Grants and Contributions

This 48-month project will strengthen organizational capacity through a comprehensive internal exercise that will enhance the organization’s ability to continue supporting and promoting gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: a review and update of Board governance; organizational financial health; succession planning; HR management; internal policy reviews; and strategic planning.

The extension in time and additional funds will allow the organization to review and enhance the HR compensation policy and organizational structure; diversification of funding sources; and partnership development, collaboration, and networking.

This 48-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, collaboration and networking; development of an advocacy strategy; implementation of result based management; organizational financial health; and sustainability plan.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. The organization will develop and implement a detailed knowledge-transfer plan within the organization to ensure the delivery of continuous quality services and organizational sustainability.

This 16-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, development and implementation of a marketing plan, including new logos, web refreshment, branding and promotional materials, as well as development and implementation of a community outreach and engagement plan.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue advancing gender equality in its community. To achieve its objectives, the project will oversee the following capacity building activities: board governance training; partnership development; strategic planning to enhance financial health; Advocacy strategy; and GBA+ training.

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough, in partnership with two local organizations, to continue to promote social and systemic change towards gender equality. Through this project, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough will contribute to developing a hub of services with the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and the Peterborough Community Legal Centre, to increase their collective capacity to respond to clients living with complex trauma, as a result of gender-based violence and its intersecting oppression. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a strategic plan for the hub model, the creation of Human Resources strategies for the hub, as well as the development of a collective advocacy strategy to strengthen the support offered to self-identified women living with complex trauma within Peterborough and surrounding communities.

This 48-month project will increase organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: improved board governance, development of a strategic plan, development of strategic partnerships, improved financial stability and an in-depth analysis of the reality and needs of women in Nova Scotia through a GBA+ lens.

This 48-month project will build the organization’s capacity in order to better respond to increasing demands and to continue working towards its mandate of eradicating sexual violence against women and children. The project will meet its objectives through a membership strategy designed to recruit and retain volunteers in the community and a capacity building strategy that will increase leadership and mentoring opportunities as well as develop board governance expertise.

This 18-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Interval House to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through an evaluation of the newly designed Residential Program, a series of capacity-building trainings for both front-line workers and managers, as well as staff health and wellness training.

This 10-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue to deliver culturally appropriate services to Indigenous people. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: a needs assessment of women’s housing needs, a capacity assessment of readiness for launching a social enterprise, identifying venture partners and funding opportunities, and creating action and sustainability plans.