Your Donation Page
- At the bottom right, tap your profile photo.
- At the top right, tap ➕ Create.
- Tap Fundraiser.
- Select FoodShare Toronto from the list of non-profits to fundraise for.
– You can type in the search bar to find our organization (search for @foodshareto) - Add a cover photo and enter the fundraiser details.
– If Share to feed is turned on, a post will be shared on your feed with the fundraiser attached, and the fundraiser will also be added to your bio.
– If Share to feed is turned off, the fundraiser will only be added to your bio.
- Tap Create fundraiser.
- To share the fundraiser to your feed, profile, or story, tap the fundraiser in your bio, then tap Share.
There are four other ways you can fundraise on Instagram. Find all the instructions here.
- While logged into Facebook, with on your phone or on a computer, find the search bar and type “Fundraisers”
- Select “❤️ Fundraisers”
- Click or tap on the blue “Select nonprofit” or “Raise money” button
- Type “FoodShare Toronto” into the search bar
- Customize your fundraiser:
– Name of your fundraiser
– Share your reason for supporting FoodShare
– Make a goal for your fundraiser and select the currency - Click “Create”
You will see a pop-up screen where you can invite your friends to donate, share in your news feed, or make a self-donation.
You can create your own personal fundraising page on CanadaHelps here. You will find step-by-step guidelines on how to set up your own personal fundraising page as well as some helpful resources.
Remember to select “FoodShare Toronto” as a charity you will fundraise for. Your donors will receive an e-receipt right away when they make a donation, and funds will be automatically sent to FoodShare.
If none of the above suit your needs, you can use our existing donation page here and have your guests submit donations individually or submit your group donation in a lump sum.
Resources & FAQs
Please feel free to print this one-pager to share with guests at your event, or download it and send them a digital copy, so that they can learn more about FoodShare and where their money will go when they contribute to your fundraiser.
You can also find some pre-written text about FoodShare here, which you can use to start your fundraiser.
FoodShare is a food justice organization, advocating for the right to food, and working to challenge the systemic barriers that keep people from accessing the food they need to thrive.
We support community-led food initiatives and work alongside communities most affected by poverty and food insecurity, including Black and Indigenous people, people of colour, people with disabilities, and folks living on a low income.
Whether it is supporting urban farms, subsidizing local produce markets, or coordinating community kitchens, all of our work is about folks accessing food on their own terms.
Being a food justice organization means that we constantly align and evaluate our work to ensure that it drives at dismantling sites of exploitation within the food system and our food movement. We use an equity lens to seek justice, and food security, for everyone.
Your support helps to advance our vision of a Toronto where everyone can feed themselves, their loved ones, and their communities with dignity and joy.
When you redistribute your funds to FoodShare, you are helping us in our work to push back against oppressive systems and advocate for an equitable food system that centres communities most affected by poverty and food insecurity. Thank you!