Deadline: 16-Oct-20
The Vancouver City Council has announced a call for proposals for the Organizational Capacity Building Grant Program.
Organizational Capacity Building grants are for non-profit organizations that support other non-profit agencies by improving their ability to deliver services, address social issues and navigate change.
Eligibility Criteria
An organization must:
- Be a registered non-profit society, community service co-op or social enterprise wholly owned by a non-profit and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies; OR be a registered charity, in good standing with the Canadian Revenue Agency; OR a First Nations Band;
- Please note that if you are not a registered society or charity you may partner with a fiscal sponsor who is a registered non-profit society or registered charity in order to meet this requirement.
- Have an independent, active governing body composed of volunteers. The by-laws must have provisions that no Board director can be remunerated for serving as a director and that no staff member can be a voting member of the board or executive;
- Demonstrate accommodation, Welcomeness and openness to people of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities (including trans*, gender-variant and two-spirit people), ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, religions, languages, under-represented communities and socio-economic conditions in its policies, practices and programs, except in instances where the exclusion of some group is required for another group to be effectively targeted;
- Be in compliance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the British Columbia Human Rights Code;
- Have the demonstrated functional capacity and sufficient resources to deliver the programs to which the City is being asked to contribute;
- Build the organizational capacity of Vancouver-based social service organizations in one or more of the following ways:
- Increasing the amount of resources available (e.g. access to centralized information and referral, volunteer recruitment and coordination);
- Improving the utilization of resources (e.g. assistance to become computerized and internet competent);
- Improving the management and allocation of resources (e.g. skills enhancement training and experiences, the development of support models for staff, Board and society members);
- Providing linkages and coordination among a number of non-profit social service agencies operating a hub model service centre.
- Show costs that are reasonable and on par with other similar programs;
- Deliver the funded program in Vancouver to Vancouver social service organizations.
Social Policy Principles for Grant Making
Accountability: We embrace ongoing feedback loops with partners to understand City investments and how they influence change.
Equity and Inclusion: We strive to build equity in our communities by making grant
processes accessible, especially for groups that experience exclusion.
Fairness: We are open, transparent, and consistent with our grant making processes.
Informed Decision Making: We inform our grant making using evidence-based research, and consider data sources, both formal and informal.
Balanced Investment Approach: We balance short, medium and long-term investments so that, while addressing immediate concerns, we never lose sight of our goal of effecting lasting systems change.
Diversity and Reconciliation: Our grants recognize the unique strengths of our many diverse communities by fostering relationships, helping heal the past, and moving forward with shared understanding and respect working within the context of Vancouver as the unceded homeland of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil- Waututh Nations
Strategic Alignment: Our grants demonstrate alignment with Healthy City Strategy goals and related initiatives.
Partnerships: Our relationships with our community and funding partners are based on trust, respect and transparency.
- Direct healthcare programs (such as health self-help groups, health information programs, medical treatment, maintenance or rehabilitation programs);
- Employment training;
- Initial settlement programs
- Direct welfare supports including food banks, meal programs and provision of clothing;
- Housing;
- One-on-one counselling with licensed psychologists, social workers or registered clinical counsellors;
- Programs which are primarily recreational (formal recreation programs such as clubs or teams) or educational (formal education leading to a credential);
- Travel expenses of any kind;
- Legal fees;
- Payment of: City property taxes; capital expenses operating or capital deficits;
- Act in the capacity of a funding body for, or make grants to any other group or organization;
- Programs directed to the preservation of any particular ethnic or cultural heritage, except in instances for Reconciliation initiatives;
- Time limited projects (three years or less), or programs in the developmental or formative stage (18 months of operation or less).
For more information, visit https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/organizational-capacity-building-grants.aspx