Revenue Generating and Funding Ideas

We update this page every two months and have added revenue generating and money making ideas.

If you have other ideas, please let us know. CBR often receives information on sources from the City of Edmonton, the Province of Alberta and various departments of the Federal Government. The following is a list of these sources, with web sites or phone numbers, and dates for submissions (if known).

We also may be able to assist you in pulling your proposal together. E-mail us or give us a call if you think we can help.

For those in Edmonton:

• Edmonton Housing Trust Fund - http://www.ehtf.ca or phone Debbie Saidman, Executive Director at: (780) 496-2630 for further information.
• Edmonton Community Foundation - www.ecfoundation.org

For those in the Province of Alberta:

• Wildrose Foundation - Youth Network Development and Youth Innovation Pilot projects - Winston McConnell - 1-780-422-2258 or toll free 310-000, submission times vary.
• Telus Community Investment Program - http://about.telus.com/community/community_investment/index.html
• Alberta's 2005 Centennial - Over the next five years, the Government of Alberta will encourage and support Albertans as they plan and develop projects and events to celebrate the centennial. Application Deadlines are every March 1st (up to and including 2005). http://www.gov.ab.ca/alberta2005/
  The government announced that this project was put on hold due to funding restraints, so check the site for more info.

For those in the province of Alberta as well as across Canada:

Canadian Rural Partnership - Rural Development Initiative

• http://www.rural.gc.ca

Clarica

• Education Grants - check out the website at http://www.clarica.com/e/about/commun/focus/children.asp

Industry Canada

• Community Access project - rural element - dates vary by province - http://cap.ic.gc.ca

Health and Environment Canada

• Community Animation Program - some changes have been made - check out the announcement at: http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/community/cap_annoucement_e.html

Department of Justice

• Community Mobilization Project - Alberta's Coordinator is Michael Kennedy. You can reach him at (780) 495-3935 or E-mail: alberta.ncpc@justice.gc.ca - or check out the website at: http://www.crime-prevention.org - Dates vary from province to province - check website for more information

Human Resource Development Canada

• Summer Career Placement Program (SCPP) provides wage subsidies to employers to create career related summer jobs for students. http://www11.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/pls/edd/SCP_brf.shtml
  

Grant Station

• A good source for ideas and funders http://www.GrantStation.com

Funders Contact List

• For a comprehensive list of funders check this out - courtesy of Mary-Jane Buchanan, Program Consultant - Population Health Fund, Population and Public Health Branch
  Health Canada, Alberta/NWT Region

Do you know of any others that you or we can pass on to other Community Builders? Let us know!

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