Network Canvas is a project within Northwestern University's Institute fro Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH). ISGMH's mission statement is below:

As a university-wide institute, our mission is to connect scholars from numerous disciplines with the SGM community to forge collaborations and stimulate innovative research to improve SGM health and wellbeing. The institute provides unique opportunities for high-level research and training for the next generation of SGM scholars. The Institute utilizes innovative modalities to disseminate knowledge widely to the SGM community, the public at large, scholars, service providers, educators, and policymakers.