The Funder Collaborative is interested in supporting organizations that want to address deep rooted systemic workforce development problems. We hope to invest in organizations that are interested in deep and sustained engagement with the Funder Collaborative to create or enhance existing programs that lead to systems change and include principles of equity, collaboration, innovation and learning.

Funding Opportunity

For this round, the Funder Collaborative will select and support:

• Up to 5 organizations through a 6 to 12-month planning grant. Applicants can request up to $50,000 for planning grants.

• Up to 2 organizations through a up to 3 year implementation grant. Applicants can request up to $250,000 for implementation grants.

Organizations selected for Planning Grants will explore a systems-change question and how it affects the work they are doing and their ecosystem.

Organizations selected for Implementation Grants will expand their systems change work in workforce development. The assumption is that they have either been engaged in systems change work or have done the initial planning and are now ready to implement this work.

To be eligible for the grant, applicants must be:

• Qualified donee and non-donee organizations

• Located and work in the Greater Toronto Area

• Experienced in implementing workforce development programs

• Able to commit to engaging with the Funder Collaborative’s Executive Director or consultants on a monthly basis to brainstorm and ideate together