2SLGBTQI+ Projects Fund 2024 Call for Proposals : Glossary

6. Glossary

Advocacy

Advocacy is the process of influencing decision-makers, stakeholders, and others to change elements of a system to the benefit of a target group.

Advocacy strategy

An advocacy strategy sets out clear goals. Its activities identify the target audiences, timelines, and actions to reach its goals. The development of an advocacy strategy is not eligible under this CFP. However, activities that contribute to the achievement of the project’s objective are eligible.

Activities intended to generate profit or financial benefit

Any activity done to make money, like charging attendance fees or selling products.

Awareness-raising campaign

Focuses on helping the public understand one or more issues faced by 2SLGBTQI+ people. An awareness-raising campaign is eligible only as part of a broader project and if it is necessary to advance this call for proposals’ objective.

Capacity Building

Activities that build capacity are those that increase an organization's ability to reach its goals. They improve skills, information, collaboration, and tools. They also often improve an organization's sustainability.

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus)

GBA Plus is a process used to assess how diverse people may experience policies and programs. The “plus” in GBA Plus shows that GBA goes beyond sex and gender differences. We all have many identity factors that intersect to make us who we are. It also considers many other identity factors like ethnicity and age.

Incorporated

A not-for-profit organization can be formally set up by becoming incorporated. To become incorporated, an organization must follow the process set out under either provincial or federal legislation. For this call for proposals, a not-for-profit organization must be incorporated to receive WAGE funding.

Industry

An industry refers to a group of similar types of organizations or companies. Examples of industry include construction, mining, and the arts. Industry and sector are often used interchangeably.

Legal advocacy

Legal advocacy is working through the legal system (courts, lawyers, etc.) to enact social change or to help an individual or group.

Litigation

Litigation is the process of going to court to settle a dispute.

Not-for-profit organization

A not-for-profit organization is a group that operates only for a social purpose. This includes social services and recreation. The people involved in the organization cannot use it for personal financial gain.

Results

Results are the intended effects of an intervention. They can be short, medium, or long-term in nature. They can be an increase or a decrease in something targeted by the program or initiative:

• Short-term results link to the outputs of an initiative.
• Medium-term results are a change in behaviour in a population based on short-term results.
• Long-term results present a change in state, stemming from the change in behaviour.

Sector

A large segment of society or of the economy. Examples of sectors are housing, education, and childcare. Industry and sector are often used interchangeably.

System

Systems are a way of thinking about and making sense of the world. A single system can include many smaller systems within it and can also interact or overlap with other systems. For example, Canada’s economy is a system. It includes smaller systems such as sectors, levels of government, and communities. Systems are never isolated from others. They interact with other systems. The Canadian economy for instance interacts with the education and health care systems. Organizations can choose the systems they interact with to promote change. They can also choose how to support 2SLGBTQI+ people in navigating systems.

Stakeholders

Stakeholders are people or groups affected by an issue, or who can influence change, or who may be resistant to change. Stakeholders can be a community, a government, an organization, or academics. Organizations can engage with stakeholders who have the levers to bring about equality for 2SLGBTQI+ people.

2SLGBTQI+ Sector

The 2SLGBTQI+ sector works to advance 2SLBGTQI+ equality across Canada. It is made up of people, organizations, networks, coalitions and governments.

Work primarily or entirely with 2SLGBTQI+ communities

An organization works primarily or entirely with 2SLGBTQI+ communities if the main population that benefits from the organization’s work is one or several 2SLGBTQI+ communities. An organization is not eligible if 2SLGBTQI+ communities are only one part of the larger mandate population with which they work. Also, an organization is not eligible if 2SLGBTQI+ communities are one of several mandate subpopulations with which they work.