Grants and Contributions:

Enhancing women's access to justice through philanthropic and social enterprise development

BC18725

$45,970.00

Mar 16, 2020 - Mar 31, 2024

This 48-month project will diversify Rise’s funding and create a sustainable fund development plan. This objective will be achieved by hiring an experienced fund development expert who will (1) develop and implement an annual fundraising plan; (2) cultivate donors and spearhead a fundraising plan; (2) cultivate donors and spearhead fund-raising campaigns; (3) build organizational capacity to write grants; and (4) develop a social enterprise. These activities will help to provide a stable revenue stream for Rise and extend its services. By supporting Rise in its fund development goals, legal staff will be able to focus on improving legal services to women throughout B.C. The additional funding will be used to address additional capacity building activities and improving capacity to service increased traffic to virtual services with the rise of family violence since the onset of COVID-19. Supplemental funds will be used to further develop RISE’s capacity through an HR assessment, compensation review, and governance policy manual assessment

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 1T5

001-2023-2024-Q1-00038

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Mar 28, 2023

Rise Women's Legal Centre

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.