Grants and Contributions

Through this 17-month project, Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society will build its capacity to advance gender equity. It will address gaps in organizational strategy and sustainability to build internal capacity and improve outcomes for women served. The project will include developing a strategic plan, a framework for measurement and improvement of impact, and a communications strategy to share the roadmap for the organization with stakeholders.

Through this 31-month project, Wood Buffalo Pride Society aims to enhance the economic security and prosperity of trans women and nonbinary people. The project will achieve this by identifying participants’ life goals; fostering meaningful connections with experienced and affirming community members, and developing essential skills, experience, and leadership abilities to boost confidence and self-advocacy, both in the workplace and in life. The organization will create and support employment and leadership opportunities for trans women and non-binary people by offering mentorship, networking, and development opportunities. Additionally, the organization will actively engage with local employers to create safe, inclusive workplaces with affirming policies, physical spaces, procedures, and gender-affirming benefits. An external evaluator will be engaged to measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project, ensuring that goals and objectives are met effectively.

This 19-month project will establish the foundational pillars of Canada’s first national Black 2SLGBTQI+ organization through engagement, communication, and organizational development - all with a focus on systemic impact and organizational sustainability. The Enchanté Network will undertake key organizational development activities, co-develop a strategic plan and host two annual national black 2SLGBTQI+ summits.

Through this 19-month project, the YWCA will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address persisting barriers to economic security and decision-making authority for diverse cisgender women, transgender women, and non-binary people in both the organization and the community. The project will include developing and enhancing the organization’s climate of inclusion; transforming its management, consultation, and governance practices; and improving its internal policies and standards on human resources to help improve the organization’s position as an ally in social justice.
The project will involve all teams (employees, volunteers, members, and residents) within the YWCA in a comprehensive, systemic Gender-Based Analysis Plus process.

Through this 19-month project, Fire Service Women BC Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the gaps in leadership opportunities and supports for the advancement of women in the fire services field. The project will include the development of a strategic plan and financial sustainability framework, strengthening of the organization's governance capacity, and updating of governing bylaws and policy guidebook to support the organization's ability address the unique needs of women in fire services

Through this 19-month project, Street Haven at the Crossroads will help advance women's economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers that marginalized women face in securing meaningful employment within non-traditional workplaces. The project will 1) implement focus groups and mentorship opportunities to connect marginalized women with organizations that seek to improve their hiring and inclusion practices; 2) review existing policies and procedures within participating businesses through a gender-based lens; and 3) create educational templates and materials to support the development of updated policies and procedures to enable women to thrive in non-traditional sectors. Occupational specific training will be offered to the women based on employer feedback from the focus groups. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 19-month project, Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address creating a culture of belonging by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion within their organizational structures, processes and systems. The project will include the creation and implementation of a developmental and responsive organizational roadmap to curate belonging that respects their values and innovative and developmental culture and will build the skills and capacity of BIPOC staff and volunteers as well as board members leadership and accountability to support the organization’s goals.

Through this 24-month project, Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc (Ma Mawi) will develop and implement a promising practice to engage men and boys in preventing sex exploitation and sex trafficking against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. This will be achieved by developing and testing strategies on how to best reach newcomers and youth men and boys; conducting research on the role of online platforms in technology facilitated gender-based violence; and building partnerships with the corporate sector in Manitoba to develop and assess ethical business practices to prevent exploitation amongst employees.

The project will engage with key stakeholders and agencies in the police, technology, education, and business sectors as well as with non-profit organizations and survivors to inform the activities and expand networking opportunities to exchange best practices focused on intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. The project will also be guided by various advisory groups including a survivor’s advisory group; an advisory group of men who are former sex buyers; and a group of Indigenous organizations and service agencies.

Ma Mawi will evaluate their activities to measure and assess the project impact as well as to develop reports on the promising practice to be shared with key partners, government agencies and funders in Manitoba so that they may replicate it or expand upon it.

Additional funding will be used to increase the impact of the project by expanding the education, awareness and the dissemination of research results activities while also expanding their relationships in the corporate sector to develop promising practices that promote the prevention of sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Through this 19-month project, Connexion Emploi ressources femmes will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. It will address the organization’s current challenges so it can better meet its current clients’ needs and diversify its funding sources. The project will include developing a strategic plan; revising internal documents, policies, and directives; introducing new methods of collaboration, management, and technology use; and adapting practices specifically for working with marginalized women.

Through this 19-month project, Western MB Regional Women’s Resource Centre, Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the fundamental human rights of women and girls experiencing gender-based violence in Southwestern MB. Key activities include the recruitment of members and collaboration with partners in rural communities and outlying areas to identify gaps and barriers, increasing knowledge sharing, improving programs and services, creating new resource materials and information packages for distribution, training staff and board members, and finally researching and developing an advocacy framework and delivering a conference to share the findings.