Grants and Contributions

Through this 27-month project, Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee (Sanare Centre) will develop and put in place a Men’s Employee Recruitment and Retention program and a Men’s Network and Support Group to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the dearth of men who are employed within and knowledgeable about the GBV sector in Alberta and will address the barriers men face when leading gender equality work, including lack of capacity, institutional barriers, lack of interest and social isolation. To do so, the project will include the development and implementation of two programs: a Men’s Employee Recruitment and Retention program and a Men’s Network and Support Group. Sanare Centre will also develop a sustainability plan for how both programs will be sustained. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. Sanare Centre will communicate findings in various formats appropriate for diverse audiences to share information on the promising practice with others so that they may replicate it or expand upon it

Through this 27-month project, African Centre for Refugees in Ontario Canada will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address existing internal capacity gaps to serve the needs of LGBTQI+ African Refugees and Newcomers. The project will include developing an Organizational Capacity Development plan, including updating governance documents; developing financial management guidelines and procuring financial management and donor management/branding software; creating a Human Resource manual, Volunteer Engagement policy, and related templates; and developing a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning plan.

Through this 27-month project, the Coalition of LGBTQ+ Youth Groups will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to promote equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people. It will focus on improving the sustainability and proper functioning of youth and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations, preserving knowledge in 2SLGBTQI+ networks, the various systemic barriers to leadership positions existing in communities, and the barriers faced by the most marginalized when in positions of power. The project will include consulting with various youth and 2SLGBTQI+ leaders; developing HR and knowledge transfer guides for the inclusion of diverse 2SLGBTQI+ youth and distributing these guides to members; developing tools for the sustainability of the organization and its membership, such as writing clinics for grant applications and a strategic funding plan; and lastly, holding a conference to present the guides and results internally.

Through this 25-month project, the Massimadi Foundation will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will raise the profile of the Afro-descendant 2SLGBTQI+ community through inclusivity, accessibility, and representation within Quebec’s cultural landscapes. The project will include improving and strengthening the organization’s financial management, registering the organization as a charity, and developing a communications plan, as well as redesigning the website.

Through this 27-month project, JusticeTrans will strengthen its organizational capacity and relationships with 2SLGBTQI+ and Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender diverse communities. To achieve this, the organization will consult Indigenous elders to review and update its policies, using decolonial, 2SLGBTQI+, risk reduction, trauma-informed, disability justice and GBA+ frameworks. This will enable the creation of more inclusive practices and procedures, aligned with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. As part of the project, JusticeTrans will use a skills matrix to measure the effectiveness of its board of directors in order to put in place a standardized on-boarding process, an accountability framework, a policy manual, and a recruitment and retention manual.

Building on its current strategic plan, JusticeTrans will develop a financial health plan to ensure the organization's sustainability. Communication tools, an education and awareness plan, and new information security practices will also be implemented to protect the organization and its members from the rise of hate movements and anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQI+ legislation. Legal training and workshops will be provided to staff members to improve their understanding of general laws and regulations.

Through this 17-month project, Qchat Support Association will build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will collect, review, and analyze new and existing information on British Columbia’s 2SLGBTQI+ youth peer support and referral landscape to better understand the gaps, barriers, and best practices in serving 2SLGBTQI+ youth in British Columbia. The project will include expanding capacity of Qchat Support Association through more robust volunteer training and education, and board development including governance and long-term financial sustainability, not-for-profit finance management and grant proposal writing.

Supplemental funds will be used to support the human resources for this project.

Through this 30-month project, Momentum will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality. Central to its mandate, Momentum will build coalitions to improve advocacy on behalf of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. It will address gaps in collaboration in advocacy across the sector and across related sectors including feminism, education, and healthcare. The project will include annual strategic planning for the Momentum board, engagement with other national (and in some cases regional) 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations through a 2SLGBTQIA+ Advocacy Advisory Council and thematic working groups. Momentum’s Board of Directors and its 2SLGBTQIA+ Advocacy Advisory Council's meetings will foster collaborative networks and advocacy coherence. Each cross-sectoral working group will develop public education/advocacy campaigns addressing equality and inclusion issues within their respective sectors.

Through this 27-month project, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) will scale multiple promising practices which include engaging men to address hierarchical power issues, guided discussions to build empathy and cognitive-behavioural changes to strengthen the GBV sector.

To do so, the project will address historical systems within STEM organizations that were inherited, to modify the mind-sets that sustain them, and to create environments where the spectrum of GBV is recognized and not tolerated. This project will address intersectional needs of equity-deserving groups including youth, Indigenous, Black, racialized, newcomers, and 2SLGBTQ+ across Canada. It will scale to STEM companies, professional associations and will enhance STEM professions across Canada by providing workplace training, processes, policies, and knowledge. The project will result in attitudinal and behavioural changes on the individual level, within teams and across organizations at all levels.

SCWIST will develop and implement a comprehensive knowledge sharing strategy that leverages SCWIST, partners and other networks to share information on these promising practices so that other organizations can replicate or build upon its success and impact.

Through this 27-month project, Fierté littéraire will strengthen the capacity and the networks of 2SLGBTQI+ communities to promote equality of the 2SLGBTQ+ people. The project will cover organizational development, strategic planning, partnership development, and structural funding. It will also include evaluating and training the board of directors, drafting and updating policies, developing the organization’s image, as well as communications activities with members and partners.

Through this 27-month project, the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge and its Coalition Secretariat will strengthen and build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ rights.
More precisely, they will address the specific and unique needs and intersections of 2SLGBTQI+ newcomers and those with lived experience in Canada.
The project will include activities to build equity and anti-racism competencies of 2SLGBTQI+ refugee-serving organizations across Canada and strengthen the internal structures of the Coalition and its secretariat. Activities will be conducted through an equity lens, focusing on building the leadership of those with direct lived experience of migration or forced migration in the Coalition and its member organizations