Grants and Contributions

Through this 40-month project, Columbia Valley Pride will strengthen the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality.

Through this 28-month project, the Centre de solidarité lesbienne (CSL) will
strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to
promote equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people.

Through this 40-month project, the Fondation Émergence Inc. Will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The organization will build its capacity to promote progress on equality and inclusion for 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada, with a particular focus on the workplace. The project will enable the Fondation Émergence Inc. To improve the effectiveness of its governance, generating a new human resources plan, and it will improve the organization’s financial management. Through the project, the Fondation will be able to expand its current network of partners to include as many companies as possible in all of Canada’s provinces.

Through this 21-month project, Nelson Pride Society will build capacity in West Kootenay 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will help provide a clear structure and processes, and offer training to further understanding within Nelson Pride Society and its network. Nelson Pride will benefit from a defined direction and growth plan for increasing internal capacity to provide more opportunities for the community, which will lessen the burden on queer organizers who have traditionally funded events, taken on liability, and provided services without compensation. The project will aim to instill consistency and formal accountability which will help to build trust and communication lines for the long-term sustainability of Pride in the Kootenays. The project will include organizational learning, collaboration and cross-organizational learning, and strategic plan development.

Through this 28-month project, the National Family and Survivors Circle Inc.

Through this 40-month project, the Centre Interligne Inc. will strengthen its internal capacity to promote its resource. The project will include several stages to help consolidate and expand the organization’s reputation across the country, especially among Francophone minority communities. Project activities will help improve strategic planning to remain in line with the needs of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, enhance team management and human resources practices, continue philanthropic development, and diversify revenue streams to maintain the quality of services.

Through this 16-month project, Yukon Women’s Coalition (YWC) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people with a focus on advancing equity and safety for women and gender diverse people across Yukon.

This will be achieved through the implementation of a 2023-2025 strategic plan focused on review of internal governance structure and processes; needs assessment through environmental scanning; the establishment of a communications plan and online presence including engagement with First Nations and broader communities; and bolstering YWC’s leadership in the anti-violence sector through involvement in Together for Safety group, which works to improve regional responses to gender-based violence in partnership with the Whitehorse RCMP and other service organizations.

By the end of the project, YWC will have strengthened their capacity, resulting in stronger partnerships across organizations across Yukon to increase leadership capacity across all diversely connected sectors in their membership and prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

Through this 23-month project, Dignity Network Canada (DNC) will strengthen its foundation, cultivating a more resilient, sustainable, and interconnected network dedicated to advancing 2SLGBTQI+ equality and human rights. The project aims to enhance the capacity and resilience
of DNC, enabling active participation in the global movement for human rights, freedom, and inclusion.

To achieve this, the project will ensure that the network possesses the essential resources, infrastructure, funding, and partnerships.

Through this 40-month project, AGIR will strengthen the capacity of organizations and 2SLGBTQI+ community networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address the need to keep pace with the organization’s significant growth in order to meet increasing needs. The project will focus on ensuring long-term financial viability, building solid foundations for their internal structures, and consolidating the leadership of LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees within the organization.

Operating costs: The project aims to structure and develop the solar industry, as well as carrying out applied research, innovation and technology transfer activities for SMEs and organizations.