Interwoven Connections’ Honorarium Policy

Interwoven Connections values the time, expertise, and lived experience of those who contribute to our mission.
This policy outlines how we recognize those contributions through honoraria, ensuring fairness, consistency, and compliance with Canadian nonprofit and tax regulations.

What an Honorarium Is

An honorarium is a discretionary payment that recognizes an individual’s time, effort, or lived experience when contributing to Interwoven activities.
Honoraria are not salaries, wages, or contracts for service, they are voluntary tokens of appreciation for specific, short-term, non-employment contributions such as:

• Sharing a lived experience story (e.g. panel participation)

• Speaking at a webinar or conference

• Providing training

• Advising on program or policy development

• Participating in co-design sessions, consultations, focus groups

• Reviewing materials or providing expert feedback

Eligibility

Honoraria may be offered to:

• Families, caregivers, adoptees, kinship and customary caregivers, community members, professionals, Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous Elders

• Community partners, or guest speakers not employed by Interwoven

• Advisory committee or community of practice and working group members who volunteer their time

Honoraria are not provided to:

• Current Interwoven staff or Board members

• Individuals being paid under an existing service agreement or contract

• Professionals who are sharing/amplifying a for-profit endeavour

Amounts and Tiers

Amounts are intended as general guidelines and can be adjusted based on activity, scope, preparation required, and available budget.
These are benchmarked against comparable peer Canadian nonprofits and sector guidelines: