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Funder Profiles #5: Canadian Women’s Foundation

Funder Profiles #5: Canadian Women’s Foundation

For this segment of Funder Profiles, we feature Canada’s largest grant-making source that is dedicated to advancing gender equality, justice, opportunities and empowerment.

Funder Profiles #3: Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund

Funder Profiles #3: Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund

To observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the focus of today’s Funder Profiles is the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund - an organization that “aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples”. We encourage everyone to support them and visit their website to explore different ReconciliACTIONs each of us can take to create positive change in Canada.

Funder Profiles #2: The Peter Gilgan Foundation

Funder Profiles #2: The Peter Gilgan Foundation

For this week’s Funder Profiles entry, we examine the progressive funding approaches of The Peter Gilgan Foundation. One of the encouraging aspects that sets this Toronto-based private foundation apart from other sources is its willingness to support an organization’s ongoing operating costs.

Funder Profiles #1: The Laidlaw Foundation

Funder Profiles #1: The Laidlaw Foundation

Introducing our Funder Profiles series – a new feature in our Sustainable Solutions Blog that will acquaint inquisitive grant-seekers with the mandates, interests and crucial information about funding sources from across Canada. For our inaugural piece, we feature one of Ontario’s largest and most comprehensive private foundations – the Laidlaw Foundation.

Grant Writing Tip #3: Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket When Choosing A Funding Source

Grant Writing Tip #3:  Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket When Choosing A Funding Source

Always have a contingency plan when submitting grant proposals to major funders. Create a list of additional foundations, corporations, and other institutional funding prospect in case your application is declined or not entirely approved.