Contribution: Women's Program
Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
$116,000.00
National Expansion of the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce
FY 2019-20 · 2019-04-01
Summary
This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Activities will focus particularly on building capacity and strategic planning for national expansion and enhanced national advocacy, including through research and partnership building with businesswomen, service providers, and other stakeholders invested in advancing women’s economic prosperity through entrepreneurship. Operational policies and procedures, along with marketing, communications and training resources will be created and tested through the pilot expansion of chapters, while sustainable funding will be built through strategic partnerships and the implementation of other fundraising approaches.
The first supplemental funding will be used to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 restrictions have had on the project by allowing the organization to; expand the team and capitalize on organizational strengths so that they are in a strong position to gain members and revenue as women’s businesses recover, implement Advocacy Strategy and Advocacy-related Communications, and offer signature programs to encourage membership and promote engagement, and launch pilot chapters with Regional Managers.
The second supplemental funding will be used to develop results-based management processes and systems to improve performance measurement and evaluation, and to apply a JEDI lens across strategic and operations planning. Therefore, the proposed project will extend activities and build additional organizational capacity for the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Toronto, Ontario, 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
NA18981
Agreement Start Date
2019-04-01
Agreement Title
National Expansion of the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Agreement Title (French)
Expansion nationale de la Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$116,000.00
Amendment Date
2023-04-26
Amendment Number
2
Description
This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Activities will focus particularly on building capacity and strategic planning for national expansion and enhanced national advocacy, including through research and partnership building with businesswomen, service providers, and other stakeholders invested in advancing women’s economic prosperity through entrepreneurship. Operational policies and procedures, along with marketing, communications and training resources will be created and tested through the pilot expansion of chapters, while sustainable funding will be built through strategic partnerships and the implementation of other fundraising approaches.
The first supplemental funding will be used to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 restrictions have had on the project by allowing the organization to; expand the team and capitalize on organizational strengths so that they are in a strong position to gain members and revenue as women’s businesses recover, implement Advocacy Strategy and Advocacy-related Communications, and offer signature programs to encourage membership and promote engagement, and launch pilot chapters with Regional Managers.
The second supplemental funding will be used to develop results-based management processes and systems to improve performance measurement and evaluation, and to apply a JEDI lens across strategic and operations planning. Therefore, the proposed project will extend activities and build additional organizational capacity for the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 60 mois vise à répondre aux besoins en matière de capacité organisationnelle de la Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce de continuer à promouvoir un changement social et systémique favorisant l’égalité entre les sexes. Les activités porteront en particulier sur le renforcement des capacités et la planification stratégique en vue d’une expansion nationale et d’un renforcement des activités nationales de revendication, notamment par la recherche et l’établissement de partenariats avec des femmes d’affaires, des prestataires de services et d’autres parties prenantes qui contribuent à la prospérité économique des femmes grâce à des activités entrepreneuriales. La Chambre de commerce créera et mettra à l’essai des politiques et des procédures opérationnelles, ainsi que des ressources de marketing, de communication et de formation, dans le cadre de l’expansion pilote des sections; et elle établira un financement durable grâce à des partenariats stratégiques et à la mise en œuvre d’autres approches de collecte de fonds.
Le premier financement supplémentaire sera utilisé pour atténuer l'impact des restrictions liées à la COVID-19 sur le projet en permettant à l'organisation de : élargir l'équipe et capitaliser sur les points forts de l'organisation afin d'être dans une position solide pour attirer des membres et générer des revenus à mesure que les entreprises dirigées par des femmes se rétablissent ; mettre en œuvre une stratégie de plaidoyer et des communications liées au plaidoyer ; proposer des programmes phares pour encourager l'adhésion et promouvoir l'engagement, et lancer des chapitres pilotes avec des responsables régionaux.
Le deuxième financement supplémentaire sera utilisé pour développer des processus et des systèmes de gestion axés sur les résultats afin d'améliorer la mesure des performances et l'évaluation, et pour appliquer une approche ''JEDI'' à la planification stratégique et opérationnelle. Par conséquent, le projet proposé étendra les activités et renforcera les capacités organisationnelles supplémentaires de la Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
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
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
Recipient Postal Code
M5E 1W7
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q1-00072