Ending Violence Association of BC

Name

Ending Violence Association of BC

Legal name

Ending Violence Association of BC

Website

https://endingviolence.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gender-Based Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Threat Assessment & Behavioral Intervention (BIT) (EDALAEAF)

Keywords

• Anti-violence training programs
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Trauma-informed care resources
• Community coordination services
• Workplace bystander intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: EVA BC receives operational and program funding from provincial government ministries including Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Ministry of Attorney General, and Ministry of Children and Family Development. Funding supports core operations, training programs, and sector coordination.
2. Membership Fees: Organization operates as a membership association with three categories of membership (core, affiliate, associate) for anti-violence programs and organizations. Members receive discounted rates for events and access to exclusive resources.
3. Donations: EVA BC accepts charitable donations from individuals and organizations to support their mission of ending gender-based violence. Donors may be contacted for ongoing communications and donations are recorded per Canada Customs and Revenue Agency requirements.
4. Training and Consulting Services: EVA BC develops and delivers customized GBV awareness training programs for government agencies and organizations, such as the training developed for BC's Environmental Assessment Office.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) is a provincial membership association that supports, trains, and advocates for approximately 300 frontline anti-violence programs across British Columbia responding to sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, and criminal harassment. The organization delivers professional training, develops trauma-informed and culturally safe resources, coordinates cross-sector responses such as Interagency Case Assessment Teams (ICATs), runs the Be More Than a Bystander prevention program in schools and workplaces, and hosts an Annual Training Forum for anti-violence workers.

Product overview

Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) is a member organization that supports, trains and advocates for anti-violence workers in approximately 300 anti-violence programs across the province. The organization offers a portfolio of programs and services including: the 'Be More Than a Bystander' culture change and bystander intervention program (delivered in schools and workplaces); a Training Centre providing professional development for anti-violence workers; a Resource Centre with tools and publications; the annual Training Forum conference; Community Coordination for Survivor Safety (CCSS) program supporting cross-sectoral coordination; and the Hope2Health Hub. These offerings work together to provide training, resources, coordination, and advocacy to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors across British Columbia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Be More Than a Bystander Award-winning bystander intervention and gender-based violence prevention program delivered in BC high schools and workplaces, primarily through BC Lions players specially trained by EVA BC, with over 225,000 people trained since inception.
• Training Centre Centralized training program that builds knowledge and develops skills to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, offering professional development courses for anti-violence workers across British Columbia.
• Resource Centre Online and published collection of information and tools including backgrounders, reports, guides, manuals, templates and checklists to support the prevention of and response to gender-based violence.
• Annual Training Forum (ATF) Annual two-day in-person conference featuring keynote speakers, workshops, wellness sessions, and networking opportunities for anti-violence workers from across British Columbia, with tiered member and non-member registration pricing.
• Community Coordination for Survivor Safety (CCSS) Program that supports the anti-violence sector and other system partners working on gender-based violence through consultations, Communities of Practice, training, policy and advocacy work, and coordination of more than 50 Interagency Case Assessment Teams (ICATs) across British Columbia.
• Hope2Health Hub Specialized hub providing resources and support for gender-based violence prevention and survivor services, prominently featured as a current initiative on EVA BC's homepage.
• Equipping the GBV Sector for Substance Use Health Project Multi-year co-developed project with EQUIP Health Care and community sites (Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre and Westcoast Community Resources Society) producing trauma- and violence-informed care resources, animation videos, language prompters, safety planning tools, and online courses for the gender-based violence sector across BC, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
• Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence Handbook Updated reference handbook for sexual assault support workers reflecting current trauma-informed and survivor-centred best practices, replacing the prior version last revised in 2016 and accompanied by regional training for Sexual Assault Services workers across BC.

