"The large volume of applicatons is an indication of the on-going demand for training services within Yukon’s non-profit sector and confirms the timeliness of the NGO Training Fund. Volunteer Yukon is delighted by the applicants’ shared commitment to increasing their organizational capacity, which helps raise the bar for the sector as a whole: we want Yukon to be home to the best functioning non-profit sector in the country!" - Noreen McGowan, VY Board President
Current Recipients: June 2012 Call for Applications: NGOtf Allocations Committee Recommendations
We received 18 applications from 18 separate organizations.
The total ask for this round of funding alone was in excess of $67,000, with a maximum possible disbursement of $52,000.
Procedure: The NGOtf Allocation Committee members individually evaluated all applications through a pre-designed scoring process, and collectively evaluated applications through a combination of group discussion and scoring.
Training proposals were submitted by a wide range of NGOs, and from several communities, including Whitehorse and Dawson City. The purpose of the fund is to help build organizational capacity in the Yukon NGO/volunteer sector.
The projects that the Allocations Committee and Volunteer Yukon put forward for funding approval are as follows:
Organization, Project, Funding Request
- Food Bank Society Whitehorse, Training for Effective Governance: $5,000
- Yukon First Nations Tourism Association/Adaka Cultural Society, Strategic Planning Training: $5,000
- Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, Aboriginal Women’s Strategic Planning Training: $5,000
- Yukon Women in Music, Board Development for Yukon Women in Music: $5,000
- Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, Social Assistance Advocate Training: $4,950
- Yukon Art Society (aka Arts Underground), Organizational Design, Policy & Procedure Development: $4,950
- Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society (YSR), YSR Board Member and Volunteer Training Session: $4,797
- Yukon Development Education Centre (YDEC), YDEC Strategic Planning: $4,700
- Canadian Mental Health Association-Yukon Division, Volunteer Management: $4,500
- Yukon Council on Disability (YCOD), Strategic Planning Session for YCOD: $3,000
- Yukon Food for Learning Association, Strategic Planning and Corporate Communication Planning Training: $2,200
- Conservation Klondike Society, Fundamentals of Non-Profit Finance: $1,276
- Marsh Lake Community Society (MLCS), Strategic Planning and House-in-order Full Day Board Session: $1,155
Total 13 projects: $51,528
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May 2011 Call for Applications: NGOtf Allocations Committee Recommendations
We received 11 applications from 11 separate organizations. Then two applicants merged their applications, so we ended up with 10 proposals.
The total ask for this round of funding alone was in excess of 40K. We had a total of $22,500 to allocate for this round (25K less 10% admin).
Procedure: The Allocations Committee each took between 3 applications to examine in depth and present to the rest of the committee. Two sessions were necessary to allow for adequate discussion of each application. Fileholders (committee members) were encouraged to contact the organization representatives if they had questions about the application.
The applications came from diverse sectors and from several communities – including Whitehorse and Haines Junction.
The projects that the Allocations Committee and Volunteer Yukon put forward for funding approval are as follows:
Organization, Project, Funding Request
- Service d’orientation et formation aux adultes (SOFA) / Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY), Authentic Governance & Team Consolidation for francophone NGOs, $4,000
- Northern Cultural Expressions Society (Sun Dog Carvers), Financial Policy Development, $2,750
- YUWIN, Strategic Planning, $2,500
- Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle, Board Roles & Responsibilities / Financial Accountability, $4,000
- Yukon Wildlife Preserve, Operating Society NGO Risk Management & Board Liability, $3,915
- Junction Arts & Music Society, Grand Hall Sound Tech Training (for JAM Board and community volunteers), $3,000
- Arctic Health Research Network & Yukon Public Health Association Strategic Planning, $2,335
Total 7 projects: $22,500
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Past Recipients:
January 2011 Call for Applications: NGOtf Allocations Committee Recommendations
We received 17 applications from 15 separate organizations
The total ask for this round of funding alone was in excess of 75K. We had a total of $22,500 to allocate for this round (25K less 10% admin).
Procedure: The Allocations Committee each took between 3 and 5 applications to examine in depth and present to the rest of the committee. Two sessions were necessary to allow for adequate discussion of each application. Fileholders (committee members) were encouraged to contact the organization representatives if they had questions about the application.
The applications came from diverse sectors and from several communities – including Whitehorse, Dawson and Watson Lake.
The projects that the Allocations Committee and Volunteer Yukon put forward for funding approval are as follows:
Organization, Project, Funding Request
- Literary Society of the Klondike, Advanced InDesign Training/Strat planning workshop, $524.03
- Lorne Mountain Community Association, Strategic Planning workshop, $3 990
- MacBride Museum, Volunteer Training Plan, $4 500
- Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society, Executive Director Capacity Training, $2 713
- United Way of Yukon, Priority Setting: a way forward, $2 000
- Red Cross, Service Delivery Unit Training, $3 500
- Elizabeth Fry Society, Changing Paths: support for Workshop – literacy and life skills (adapt workshop material for local use), $1 142.21
- Gwaandak Theatre, Develop Financial Procedures/Strategic Planning, $4 115
Total 8 projects: $22,484
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