Grants and Contributions

This 60-month project will develop and implement a regional network model of response for survivors of sexual violence, based on the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) model, to provide sensitive and consistent supports, interventions, and system navigation to women who have been sexually assaulted in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and surrounding communities in Labrador.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Association for Girls in Science to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Supported activities will include the creation of automated membership systems, websites, and volunteer training videos for increased efficiency and reduced administrative burdens. The organization’s financial sustainability will in turn be strengthened through the creation of a Board of Champions to raise its profile and connect the Association with new funders, and the piloting of promotional strategies by chapters to attract new paid members and supporters. Together these activities will enable the expansion of chapters to new cities.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, together with its member societies, to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Activities will include research to shape the creation of strategic approaches to justice for criminalized women, particularly a reintegration toolkit with pre-release handbook and a pro-bono network of lawyers to support access to justice at earlier stages. Training will be undertaken with member societies and a range of federal, provincial and local stakeholders and processes standardized for access to justice across the organization. The value of the collected evidence base and recommended policy, program, and service options will be tested through fundraising.

This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through partnerships with local women's advocates in the development of a collaborative advocacy strategy on gender-based violence that is informed by anti-racism, anti-oppression, trauma-informed and gender-based analysis frameworks. This advocacy strategy includes connecting with existing broader campaigns and efforts, the creation of an online platform and communication network, the analysis and publication of legal system outcomes through this network, and the establishment of an annual ""Think Tank"" for local women's advocates.

The 2023 supplementary funds will be used to develop a standardized program evaluation protocol, build and retain diverse board and staff through a recruitment protocol, develop an organizational plan focussing on pension and benefit development, design a standardized annual budget development process to complement and operationalize the new strategic plan and increase capacity for standardized GBA Court Observation through data management.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue providing shelter and services to women and children affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV). Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: 1) updating the Strategic Plan to increase board and staff capacity; 2) incorporate new IT and communication tools, including developing a Communications Plan; and 3) hire a consultant to lead the team through a strategic planning session.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to build stronger relationships, and increase collaboration, with the five Indigenous communities where CHADWIC Home offers services by: 1) assessing the organization’s level of cultural safety; 2) increasing the organization’s cultural competence; and 3) increasing staff and organization’s capacity for providing culturally safe services.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue providing shelter and services to women and children affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV). Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: 1) updating the Strategic Plan to increase board and staff capacity; 2) incorporate new IT and communication tools, including developing a Communications Plan; and 3) hire a consultant to lead the team through a strategic planning session.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Immigrant Women Services Ottawa to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development and implementation of a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is focused on fund development; and the creation of a strategic plan related to Human Resource management that leads to greater organizational stability and sustainability.

The supplemental funds will cover additional costs of hiring a professional Fundraising Consultant in order to develop a competitive fundraising strategy.

This 47-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; assessment of existing programs and their impact on recipients' needs; as well as strategies to address gaps ensuring effective and efficient use of organization resources overall.

Supplemental funding will be used for building digital learning infrastructure and developing business modelling. These activities will advance the organization's capacity in terms of implementing the vision for technology-enabled external service delivery, building scalable and reliable systems, as well as exploring the options and approaches to diversity funding.

This 47-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 board governance and sustainability, human resources management, partnership development, collaboration and networking, marketing and communications, financial health and suitability planning.

The supplemental funding will be used for training, staffing, acquiring software, and improving capacity to serve clients

This 47-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; assessment of existing programs and their impact on recipient needs; and the development of strategies to address gaps ensuring effective and efficient use of organization resources overall.

Supplemental funds will be used for building digital learning infrastructure and developing business modelling. These activities will advance the organization's capacity in terms of implementing the vision for technology-enabled external service delivery, building scalable and reliable systems, as well as exploring the options and approaches to diversity funding.