Grants and Contributions

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Organizational Capacity Building

To support safer marine operations in the North and protect northern communities from marine pollution incidents.

To support safer marine operations in the North and protect northern communities from marine pollution incidents.

To coordinate local engagement on marine or rail transportation strategies and policies To facilitate the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge when decisions are made about the marine or rail transportation system To support activities and improve collaboration between Indigenous local communities and federal stakeholders

Through this 20-month project, Adsum Association for Women and Children will build its capacity to promote gender equality. It will strengthen the anti-oppressive lens of staff by addressing trauma-informed care, collective care, and workplace wellness. The project will include the development and implementation of new training programs, policies and procedures.

Through this 20-month project, Petites-Mains will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. It will address its capacity to anticipate organizational change at a time when it is experiencing significant growth and to manage its operations more effectively. The project will include revising and updating the human resources policy and developing an action plan for employee wellbeing; creating a five-year transition plan for the organization’s management; and improving the team’s productivity through better, more effective internal communications.

Through this 20 month project, Relais-femmes will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the needs of Black and racialized women and non-binary people conducting research. The project will include creating and implementing a two-year strategic plan that will serve as a roadmap for the development of a Black and racialized anti-oppressive and anti-racist organizational structure, launching a website to share resources, and a strategic planning process.

Through this 20-month project, VIDEA will build its capacity to advance gender equality by addressing the systemic exclusion of Indigenous women, gender-diverse and 2SLGBTQI+ people, including those with disabilities and living in the North of Canada, from fully participating in the national women’s movement. The project will include the following activities: building knowledge, capacity and connections between partners and communities; engaging VIDEA’s diverse staff and wider community of emerging leaders, non-traditional partner organizations, and overseas partners who are leaders in African women’s movements; and, developing and widely disseminating decolonized, intersectional policies, tools and resources for organizations to better support diverse staff, engage diverse communities and foster a more inclusive, representative, diverse and viable women’s movement.

This 20-month capacity-building project will undertake a review of the way in which the National Council of Women of Canada serves all Canadians today and in the future, while remaining true to its values and principles. The project will develop a 5-year strategic plan, focusing on the sustainability of the organization and ensuring its membership is open, accessible, and responsive to the needs of those it serves.

The project will hire a consultant to undertake key activities, including capacity building, strategic planning, communications and governance, thereby strengthening the organization. The plan will include an environmental scan and GBA Plus analysis of the sector prior to the development and approval of the strategic plan and related action plans for implementation. Furthermore, a membership plan and strategy will be developed to support membership growth and organizational responsiveness to the needs of its membership, including GBA Plus, undertaking a SWAT analysis, and preparing action plans to implement the strategic plan.