Contribution: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
It Gets Better Canada (IGB-CSA Canada)
$673,945.00
Increasing Capacity in Strategy, Execution and Governance to Advance Equality for Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Youth
FY 2023-24 · 2023-10-20
Summary
Through this 41-month project, It Gets Better Canada will build a stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. This project will address key barriers in the availability of tools and community-based resources that help 2SLGBTQI+ youth engage with other youth across Canada; and explore and navigate their sexual orientation and gender identity journey. To do so, this project will improve organizational governance by developing a Youth Advisory Committee as an extension of the Board, giving 2SLGBTQI+ youth a voice at the highest level within the organization. It Gets Better Canada will strengthen their strategic direction by establishing a national 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network with representation from at least 4-different regions across Canada through strategic outreach. A performance-based strategic plan will also be created that aligns the existing resources on the achievement of equality for 2SLGBTQI+ youth. Relationships with other national 2SLGBTQI+ organizations will be strengthened, and a sustainable-funding model will be established. To recognize the needs of the community, and to address barrier 2SLGBTQI+ youth experience, the 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network will engage with focus groups, town halls, and surveys to inform It Gets Better Canada’s strategic priorities, programs, resources, and partnerships.
With the Supplemental funding and extension provided in early 2026, It Gets Better Canada will utilize key learnings and frameworks, developed in the first three years of the Community Capacity Fund, to create stronger capacity and an enhanced approach towards addressing key barriers in the availability of tools and community-based resources that help 2SLGBTQI+ youth engage with other youth across Canada. To do so, IGBC will develop a Governance Integration Model, improving on the organization’s governance processes and decision-making structures. Through the development of a strategic renewal and sustainability plan, the organization will create a Strategic Transition Framework that is led by the Board and incorporates key youth input to drive the organization’s growth and priorities for the following three years. Recognizing how shifting global priorities have impacted the fundraising landscape in the past few years, IGBC will pivot to better align their fundraising strategies through the development of a fundraising systems infrastructure, which will include a key performance based tracker that is heavily aligned with our Strategic Transition Framework and allow for the organization to develop a sustainable fundraising portfolio. To better recognize the needs of the community, and to address the barriers 2SLGBTQI+ youth experience, IGBC will work with their 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network to develop a youth insight data framework that will lead into a national report which will be used to better inform IGBC’s Board, stakeholders, and cultivate new relationships that align with the strategic priorities. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Department
Program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2023-10-20 | 2023-24 | $516,414.00 |
| 1 | 2023-10-20 | 2023-24 | $673,945.00 |
As published
Additional Information
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord, changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
SO230024
Agreement Start Date
2023-10-20
Agreement Title
Increasing Capacity in Strategy, Execution and Governance to Advance Equality for Canada's 2SLGBTQI+ Youth
Agreement Title (French)
Accroître la capacité en matière de stratégie, d’exécution et de gouvernance pour faire progresser l’égalité pour les jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ du Canada
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$673,945.00
Amendment Date
2026-04-21
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 41-month project, It Gets Better Canada will build a stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. This project will address key barriers in the availability of tools and community-based resources that help 2SLGBTQI+ youth engage with other youth across Canada; and explore and navigate their sexual orientation and gender identity journey. To do so, this project will improve organizational governance by developing a Youth Advisory Committee as an extension of the Board, giving 2SLGBTQI+ youth a voice at the highest level within the organization. It Gets Better Canada will strengthen their strategic direction by establishing a national 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network with representation from at least 4-different regions across Canada through strategic outreach. A performance-based strategic plan will also be created that aligns the existing resources on the achievement of equality for 2SLGBTQI+ youth. Relationships with other national 2SLGBTQI+ organizations will be strengthened, and a sustainable-funding model will be established. To recognize the needs of the community, and to address barrier 2SLGBTQI+ youth experience, the 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network will engage with focus groups, town halls, and surveys to inform It Gets Better Canada’s strategic priorities, programs, resources, and partnerships.
