Grants and Contributions

Through this 22-month project, Coaching Association of Canada will scale its social learning initiative, Alberta Women in Sport Leadership Impact Program’s (AWiSL) Community of Practice (CoP), in order to affect sport system change and advance women’s equality, leadership development and diversity, and knowledge transfer.

The project will scale its initiative at local and national levels across Canada, targeting key organizations and stakeholders to participate in the Community of Practice (CoP) and mentorship program in coaching for racialized women, women with disabilities, Indigenous women, and newcomer women.

The CoP will provide sport organizations with a step-by-step approach to plan, train, design, implement, assess, and maintain a CoP, focused on supporting long-term change. The project will engage organizations in advancing women in coaching through raising awareness, education opportunities, access to expert presenters and practical experiences, training, evaluation, knowledge sharing and legacy documentation including policy changes, new programs, conference presentations and publications.

Through this 27-month project, the Alliance Arc-en-ciel de Québec will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to promote equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people. The project will address the organization’s consolidation and sustainability. The project will include developing an organizational development and sustainability plan as well as a sustainable development plan tailored to the needs and characteristics of the organization. This will allow the organization to consolidate and to strengthen its capacity and reputation to further support partner organizations and the public, with an aim to improve practices on inclusion and acceptance of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Specific resources and a specialized firm will be hired for this project.

This project aims to enhance and scale The Power Within program interventions, resources, and tools through a systems change approach to address the root causes of gender inequality in Canada. The project will partner with educators, youth-serving organizations, and other stakeholders to redefine harmful beauty norms and stereotypes affecting body confidence and self-esteem. The goal is to reach an additional 850,000 young people in Canada, especially girls and gender diverse youth between the ages of 10-17, to support them to develop the skills, knowledge and resiliency they need to develop strong body confidence and self-esteem, and support their journey to be agents of positive change in Canada and globally. Outcomes of the project will inform policies and practices supporting the advancement of girls, young women, and gender-diverse youth to take on leadership and decision-making roles in their communities, in Canada, and globally.

Through this 25-month systemic change project, Yukon Women in Trades and Technology (YWITT) will scale their Facilitating Leadership, Opportunity and Advocacy in Trades and Technology (FLOATT) project to advance women’s economic security and prosperity across the Yukon. It will scale to include workers of all genders and direct engagement with industry partners. It will address gaps of meaningful inclusion, recruitment, and retention of 2SLGBTQIA+ and women tradespeople in trades, especially those in leadership roles. To do so, the project will scale community involvement, deliver training, and foster the development of a leadership cohort.

Through this 25-month project, Status of Women’s Council of the Northwest Territories will develop, pilot, and evaluate a collaborative partnership of not-for-profit organizations that will address barriers against women's economic and leadership opportunities in the social sector. Specifically, the project will engage not-for-profit organizations, develop a collaborative guided by a framework for collective communication and advocacy, implement an advocacy campaign to address financial and/or leadership challenges of the social sector, and evaluate the efficacy of the collaborative. By the end of the project, Status of Women’s Council of the Northwest Territories and other not-for-profit organizations in the Northwest Territories will work differently together and act collectively to provide greater opportunities for women to be economically successful and leaders in the social sector.

Through this 25-month project, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada will develop and deliver a monthly podcast across Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada, featuring topics around gender equality and its unique challenges as it relates to improving economic participation, increasing leadership in various sectors, helping prevent and eliminate gender-based violence, and improving overall mental well-being. The Inuit specific, youth-led, gender equality podcast will foster essential conversations around the empowerment of Inuit women on paving the way for equal opportunities. Each episode will be structured around an interview with an Inuk woman and/or subject matter expert, touching on the root causes of inequality in Inuit society.

The preliminary conversations and surveys which took place in the initial Indigenous Youth project are forming the more detailed topics of engagement for this scale-up project. By building on the previous project’s work, Pauktuutit will ensure a sustainable approach to violence reduction and utilize their Inuit-specific GBA+ lens in all aspects. Pauktuutit will conduct an external evaluation to develop a project evaluation framework focused on the project implementation process and outcomes achieved over the project’s lifespan. It will provide Pauktuutit and partners with valuable information and insights about the project development process, efficacies, and lessons learned.

In the final year, Pauktuutit will host a National Engagement Session to offer an in-person forum for the gender equality movement to produce concrete information to promote the mission of building better Inuit-specific knowledge, research and innovative practices and influence GBV-related policy design and implementation. Pauktuutit will attend the Gender Equality Summit hosted by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and CanWACH to present the project, its findings, and lessons learned to the national audience.

Through this 25-month project, NWT Seniors' Society will increase its organizational capacity to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. NWT Seniors' Society will achieve this by increasing the knowledge and skills of Board members to utilize technology in their roles on the board, make decisions and advocate on behalf of the organization remotely. This project will develop an orientation and onboarding manual for Board members and develop an advocacy plan based on the organization's strategic plan.

Through this 25-month project, Queer Toronto Literary Magazine will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the needs to increase organizational governance, financial health, partnership development, collaboration, and networking.

The project activities will include reviewing practices, bylaw, and policies, supporting board improvement, developing and implementing a three-year organizational strategic plan and restructuring the website to make it stronger, better, and more accessible.

Through this 24-month project, NWAC seeks to support the academic and professional goals of Indigenous youth (age 15 to 30 inclusive) by developing and disseminating lasting resources informed by and created by the youth group.
NWAC’s completed Indigenous Youth project, G4E, developed and tested an online networking platform for Indigenous youth to learn about and engage in gender equality advocacy. This new project will scale up the gathering and sharing of information and resources identified as key areas by the Youth Council.

Specifically, NWAC will: engage in knowledge gathering and community engagement by developing a literature review, hosting annual meetings with NWAC’s Youth Council to guide the project, and hosting four Sharing Circles with Indigenous Youth to inform on key areas of focus and needs the project can address; develop resources and plans for knowledge dissemination by engaging in networking and relationship building, identifying potential professional and academic opportunities for Indigenous Youth, creating toolkits, webinars and/or fact sheets, establishing results measurement tools, and disseminating resources through NWAC’s network, social media and website; engage Indigenous Youth both in-person, and virtually, through updates to NWAC’s G4E platform and promotion of materials through NWAC’s network and social media accounts and, finally ,evaluate and report on project outcomes and future recommendations.

Through this 25-month project, the Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society will increase its organizational capacity to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. The Elizabeth Fry Society will achieve this by conducting an organizational financial health scan and implementing fundraising strategy and sustainability plan.

The organization will also develop a diversity, equity and inclusion plan, strategic plan, formalize advocacy strategy, develop an extensive library of manuals which will include updates to their policies and procedures manuals. This will strengthen the foundation of the organization.