Thanks to an agreement with Community Foundations of Canada, the Quadra Island Foundation will administer approximately $100,000 to support local not-for-profit organizations in spring 2023. QIF will lead a local application and review process, and needs a qualified person to take on a temporary role as coordinator.
“$100,000 is a significant amount of money available to our community, and QIF’s volunteer board is seeking a highly skilled person to help coordinate this national program on Quadra Island,” says QIF treasurer Mich Hirano.
“We’re expecting many local community groups will be interested in applying for this funding. Having a local coordinator to assist them and the QIF board as we review applications will be key to our community’s success,” adds QIF vice chair Jody Rodgers.
QIF welcomes proposals for this paid, temporary position until midnight Dec. 20. The coordinator will work from their own space, using their own equipment for approximately three months (January to March). Proposals must include relevant experience coordinating activities of community foundations or other volunteer organizations.
The coordinator will work with the QIF board to:
- deliver public education about the funding opportunity
- support community groups interested in applying for funding
- establish a grant committee to review applications
- ensure final reports by funded community groups
Anyone interested in this role should email questions and proposals to QIF at info@quadraislandfoundation.ca.
Quadra Island Foundation urges community groups to prepare to apply for funding – $100,000 available in 2023
On November 22, the Government of Canada announced a $400 million investment in a national COVID recovery fund to support charities, non-profits and Indigenous Governing Bodies. Quadra Island Foundation is working with the Community Foundations of Canada, Canadian Red Cross, and United Way to distribute funding. There will be approximately $100,000 to distribute for Quadra organizations.
“Volunteers and local organizations have a long legacy of providing vital community service on Quadra Island. This funding will help island organizations strengthen and adapt to the changing needs of the community, and modernize for future community service,” says QIF’s volunteer board chair Michael Mascall.
Island organizations will be able to apply for funding to invest in:
- adapting the way they deliver services to support the needs of staff and volunteers
- buying equipment such as computers and software
- creating new ways of working, such as developing new publicity or fundraising approaches
- providing support for staff and volunteers, such as training, and mental health support
- developing plans to receive funding from diverse sources
Community groups must apply for funding by February 21 and complete funded projects by the end of June 2024.
More information, including how to apply, will be available January 6 at communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca
Find out more about QIF at www.quadraislandfoundation.ca. Get in touch by email to info@quadraislandfoundation.ca or call Michael Mascall (250.202.1968) or Mich Hirano (250.285.3060).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Community Services Recovery Fund is a $400 million investment to help charities and not-for-profits adapt and modernize. Community Foundations of Canada, the Canadian Red Cross and United Way Centraide Canada are working together to deliver funding to qualifying organizations.
Funding from the program will not be available for direct program or service delivery. It is to support organizations as they transform, modernize and build resilience. Grant amounts range from $10,000 to $20,000.
Applicants can only apply once, to one of the following project focus areas:
- Investing in People (Red Cross): Funding will support one-time projects that focus on how organizations recruit, retain, engage and support their personnel, including staff, volunteers and boards of directors.
- Investing in Systems and Processes (Community Foundations of Canada): Funding will support one-time projects that invest in the systems and processes involved in creating the internal workings of an organization’s overall structure.
- Investing in Program and Service Innovation and Redesign (United Way): Funding will support one-time projects primarily focused on program and service innovation and redesign using information gained during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Criteria for applying – Community groups must:
- be a community service organization (charity, non-profit or Indigenous)
- be registered in Canada
- provide service in Canada
- have a governance structure of three or more people
- have a bank account and track income and expenditure
- have internal controls and accountability
Community groups can complete an eligibility quiz on the Community Services Recovery Fund website to determine which national funder to apply through. Visit www.communityservicesrecoveryfund.ca to find out more about how to apply, explore resources for applicants, and sign up for upcoming webinars.
The deadline for applications is February 21, 2023.
More details and examples will be provided on the website on January 6, 2023.
When the fund was announced on November 22, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, said, “The Government supports a more inclusive model of economic growth that creates opportunities for everyone in Canada as the long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The Community Services Recovery Fund will strengthen the ability of charities and non-profits to deliver services and resources where they will have the most impact. Because of the National Funders’ strong connections with local organizations, they will ensure funding is distributed efficiently to organizations that provide services to communities in need across Canada.”
