Announcement: Organization chosen for the Request for Funding Opportunities (RFO): “Funding Access Project”

Following the RFO for the “Funding Access Project” that closed August 29, 2003, the IM/IT Advisory Group and Industry Canada are pleased to announce that the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) has been chosen as the lead voluntary sector organization to work with the IM/IT Secretariat to deliver activities and oversee the project.

The CCP is a membership-based organization that works with charities, governments and corporations to advance the role and interests of the charitable sector for the benefit of Canadian communities. CCP’s proposal involves the creation of a new business model for their Canadian Directory to Foundations and Grants. The proposed Funding Access Project will enable free access to core information in CCP’s Directory while expanding the scope and functionality of the Directory to increase its usefulness to the sector, and enable the provision of additional value-added services to grant-seekers and grant-makers.

The knowledge that CCP has of the voluntary sector in Canada and its experience with related issues, are important assets for the realization of the mission of this project.

To know more about CCP, please visit their Web site at www.ccp.ca. For more information regarding IM/IT projects, please visit www.vsi-isbc.ca/eng/imit/program.cfm.