What Is Catalyste+’s Orange Shirt Initiative and Where Do the Proceeds Go?

Catalyste+’s Orange Shirt initiative is a fundraising and awareness campaign tied to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. Catalyste+ staff designed an Orange Shirt, and the organization sells a t-shirt and hoodie through For the People, an Indigenous-owned clothing company. According to Catalyste+, 100% of the proceeds go to the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.

What the initiative involves

The campaign has two connected parts:

• A staff-designed Orange Shirt created in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30.
• Two items for sale — a t-shirt and a hoodie — offered through For the People, described by Catalyste+ as an Indigenous-owned clothing company.

Catalyste+ presents the initiative on its site under the heading “Orange Shirts Available Now,” with separate links to shop the t-shirts and the hoodies.

Where the proceeds go

Catalyste+ states that 100% of the proceeds go to the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.

That is the full extent of the donation detail provided in the available Catalyste+ page content. The site does not break the proceeds down further, specify a campaign end date, or state whether the amount is capped.

How to take part

If you want to buy an Orange Shirt item:

1. Go to the Catalyste+ website and find the “Orange Shirts Available Now” section.
2. Choose the t-shirt link or the hoodie link, depending on which item you want.
3. Complete your purchase through For the People, the Indigenous-owned clothing company handling the sale.

The Catalyste+ page provides the shopping links for both items but does not list prices, sizing, shipping details, or payment methods. Those details would appear on the For the People sales pages themselves.

Why Catalyste+ runs this campaign

Catalyste+ describes itself as a Canadian economic development organization, formerly known as CESO-SACO, that has partnered since 1967 with businesses, governments, and community organizations in emerging countries and in Indigenous communities in Canada. The Orange Shirt campaign sits alongside that broader work, marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and directing proceeds to the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.

Quick reference

For current availability, pricing, and shipping, check the For the People listing pages linked from Catalyste+’s Orange Shirt section, since the Catalyste+ page itself does not include those details.