Grants and Contributions:

Improving Efficiency, Growth Capacity, and Sustainability of the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)

NA18489

$137,000.00

May 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2023

This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Association for Girls in Science to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Supported activities will include the creation of automated membership systems, websites, and volunteer training videos for increased efficiency through the creation of a Board of Champions to raise its profile and connect the Association with new funders, and the piloting of promotional strategies by chapters to attract new paid members and supporters. Together these activities will enable the expansion of chapters to new cities. This supplement will allow CAGIS to undertake the following additional activities: 1) promotion of activities to ensure that families are aware that CAGIS is now virtual; and 2) increase in functionality of automated web system to adapt to pivoted activities (including French translation, increased functionality for higher levels of volunteer screening, writer for CAGIS newsletter).

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Mississauga, Ontario, CA L5N 6A4

001-2020-2021-Q4-00063

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Jan 7, 2021

Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS)

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.