Grants and Contributions

Through this 19-month project, the Carrefour des Femmes du Grand Lachute will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. The organization will address its need to acquire the tools to maximize its impact and fulfill its mission. The project will include creating a three-year strategic plan and developing a communication and visibility plan.

Through this 18-month project, Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador will build its capacity to promote gender equality. It will address the need for a client-centered and standardized approach to the collection of data. The project will include the development and training of a shared data collection framework for all transition houses in the province. It will also develop a knowledge mobilization plan to ensure better resource allocation, advocacy, and capacity building for data-driven planning and action towards meaningful social change.

Through this 18-month systemic change project, GCT#3 Representative Services will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity. Specifically, the project will research and address some of the barriers faced by Treaty #3 women in the workforce. The project will 1) develop a set of internal principles and a guiding vision statement for the project; 2) undertake an analysis of barriers and experiences of Treaty #3 women in the workforce; 3) conduct consultations with partners and community engagement sessions; 4) create and support networks and forums for women in the workforce; and 5) develop and advocate for policies and pathways forward that improve the experiences of women in the workforce. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 18-month project, Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need for effective organization wide communication and assess options to increase access to diverse employment options. The project will include enhancing organizational communication capacity, implementing a communications and social media strategy, rebranding and renaming the centre and completing a feasibility study for the creation of an employment training/placement service.

Through this 19-month systemic change project, Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) will scale its Communities for Gender Equality cohort program to advance women’s economic security & prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles in each of WAGE’s 5 regions. It will scale to a new learning cohort of up to 20 of the 206 community foundations that serve communities from coast to coast to coast. The project will work with participating community foundations to: (a) incorporate gender equality into operational or board-level policies and practices ensuring gender parity and increasing women’s leadership in positions of power; and ∕ or (b) change internal pay structures and hiring policies making a sizable impact on their community’s gender-pay gap, © move assets into portfolios incorporating a gender lens and explore the expansion of the program to include intersectional investment programming on climate and sustainability, and (d) work with donors to start funds focused on supporting gender equality.

Through this 18-month project, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the agency’s fundraising and communications capacity needs to better provide holistic support to vulnerable and marginalized women and gender-diverse people who are justice-impacted. The project will include, 1) establishing a funding diversification plan, policies, and practices; 2) developing resources to operationalize the funding diversification plan; and 3) training staff to effectively implement said plan.

Through this 18-month project, the Velma Carter Centre for African-Canadian Women (VCCACW) will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the organization’s policies, procedures and funding practices. The project will include embedding a healing-centered approach into its foundation, work culture, programs and relationships that is grounded in the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety. Key activities include the development and application of a GBV framework to the foundation of the VCCACW. This will be accomplished through a customized GBV training program that aligns with the organization’s goals and the needs of Black Women, as well as the review and development of polices, bylaws and strategies for communications and financial sustainability that address the unique challenges faced by Black Women, while supporting a work environment that champions mental health and well-being. By the end of the project, VCCACW will have obtained and shared knowledge, developed tools and built on relationships that will help bolster their organizational credibility and financial capacity, as they continue their mission to address the barriers and significantly improve the lives of Black Women through education, healing, mentorship and connection.

Through this 18-month project, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the governance gaps in its second- stage housing program, Miyoskamin, with a primary focus on assessing, building, and solidifying the systems, processes, policies, and structures integral to Miyoskamin’s transition towards an independent organization. The project will include a needs assessment; staff and management training; and the development of a strategic plan, human resource guidelines, and a funding strategy. This will ensure the establishment of strong foundations that enable Miyoskamin to develop sustainably based on a solid governance and leadership vision, allowing it to better serve the specific housing needs of Indigenous women, non-binary individuals, and their children in Montreal.

Through this 18-month project, North Point Douglas Women’s Centre (NPDWC) will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the organization’s policies, procedures and practices. The project will include evaluating, developing and revising policies and bylaws to align with 2SLGBTQIA+ applicable legislation and acts on Indigenous women and Service users. The organization will establish a clear direction and outline attainable and measurable goals to collaborate with their staff and review resources to address safe space and accessibility in their community along with improving the understanding of the organization’s mission, vision, guiding values and principles and staff roles. Through community consultations, review and development of a 5-year strategic plan and updated financial policies and procedures NPDWC will obtain the tools and knowledge to help build their organizational credibility and financial capacity.

Through this 31-month project, Edmonton Centre for Race and Culture will help advance representation in leadership and decision-making roles for Black Women, Indigenous Women, Racialized Women, and Women with Disabilities through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within policies and practices across institutions (private or public organizations, entities, or structures) by creating networks and collaborations that will transform Human Resource (HR) policies and practices.

This will be achieved by convening women, decision makers, and HR professionals in urban and rural areas of Alberta for Peacemaking Circles and engagement activities, including Systems Mapping workshops, to create a collective understanding of the systemic challenges and opportunities. This collaboration and co-creation will work to inform the strategic direction and articulate a vision of systems redesign. By utilizing scenario planning, developing and implementing a guided approach, and creating an innovation pipeline, Edmonton Centre for Race and Culture will create and test solutions that will advance diversity, inclusion, and equity through the systemic transformation of human resource policies and practices. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.