Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Employment
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Gender equality
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Canada
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1991 |
| Organizational structure: |
We are a nonprofit public charity, federally registered, with a volunteer board of directors elected by the membership on an annual basis. Our chief executive officer leads staff and reports to the board of directors. |
| Number and type of members: |
17 individuals are members of the Canadian Women's Foundation. These include the living founders of the Foundation as well as current directors. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Yes: Women's Funding Network, Circle on Philanthropy & Aboriginal People, Imagine Canada, National Alliance for Children & Youth, Canadian Mentoring Partnership, Youth Funders Network, National Council of Women of Canada |
| Funding structure: |
Fundraising campaigns
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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