CCVO Releases Recommendations for Funders and Other Stakeholders in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
This summer, CCVO drafted a start to some recommendations for the private sector, the provincial government, and funders to get started on a multi-sectoral Community Prosperity Strategy. With feedback from various stakeholders, CCVO is re-working the recommendations and will be publishing them as a series on this blog.
Through engagement with nonprofits, community organizations, and thorough research, CCVO has identified the following recommendations for funders and other stakeholders:
Provide targeted funding for operational costs, emergency planning, projects advancing equity within and external to the organization, and for organizations that are not providing COVID-19 related support services.
Provide support to help nonprofits innovate by thinking differently about the sector and provide funding for administrative costs, which are essential to maintain the organization’s mission and maintain employment.
Coordinate and collaborate with other funders to reduce reporting and administrative burden.
Additionally, funders can be a voice for their grantees and the communities that they support by using their influence to advocate for sustainable organizations when another crisis arises.
Read more about these recommendations here.