Grants and Contributions:

For Us By Us: Building Organizational Sustainability and LGBTQI+ Newcomer Leadership

SO230122

$463,381.00

Oct 11, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 30-month project, Capital Rainbow Refuge will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the need for a community-centred approach to operations and for LGBTQI+ newcomer involvement and leadership when it comes to the planning, development of policies and programming that concern them. The project will include putting in place a Co-Executive Director model to guarantee the smooth transition of Executive Leadership to an LGBTQI+ newcomer; creating an LGBTQI+ Newcomer Committee and hosting a Leadership Summit to foster greater inclusion as well as create a leadership pipeline across the organization; developing new and enhanced financial processes and controls; and refining donor management systems and outreach. The supplemental funding will allow Capital Rainbow Refuge to provide trauma-informed, antiracist governance training for their Board members and LGBTQI+ Newcomer Committee and leadership training to staff; create new committees to inform the development of a more horizontal and collaborative governance model; and engage in program design to better align organizational work with charity status requirements.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 2W6

001-2023-2024-Q3-00105

Grant

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Increase of agreement value

Mar 25, 2025

Capital Rainbow Refuge - Refuge arc-en-ciel de la capitale

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.