Quantifiable outcome

• 225,000+ people trained through Be More Than a Bystander program since 2011
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Primary provincial government funder supporting EVA BC's Annual Training Forum and ongoing support of BC's anti-violence sector. Ministry is also responsible for funding SAS programs and other victim services. EVA BC works with the ministry on policy development and updates to VAWIR policy.
• EQUIP Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024, EVA BC has worked in partnership with EQUIP Health Care on the three-year Equipping the GBV Sector for Substance Use Health project. EQUIP leads this work with partners in the GBV sector including counselling services, shelters, transition houses, victim services, and prevention programs in BC, Ontario, and New Brunswick. EVA BC led a process to identify community sites (Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre and Westcoast Community Resources Society) to co-design resources including animation videos, language prompters, and online courses.
• BC Lions Football ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Since 2011, EVA BC has partnered with the BC Lions Football Club on the Be More Than a Bystander program. BC Lions players, specially trained by EVA BC, deliver bystander intervention messaging to high school students and workplace audiences across BC. The partnership has trained 225,000+ people and is recognized by the United Nations.
• CUPE BCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCUPE BC (Canadian Union of Public Employees) has been a long-time supporter of the Be More Than a Bystander program, representing more than 120,000 members. EVA BC has delivered Bystander training to CUPE National's executive board and CUPE Manitoba. CUPE BC showcased the program at their 2026 annual convention in Victoria.
• Cambria College (Coleg Cambria), WalesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership with Cambria College in Wales for a transnational Community of Practice involving post-secondary institutions in Wales and Canada. EVA BC is adapting the Be More Than a Bystander program in a train-the-trainer model for instructors in thirteen colleges in Wales. The partnership builds on learning exchanges and a visit by EVA BC staff to Wales in October 2025.
• Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVA BC member organization selected to work with EQUIP Health Care as a community site partner for the Equipping the GBV Sector for Substance Use Health project. Co-designed resources for trauma- and violence-informed approaches to supporting substance use health.
• Westcoast Community Resources SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVA BC member organization selected to work with EQUIP Health Care as a community site partner for the Equipping the GBV Sector for Substance Use Health project. Co-designed resources for trauma- and violence-informed approaches to supporting substance use health.
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal host for international learning exchange between EVA BC and Cambria College. KTP's Equity Diversity and Inclusion Director Tina Prince facilitated connections during the Wales delegation's visit to Vancouver.
• BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVA BC's Workplace Culture Change team developed and delivered a four-week (15 sessions) Gender-Based Violence Awareness Training program to operations and compliance staff at BC's EAO, building skills to assess and monitor GBV risks linked to temporary accommodations, work camps, and project-related activities.

Scale indicators8 records

Direct peers

• White Ribbon: Canadian organization engaging men and boys in ending gender-based violence through workplace and education campaigns. Closely comparable bystander/intervention programming focus, leveraging partnerships (sport leagues, workplaces) and government relationships analogous to EVA BC's Bystander program.
• BC Society of Transition Houses: BC-based umbrella association for transition houses and safe homes serving women and children fleeing violence. Sister organization to EVA BC in British Columbia, serving overlapping member programs and coordinating with the same government ministries — making it the closest geographically and functionally aligned peer.
• Native Women's Association of Canada: National Indigenous women-led organization addressing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. Comparable as a federally recognized policy and program body delivering training, advocacy, and resources in the GBV space, with strong Indigenous-led governance that intersects with EVA BC's Indigenous-centred SAS programs.
• Canadian Women's Foundation: National Canadian foundation funding and coordinating gender-based violence prevention, shelters, and survivor supports. Most direct analog to EVA BC at the pan-Canadian level — both serve as sector-level conveners for anti-violence programs, channel government and donor funding, and operate training and resource libraries.
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC): US-based national resource hub dedicated to sexual violence prevention and response, providing training, technical assistance, and resource development. Directly comparable training-and-resource-center function for the SAS / sexual violence ecosystem that EVA BC supports in BC.
• Women's Shelters Canada: National umbrella organization for women's shelters and emergency shelters across Canada. Operates a similar federation model with provincial/territorial member associations — directly comparable as a sector coordinator with advocacy, training, and government relations mandates.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): US-based national membership and advocacy network for state coalitions and member programs responding to domestic violence. Closely comparable as a network convener offering training, technical assistance, public policy advocacy, and capacity-building resources to a federation of frontline programs.
• Battered Women's Support Services: BC-based feminist anti-violence organization providing direct survivor services, training, and advocacy on violence against women. Operates in the same province as EVA BC with overlapping training and resource missions, though focuses more on direct service delivery than umbrella coordination.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Canada: Long-established national federation operating shelters, housing, employment, and anti-violence programs across Canada. Comparable as a multi-service women's organization with a strong training/advocacy presence and government funding base, but broader in mandate than EVA BC's GBV focus.

Regional players

• Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Services: Provincial counterpart in Alberta providing training, resources, and coordination for sexual assault service programs. Mirrors EVA BC's role as the provincial SAS/GBV member association but in a different geographic market, making it a useful peer for benchmarking service models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EndViolenceBC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/endviolencebc
• Facebookfacebook.com/EndViolenceBC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ending-violence-association-of-bc
• Instagraminstagram.com/endingviolencebc

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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