Grants and Contributions

This 19-month project will establish the foundational pillars of Canada’s first national Black 2SLGBTQI+ organization through engagement, communication, and organizational development - all with a focus on systemic impact and organizational sustainability. The Enchanté Network will undertake key organizational development activities, co-develop a strategic plan and host two annual national black 2SLGBTQI+ summits.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Projects

Through this 28-month project, The Enchanté Network will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the Enchanté Network’s capacity to be financially sustainable by developing a sustainability plan, assessing current funding sources and identifying potential new funding sources. The Enchanté Network will model best practices through the development of staff skills and knowledge in government relations and advocacy. The organization will leverage the Enchanté Network’s over 200-member organization Network to drive systemic change by establishing a Rainbow Budget Coalition and advancing public policy recommendations relevant to 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

The expected outcomes of CSJ are: .• Youth are employed, in training or education, or in further employment services and interventions..

Through this 18-month project the Enchanté Network will equip 2SLGBTQI+ organizations with knowledge, tools and support to intersectionalize their organizations while enhancing cross-sector collaborations between 2SLGBTQI+ organizations and other equity-seeking organizations throughout Canada.

This 18-month project will engage Black 2SLGBTQI+ organizations and communities through a national online survey, regional and national virtual roundtables and an in-person National Black 2SLGBTQI+ Summit on the potential creation of a national Black 2SLGBTQI+ organization in Canada. The project will share key data about the demographic makeup and needs of Black 2SLGBTQI+ communities and culminate in a final report that will highlight community-led insights and recommendations for implementing sustainable supports for Black 2SLGBTQI+ movements.

This will be achieved through convening rural 2SLGBTQ+ organizations to identify the systems-level barriers they experience in their work. The Enchanté Network will offer Systems change support for 2SLGBTQI+ organizations to deepen the set of tools and strategies that they use to address key systemic barriers related to racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of systemic oppression. The Enchanté Network will conduct needs assessment research for rural 2SLGBTQI+ organizations and communities and hold consultations with rural member organizations to determine their structural policy priorities. Finally, the Enchanté Network will share resources and reports on the research and consultations and advocate with and for 2SLGBTQI+ rural organizations through public policy engagement and connecting key stakeholders with rural organizations to affect broader systemic change.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

This 31-month project will address organizational capacity needs of The Enchanté Network to support its incorporation and expansion from coast to coast; strengthen its governance, develop and implement a communication strategy; work on partnership development; organize its funding national general meeting; and provide micro-grants to support the capacity building of LGBTQ2 centres and establishment of other centres across the country.