With the Supplemental funding and extension provided in early 2026, It Gets Better Canada will utilize key learnings and frameworks, developed in the first three years of the Community Capacity Fund, to create stronger capacity and an enhanced approach towards addressing key barriers in the availability of tools and community-based resources that help 2SLGBTQI+ youth engage with other youth across Canada. To do so, IGBC will develop a Governance Integration Model, improving on the organization’s governance processes and decision-making structures. Through the development of a strategic renewal and sustainability plan, the organization will create a Strategic Transition Framework that is led by the Board and incorporates key youth input to drive the organization’s growth and priorities for the following three years. Recognizing how shifting global priorities have impacted the fundraising landscape in the past few years, IGBC will pivot to better align their fundraising strategies through the development of a fundraising systems infrastructure, which will include a key performance based tracker that is heavily aligned with our Strategic Transition Framework and allow for the organization to develop a sustainable fundraising portfolio. To better recognize the needs of the community, and to address the barriers 2SLGBTQI+ youth experience, IGBC will work with their 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Network to develop a youth insight data framework that will lead into a national report which will be used to better inform IGBC’s Board, stakeholders, and cultivate new relationships that align with the strategic priorities. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Description (French)
Grâce à ce projet de 41 mois, It Gets Better Canada renforcera la capacité des organismes et des réseaux communautaires 2ELGBTQI+ à faire progresser l’égalité des personnes 2ELGBTQI+. Ce projet abordera les principaux obstacles à la disponibilité d’outils et de ressources communautaires qui aident les jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ à interagir avec d’autres jeunes partout au Canada; et à explorer et parcourir leur parcours d’orientation sexuelle et d’identité de genre. Pour ce faire, ce projet améliorera la gouvernance organisationnelle en développant un comité consultatif des jeunes comme extension du conseil d’administration, donnant aux jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ une voix au plus haut niveau au sein de l’organisme. It Gets Better Canada renforcera son orientation stratégique en établissant un réseau national de jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ avec une représentation d’au moins quatre régions différentes partout au Canada grâce à une sensibilisation stratégique. Un plan stratégique basé sur la performance sera également créé qui aligne les ressources existantes sur la réalisation de l’égalité pour les jeunes 2ELGBTQI+. Les relations avec d’autres organismes nationaux 2ELGBTQI+ seront renforcées et un modèle de financement durable sera établi. Pour reconnaître les besoins de la communauté et pour surmonter les obstacles liés à l’expérience des jeunes 2ELGBTQI+, le réseau des jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ collaborera avec des groupes de discussion et des assemblées publiques, en plus d’utiliser des enquêtes pour éclairer les priorités stratégiques, les programmes, les ressources et les partenariats de l’organisme It Gets Better Canada.
Avec le financement supplémentaire et la prolongation prévus au début de 2026, l’organisme It Gets Better Canada (IGBC) s’appuiera sur les principaux enseignements et les cadres de référence, élaborés au cours des trois premières années du Fonds de développement des capacités communautaires, pour renforcer sa capacité et adopter une approche améliorée afin de surmonter les principaux obstacles en matière de disponibilité des outils et des ressources communautaires qui aident les jeunes 2ELGBTQI+ à communiquer avec d’autres jeunes à l’échelle du Canada. Pour ce faire, IGBC créera un modèle d’intégration de la gouvernance, améliorant les processus de gouvernance et les structures décisionnelles de l’organisme. L’élaboration d’un plan stratégique de renouvellement et de durabilité permettra à l’organisme de créer un cadre de transition stratégique dirigé par le conseil d’administration, et d’intégrer les principaux apports des jeunes pour stimuler la croissance et les priorités de l’organisme pour les trois prochaines années. En tenant compte des impacts des priorités mondiales changeantes sur le paysage de la collecte de fonds au cours des dernières années, IGBC s’orientera pour mieux harmoniser ses stratégies de collecte de fonds au moyen de la création d’une infrastructure de systèmes de collecte de fonds, qui comprendra un outil de suivi principal fondé sur le rendement, fortement harmonisé avec son cadre de transition stratégique, permettant à l’organisme de créer un portefeuille durable de collecte de fonds. Pour mieux reconnaître les besoins de la communauté et surmonter les obstacles liés à l’expérience des jeunes 2ELGBTQI+, IGBC collaborera avec son Réseau jeunesse 2ELGBTQI+ pour créer un cadre de données sur les jeunes qui mènera à un rapport national utilisé pour mieux informer le conseil d’administration d’IGBC, les parties prenantes et cultiver de nouvelles relations harmonisées avec les priorités stratégiques. Ce faisant, l’organisme contribuera davantage à l’avancement de l’égalité des genres.
Expected Results
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.
Expected Results (French)
Des partenariats et des collaborations sont mis en place ou améliorés pour appuyer le mouvement de la diversité sexuelle. Les organisations de la diversité sexuelle ont de meilleures connaissances et une capacité accrue pour faire avancer l’égalité en ce qui concerne le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle ainsi que l’identité et l’expression de genre.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotion de l’égalité des sexes, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité et de l’expression de genre
Program Purpose
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.
Program Purpose (French)
L'objectif du programme ESSOGIE est de faire progresser l'égalité sociale, politique et économique en ce qui concerne le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre.
Le programme encourage la progression vers une meilleure compréhension de l'intersection du sexe et du genre avec d'autres facteurs identitaires, notamment la race, l'origine nationale et ethnique, l'origine ou l'identité autochtone, l'âge, l'orientation sexuelle, la condition socio-économique, le lieu de résidence et le handicap.
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
It Gets Better Canada (IGB-CSA Canada)
Recipient Postal Code
M5C 1C4
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q3-00098