A culture sharing event from several Francophone African communities
Youth organize a learning event for their peers interested in STEM careers
Neighbourhood volunteers organize a belonging-based event for local youth
Seniors and their supporters create and stage a play in care centres to inspire conversation about racism
Highbanks is embarking on a critical project to develop a new strategic plan, supported by a revenue diversification report. This initiative is driven by recent changes in leadership and governance within the organization. The primary objective is to create a roadmap that will guide Highbanks in its current and future endeavors. The urgency of this project is highlighted by a surge in demand for housing support services for young mothers and their children, in the current housing crisis. Therefore, completing this project is essential for Highbanks to effectively address this pressing community need.
By migrating from Google Workspace and consolidating within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, Two Wheel View aims to significantly improve communication efficiency; ensure a common, accessible storage platform is maintained organization-wide; leverage existing licensing entitlements; gain access to greater options in security access and control; and gain new capabilities from migrating the M365/SharePoint platform. Two Wheel View wishes to work with SysGen to train the TWV team to operate efficiently use the new system and understand the opportunities for collaboration, forms, data management and security. This is an excellent opportunity to build capacity and PD for the staff and create greater efficiencies for the whole organization.
PCHS Calgary is committed to ensuring the Calgary South Asian community is supported with quality mental health, addictions, family and social support. With this in mind PCHS Calgary has partnered with SAIA (South Asian Inspiration Awards) for the 2024 year to aid in their amendment and creation of awards and policies to best fit the South Asian Calgary community to continue to support the wellbeing and celebrate the achievements of the South Asian community within Calgary.
This grant will build Calgary Queer Arts Society volunteer and staff’s knowledge and network in the field of media arts. By sending staff and volunteers to Banff World Media Festival from June 9-12, 2024, those attending will build new relationships with industry experts, including decision makers, agents, board members, show runners, directors and more. This knowledge will be passed along to young and emerging Queer media artists, including how to pitch to various funders, roles needed to deliver a successful media arts project of any size, the ins and outs of inclusion on screen, Indigenous media arts, pushing the boundaries of expression with AI, and the use of media arts to highlight and combat gender based violence.
PMAST has been operating for 25 years. It has been built on a legacy of grassroots engagement with an operational, volunteer board. The programs PMAST provides have changed the lives of many youths and enabled them with the conflict resolution skills that empower them as leaders. However, demand for the organization’s programs has outstripped organizational capacity. PMAST needs an organizational review that will help it learn from the past and create better operational efficiency as it is given increased responsibility by the community. Currently we operate only with contract staff, organized by a volunteer, operational board. Our organization has very low overhead.