Grants and Contributions

This 36-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strategic and succession planning, which will encompass an environmental scan, board development and human resources management to create a firm, sustainable foundation for the organization.

This 45-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the YWCA of Greater Toronto (YWCA Toronto) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the optimization of digital assets and creating two annual digital campaigns; strategically integrating the Philanthropy and Advocacy & Communications departments’ resources and knowledge; amplifying program and service participants’ voices through story collection and an annual Speakers’ Bureau and creating an actionable quality assurance framework based partly on the revised Annual Program Report framework.

This 60-month project will develop, implement and test a community-based and culturally-relevant advocacy model based on response-based practice to support, respond and restore dignity and safety of Indigenous GBV survivors in northern and remote Kaska communities in Yukon and Northern British Columbia. The organization will engage GBV survivor advocates to raise awareness on related issues in their communities and offer peer support and referrals to other GBV survivors in order to improve their access to appropriate response and support services.

This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Women In Crisis (Algoma) Inc. to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the launch of a new online fundraising platform, the development of a new fundraising strategy and related communication tools, and the creation of a 5-year organizational strategic plan.

The 2023 supplemental funding will permit the organization to develop and implement a human resources retention strategy and increase staff capacity to provide trauma-informed care.

This 58-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow North York Women's Resource Centre to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development and implementation of an organizational strategic plan, a fundraising strategy, an engagement strategy for members and volunteers, as well as a focus on enhancing organizational governance and sustainability.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to develop and implement recruitment and retention strategies and implement processes and systems to improve performance measurement and evaluation.

This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Huronia Transition Homes to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a long-term sustainable financial plan that includes a social enterprise model; a comprehensive redesign of internal financial reporting systems; and the implementation of a program evaluation structure.

The supplemental funding will be used for an anti-racism audit, as well as the shift to an electronic client management database for increased internal efficiency and analytics. The supplementary funds in 2023 will be used by the organization to a) develop implementation plans for existing social enterprise strategies, b) revise the organization’s by-laws and c) to improve their results-based management framework, including program evaluation through the development of theory of change and logic models.

This 58-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Working Women Community Centre to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a strategic plan, operational plan, women’s equality framework, training plan and evaluation tool, a partnership and donor development strategy, and organizational policies, procedures and best practices. Activities will include research, development, monitoring, testing and adoption of recommendations and tools, which will be integrated and implemented through all levels of the organization from the Board of Directors to staff, to enhance community outreach and impact across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

The 2023 supplementary funds will be used to develop a five year succession plan for the overall organization including a succession plan framework and handbook for the Executive Director’s position.

This 58-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the South Asian Women's and Immigrants’ Services Inc. (formerly known as South Asian Women's Rights Organization Inc) to become a strong emerging community-based women’s organization. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through an in-depth organizational evaluation; strategic planning; and strengthening of the Board of Directors’ capacity to develop strategies relating to fundraising, administration and initiatives.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to: 1) support their transition from a non-profit to a charitable organization (including a sustainability plan); 2) strengthen human resources (providing training and succession planning); and 3) strengthen women-led and community-based initiatives in collaboration with sector coalitions and partners.

This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: leadership development; review of human resource management; development and implementation of result based management; and enhanced partnership building to increase collaboration with other women's organizations.

The additional funds will be used to create evaluative tools to bolster results-based management efforts, to strengthen internal leadership capacity in the areas of fundraising and the use of social media, to collaborate with other stakeholders in building a gender-inclusion plan for gender-queer communities and to build capacity for collective action efforts within the community and with other agencies.

This 46-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: development and implementation of a strategic plan to enhance organizational financial health, increase board governance capacity, and build partnerships for increased collaboration. These activities will strengthen the organization’s ability to support the well-being and prosperity of Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people across Manitoba.