Grants and Contributions

This 36-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: execution of a consultant-led comprehensive review, development and implementation of a strategic and sustainable plan to enhance organizational financial health.

This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue to improve the economic security of African Canadian immigrant women in Nova Scotia. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: long-term strategic planning, board governance training, Information-technology capacity enhancement, and succession planning.

In 2023, a supplement was provided to improve internal human resources, policies and procedures and support leadership training for their board of directors. In addition, they will explore potential diversification of funding sources and build a stronger organizational profile in the community.

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue to improve the economic security of African Canadian immigrant women in Nova Scotia. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: long-term strategic planning, board governance training, Information-technology capacity enhancement, and succession planning.

This 47-month project will increase organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue their efforts in representing the interest and concerns of all Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis women in PEI and to promote social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the implementation of the following activities; strategic planning; board governance training and improvement; building partnerships and networks; improvement of financial health.

An extension with supplement has been allocated to the organization to create onboarding packages, to formalize and document organizational procedures, and to increase skills and competencies in facilitation, in crisis intervention and in cultural practices.

This 47-month project will increase organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue its efforts in representing the interest and concerns of all Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis women in Prince Edward Island and to promote social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the implementation of the following activities: strategic planning; board governance training and improvement; building partnerships and networks; and improvement of financial health.

This 45-month project will address the organization's capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting the advancement of equality for women in Northern Canada. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: organizational strategic planning, developing a sustainability plan, developing gender-based analysis+ tools to support human resources and results-based management systems, and evaluating and improving board governance of the organization.

This 60-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: develop and implement a strategic blueprint to improve organizational capacity and governance, develop and launch a communications platform to improve organizational and administrative efficiency, and conduct monitoring and renewal activities to inform future programming.

The supplemental funds will be used to undertake operations and administration staff, specifically in database management and consulting, and communications support.

The Capacity-building fund extension will be used to improve the organization’s funding strategy, develop human resources tools based on gender-based and equity analysis and evaluate Board effectiveness to improve and develop onboarding, mentoring, and offboarding process for board members.

This 60-month project will address organizational and sector capacity needs to allow
the Women’s Economic Council and its partners to continue promoting social and
systemic change towards gender equality. Key activities will include consultations and
assessments to help the Women’s Economic Council to collaboratively identify its
strategic capacity-building priorities and to implement both tried tools and newly created capacity-building resources. The organization will partner with sector stakeholders that have previously taken steps to build their own capacity to avoid duplication, and will support women and women’s organizations working in community economic development in Canada to address their own capacity needs through training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing on effective capacity-building tools. A Strategic Plan and Sustainability Plan will be created and adapted based on evaluation results.

Due to the current environment and the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have beenstruggling with the implementation of their planned activities and have expressed difficulty addressing emerging needs. The additional funding would be used to increase the pace at which WEC builds a healthy financial base and processes. While growing capacity in the area of financial health was one of six key WAGE-funded priorities, since the pandemic, the need to transition from manual, place-based financial systems and tools to a fully digital system is more pressing than ever. The old systems can no longer be used effectively and a slow measured transition over the full four years of the project is no longer an option. We must, for example, move quickly to widely used software such as QuickBooks, which means hiring specialists to make the transition now, rather than WEC moving things slowly over time, using internal resources.

The second supplemental funding will be used to create an organizational program
strategy for the next 3-5 years. It will activate the theory of change and ensure it is well translated into a solid program portfolio that describes in greater detail how to create the impact that WEC is trying to achieve.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards the elimination of gender-based violence in Canada. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: improving organizational and governance capacity, enhancing communications with members, strengthening partnerships, building membership capacity, and monitoring and evaluating organizational and programmatic impact.

The first supplemental funding will be used to strengthen WomenatthecentrE’s (WATC) human resource capacity to effectively respond to the increased demand for member support. In addition, WATC will be able to expand its reach, influence, and effectiveness by enhancing its volunteer base and expanding partnerships among other GBV support organizations to better support women facing and/or fleeing violence.

The second supplemental funding will allow WATC to strengthen its organizational capacity through planning and the development and facilitation of trainings using a "train-the-trainer" approach. As a result, WATC and the wider community will be fully equipped to address the long-term impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on survivors across Canada and to provide better care to more survivors. This extended project will focus on the following key activities:
1. Develop a comprehensive volunteer outreach and engagement plan to support organizational sustainability
2. Develop and facilitate legal and interventions trainings to internal WATC staff, students, and volunteers, and
3. Develop a revenue generating training program to build capacity amongst the GBV and corporate sectors to better support survivors.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Activities will focus particularly on building capacity and strategic planning for national expansion and enhanced national advocacy, including through research and partnership building with businesswomen, service providers, and other stakeholders invested in advancing women’s economic prosperity through entrepreneurship. Operational policies and procedures, along with marketing, communications and training resources will be created and tested through the pilot expansion of chapters, while sustainable funding will be built through strategic partnerships and the implementation of other fundraising approaches.

The first supplemental funding will be used to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 restrictions have had on the project by allowing the organization to; expand the team and capitalize on organizational strengths so that they are in a strong position to gain members and revenue as women’s businesses recover, implement Advocacy Strategy and Advocacy-related Communications, and offer signature programs to encourage membership and promote engagement, and launch pilot chapters with Regional Managers.

The second supplemental funding will be used to develop results-based management processes and systems to improve performance measurement and evaluation, and to apply a JEDI lens across strategic and operations planning. Therefore, the proposed project will extend activities and build additional organizational capacity for the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce.