Grants and Contributions

This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Kitchener-Waterloo Young Women's Christian Association to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of an advocacy strategy to heighten participation in existing advocacy events and campaigns raising awareness about gender-based violence, as well as the establishment of a medium-term advocacy campaign, 'Woman Up Waterloo.' This new campaign will include community engagement, a sustainable fundraising strategy, and the collection and analysis of gender-based data to inform community programming and be made available through a newly created database.

Supplemental funding will be used to acquire a printer and software as well as hire external specialists to assist with content writing and graphic design.

This 24-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Young Women’s Christian Association of Cambridge (YWCA Cambridge) to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a social enterprise model connected to the local food industry that will create opportunities to advance the economic security of women and gender nonconforming individuals who face barriers and discrimination in finding employment and meaningful connections.

The supplemental funds will cover the costs of physically moving the social enterprise to a new location.

This 49-month project will address organization capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic changes towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: human resources management, board governance, strategic planning, Gender-Based Comparative Analysis Plus, and restructuring of the organization.

The additional funding will be used to increase the number of hours allocated to the project in order to ensure its progress in the context of COVID-19.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Kitchener-Waterloo Young Women's Christian Association to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of an advocacy strategy to heighten participation in existing advocacy events and campaigns raising awareness about gender-based violence, as well as the establishment of a medium-term advocacy campaign, 'Woman Up Waterloo.' This new campaign will include community engagement, a sustainable fundraising strategy, and the collection and analysis of gender-based data to inform community programming and be made available through a newly created database.

First supplemental funding will be used to acquire a printer and software as well as hire external specialists to assist with content writing and graphic design.

Second supplemental funding in 2023 will be used to increase organizational capacity to affect change by using the current advocacy activities to inform the development and implementation of an improved advocacy strategy at a provincial level for YWCA Ontario (led by Kitchener-Waterloo Young Women's Christian Association). This will involve 1) research and development to highlight foundation, 2) development of governance structure and 3) a two-year advocacy strategy.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow YWCA Muskoka to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the establishment of a fund development and finance strategy, the development of a comprehensive Human Resources strategy with a focus on professional development, wellness, and succession planning, as well as an organizational strategic plan.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to strengthen the organization’s communication capacity by creating and disseminating a promotional video, while also supporting the development of an impact evaluation in collaboration with Sustainable Livelihood Canada.

This 60-month project aims to strengthen the organizational capacity of the organization to continue to promote social and systemic change in favour of gender equality. Organizational capacity will be strengthened through activities focusing on human resource management including the development of an orientation manual, employee training and the establishment of an employee recognition policy. The organization will also participate in advocacy activities.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to update the strategic plan to identify the organization's issues and goals for the next three years. In addition, the organization will develop recruitment tools that could be used on an ongoing basis and that will support the employee and volunteer recognition policy that was developed with the original funds.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Huron Women's Shelter Second Stage Housing and Counseling Services to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of Human Resources policies and procedures, the adaptation of programs to incorporate evidence-based best practices and results-based management, as well as the development of sustainable fundraising, communication, and marketing strategies.

The 2023 supplementary funds will be used to hire an Organizational Processes and Systems Project Manager to ensure the information generated from the policies, procedures and capacity building initiatives previously established are embedded into the organization's internal infrastructure, communication and decision making processes. This will be achieved by developing robust and responsive organizational systems and processes that will drive performance-based, data-driven decision making that are aligned with client experience/needs and responsive to community needs.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Nova Vita Women's Shelter Incorporated to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of a strategic fundraising strategy, strengthening Human Resource policies and procedures, fostering relationships with multicultural and Indigenous communities, and strengthening the organization's sustainability, in order to embrace diversity and inclusion for women and girls affected by violence.

The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to develop and implement a strategic plan.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow Focus for Ethnic Women Waterloo Region Inc. to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality, through their work with immigrant, refugee, and visible minority women. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the strengthening of the Board Governance Committee, fostering partnerships and collaborations, and the development of a fundraising strategy, as well as a strategic and sustainable evidence-based 5-year plan for program development and delivery.

Supplemental funding will be used to update governance materials and relevant staff policies and procedures and create marketing and communication plans.

This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the development of an organizational sustainability plan that includes partnerships building and a social enterprise model, as well as the implementation of technological upgrades to better support the expanded suite of services in fulfilling the organization’s mission to end violence against women and girls in the Waterloo Region.

The supplemental funds will be used to build their capacity and sustainability through the transition to a new client database that will better meet the needs of their diverse programming, freeing up a great deal of administrative time, and providing them with the data needed for reports and funding applications.