Grants and Contributions

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a 3-year strategic plan; by strengthening Human Resources policies and procedures, including the creation of a renewed staffing and membership structure adapted for greater flexibility; and through the development of an evaluation framework and associated tools and resources, incorporating feminist and gender-sensitive approaches.

Supplemental funding will be used to advise the Board of Directors on a risk assessment of existing policies and to revise priority policies to better reflect the governance structure and to rapidly adjust to the current pandemic context.

This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a 3-year strategic plan; by strengthening Human Resources policies and procedures, including the creation of a renewed staffing and membership structure adapted for greater flexibility; and through the development of an evaluation framework and associated tools and resources, incorporating feminist and gender-sensitive approaches.

Supplemental funding provided in 2020 will be used to advise the Board of Directors on a risk assessment of existing policies and to revise priority policies to better reflect the governance structure and to rapidly adjust to the current pandemic context.

Supplemental funding in 2023 will be used to assess and renew the strategic plan and develop an organizational recruitment and retention plan, a staff performance measurement tool, and a succession plan for the organization.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (Woman ACT) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development and integration of a strategic results-based management plan to redefine organizational processes and systems, with a focus on integrating documentation, analysis, and evaluation throughout Woman Act’s advocacy and policy programming.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development and integration of a strategic results-based management plan to redefine organizational processes and systems, highlighting documentation, analysis, and evaluation of WomanACT's advocacy and policy programming.

Supplemental funding will cover the costs associated with the update and management of the acquired five e-learning modules.

This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development and integration of a strategic results-based management plan to redefine organizational processes and systems, highlighting documentation, analysis, and evaluation of WomanACT's advocacy and policy programming.

Supplemental funding will cover the costs associated with the update and management of the acquired five e-learning modules.

The additional supplemental funding in 2023 will cover the diversification of funding sources through the development of a viable social enterprise model

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a sustainable and comprehensive fundraising strategy that will enable the organization to increase their sources of secure, predictable, unrestricted funding. This will allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to meet the increase in demand for their services, cover administrative costs, and enable their continued leadership in antiviolence advocacy and legal reform initiatives, as Canada's only gender-based violence legal clinic.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the City for All Women Initiative (CAWI) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced by: transitioning their CAWI Steering Committee into an effective not-for-profit Board of Directors, with a focus on strong governance and accountability; developing a sustainable Human Resources strategy that incorporates succession planning and recruitment and retention strategies; developing a sustainable fundraising strategy and establishing a new financial management system; and developing a social enterprise model for the facilitation of trainings in the Ottawa area on the themes of equity and inclusion, allowing for professional development and income generation for female facilitators, while advancing CAWI’s mission of advancing gender equality.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the City for All Women Initiative (CAWI) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced by: transitioning their CAWI Steering Committee into an effective not-for-profit Board of Directors, with a focus on strong governance and accountability; developing a sustainable Human Resources strategy that incorporates succession planning and recruitment and retention strategies; developing a sustainable fundraising strategy and establishing a new financial management system; and developing a social enterprise model for the facilitation of trainings in the Ottawa area on the themes of equity and inclusion, allowing for professional development and income generation for female facilitators, while advancing CAWI’s mission of advancing gender equality.

The supplemental funds will cover costs associated with updating the organizational website, including accessibility text, as well as developing branding and promotional material for the social enterprise.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a sustainable and comprehensive fundraising strategy that will enable the organization to increase their sources of secure, predictable, unrestricted funding. This will allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to meet the increase in demand for their services, cover administrative costs, and enable their continued leadership in antiviolence advocacy and legal reform initiatives, as Canada’s only gender-based violence legal clinic.

The supplemental funding will be used to hire a support position for the fundraising department.

This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a sustainable and comprehensive fundraising strategy that will enable the organization to increase their sources of secure, predictable, unrestricted funding. This will allow the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic to meet the increase in demand for their services, cover administrative costs, and enable their continued leadership in antiviolence advocacy and legal reform initiatives, as Canada’s only gender-based violence legal clinic.

Additional funds approved in 2020 will cover the costs of hiring a support position for the fundraising department.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to train staff on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), develop a Strategic Planning that integrates considerations of the post-COVID reality, hybrid workplace, and principles of EDI, and update organizational IT and communications policies to reflect a changing hybrid workplace reality.