Contribution: Women's Program
Girls Action Foundation
$149,300.00
Root to Rise: Creating a Soulful Organization with Sustainable Impact.
FY 2019-20 · 2019-04-01
Summary
This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change among young women and girls in Canada. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: developing and implementing a strategic plan, improving human resource policies and processes, strengthening organizational and governance capacity, and developing and renewing memberships and partnerships within the donor community to ensure organizational sustainability in the longer term.
The supplemental funding will be used to develop and strengthen the organization’s fundraising capacity and to develop an action plan based on the assessment of strengths and challenges regarding organizational culture and current staff and board relationships.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
NA18834
Agreement Start Date
2019-04-01
Agreement Title
Root to Rise: Creating a Soulful Organization with Sustainable Impact.
Agreement Title (French)
Enraciner pour s’élever : créer une organisation soucieuse de l’environnement avec un effet durable
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$149,300.00
Amendment Date
2023-07-17
Amendment Number
1
Description
This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change among young women and girls in Canada. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: developing and implementing a strategic plan, improving human resource policies and processes, strengthening organizational and governance capacity, and developing and renewing memberships and partnerships within the donor community to ensure organizational sustainability in the longer term.
The supplemental funding will be used to develop and strengthen the organization’s fundraising capacity and to develop an action plan based on the assessment of strengths and challenges regarding organizational culture and current staff and board relationships.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 60 mois vise à répondre aux besoins en matière de capacité organisationnelle pour continuer à promouvoir le changement social et systémique chez les jeunes femmes et les jeunes filles au Canada. La capacité organisationnelle sera renforcée grâce aux activités suivantes : élaboration et mise en œuvre d’un plan stratégique, amélioration des politiques et des processus en matière de ressources humaines, renforcement des capacités organisationnelles et de gouvernance, et augmentation et renouvellement des adhésions et des partenariats au sein de la communauté des donatrices et donateurs pour assurer la viabilité organisationnelle à long terme.
Les fonds supplémentaires seront utilisés pour développer et renforcer la capacité de collecte de fonds de l’organisme et pour élaborer un plan d’action basé sur l’évaluation des forces et des défis concernant la culture organisationnelle et les relations actuelles entre les membres du personnel et le conseil d’administration.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
Program Purpose
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Montréal
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Girls Action Foundation
Recipient Postal Code
H2T 2S2
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q2-00015