Grants and Contributions

This 58-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: fundraising strategy through the identification of prospective donors; development of a customized membership and donor database; development of a communication tool to support diversified fundraising; and implementation of a strategic planning process.

The first supplemental funding was used to further build National Association of Women and the Law’s capacity to strengthen its fundraising and diversify its funding base, while adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and a transition period for National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL).

The second supplemental funding will be used to implement a 50th Anniversary fundraising campaign to further grow NAWL’s organizational capacity through increased visibility, strengthening relationships, enhanced fundraising skills, and donor engagement. NAWL will also create an official document for staff and the national steering committee focused on preserving institutional knowledge., research options for funding from the private sector, and implement their financial sustainability strategy.

This 46-month project is aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity of the organization and those of its members in order to allow them to continue to promote social and systemic changes toward gender equality. Organizational capacity will be strengthened through the following activities: the development and implementation of a capacity-strengthening plan, the establishment of partnerships, collaboration and networks, as well as the improvement of the organization's technological capacity. Furthermore, this project will strengthen the organization's capacity to respond more effectively to the needs of Francophone and Acadian women within the women's movement in Canada.

This 46-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality in the Northwest Territories. Key activities to increase the organization’s capacity include: development and implementation of a territorial advocacy strategy, increased training, and creation of advocacy evaluation framework and advocacy coordinator.

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: strategic and succession planning; partnership development; and financial sustainability planning. This provincial project will allow EVA BC to continue to support and coordinate community-based anti-violence programs across BC.

This 58-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality through organizational innovations. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: creating a suite of policy options that target the government and the private sector to increase young women’s role in decision-making spaces and create/implement a fundraising model which will promote advocacy work and generate a long-term source of revenue.

The first supplemental funding will be used to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 restrictions have had on the project by allowing the organization to pivot planned in-person workshops and training to online and meet the project objectives of increasing the number of young women leaders within corporations and to increase the quantity and quality of leadership opportunities available for young women leaders.

The second supplemental funding will be used to develop an automated lead-generating system to strengthen the organization’s social enterprise and pilot new employee retention initiatives, including a staff retreat to establish new organizational standards for fully virtual work environments.

The third supplemental funding will be used towards administrative costs needed for capacity building activities which include additional staff hours and salary increase during the tasks of leading the employee forum, overseeing the development of a social enterprise lead-generating system and social enterprise assets, as well as working closely on aligning with the marketing consultant on the strategy and messaging around the social enterprise.

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: fundraising strategy through the identification of prospective donors; development of a customized membership and donor database; and development of a communication tool to support diversified fundraising.

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 of a 5-year strategic plan that addresses administrative processes; development of an HR management and board governance structure to incorporate diverse groups; and increased financial sustainability.

This 48-month project will test the applicability of a “Stay at Home” option for women living in rural areas who are experiencing domestic violence by allowing them to stay in their community near family, friends and support networks.

This 24-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 development and implementation of a strategic plan, which will encompass the creation of a support services directory and training for local agencies to enhance their capacity to support Indigenous women.

Supplement funding will be used to increase volunteer capacity to engage Indigenous Girls through cultural awareness activities that address in an informal manner intergenerational trauma and build a support network that will strengthen the Bonnyville Friendship Centre community.

This 58-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 an organizational Response-Based approach to family violence.

The additional funds will be used to strengthen leadership capacity by utilizing specialized assessment tools and facilitating leadership development sessions, led by certified coaches. Technological capacity will also be increased through the development of a webinar that will raise awareness of a promising new concept for addressing gender-based violence.