Training Application Form

Overview

The Foundation offers a funding program that provides training grants as part of its work to enhance the ability of charities to better serve Canadians. We view the building of organizational capacity through staff development as crucial to improving effectiveness in programs, services and administration. We also see it as essential to fostering collaborative attitudes within and across organizations.

Through our experience, we have seen that charities across the sector sometimes have similar training needs and have limited time and few resources to provide quality training opportunities for staff and key volunteers. Through this funding program we would consider applications that bring together a number of organizations to undertake a joint training initiative that would address a specific training need.

The proposed training, undertaken by two or more organizations, must include a knowledge or skill component that has the potential to increase the capacity of individual staff members or key volunteers to contribute to meeting the organization’s mission.

Eligibility Requirements

Funding is provided to registered charities, not to individuals or staff members. The applicant charity (that must take part in the training) will be required to oversee all aspects of any potential grant. The organizations and number of participants that will be in attendance must be identified before the charity applies.

Eligible charities include:

Social service organizations in Alberta and Saskatchewan;
Early childhood education and care organizations in Alberta and Saskatchewan;
Regional or national umbrella organizations that serve the charitable sector as a whole; and
Regional or national umbrella organizations that serve the early childhood education and care sub-sector.

Ineligibility: Groups that are not registered charities or those which have, as their main purpose religion, education, health or the arts may not apply. Also, those agencies that are primarily funded through the tax base such as school boards, universities or colleges, health authorities and childwelfare authorities or band councils may not apply.

Additional Information

For additional information regarding our bursary programs and eligibility requirements, please visit our website pages or contact the Foundation’s office at (780) 425-9616 or toll free at 1-877-788-5437.

If you require a downloadable version of this form, click here.

NOTE: In order to send this form online, you need to have ready the following files (they need to be submitted with this form):

A copy of the description of the course or program
A copy of the consultant’s/trainer’s credentials
A copy of the full budget for the training initiative
Your agency’s audited financial statements for the last completed fiscal year
Your agency’s budget for the current fiscal year

Organization information

Legal Name of Applicant Organization: *

Charitable Registration Number: *

Address: *

City: *

Province: *

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Postal Code: *

Country: *

Phone: *

Fax: *

Email: *

Website: * http://

Executive Director: *

Primary Contact for Application: *

Information about the training

Which charities or non-profit organizations will be taking part in the training session?: *

How many participants will take part in the training session?: *

How did this group of organizations come together to collaborate on this initiative?: *

Name of course or training program for which you are seeking a training grant?: *

Which educational institution, non-profit organization or consultant is offering the course or training program?: *

Where is it being held?: *

When is it being held?: *

What benefits do your organization expect to see as a result of staff members or key volunteers attending this training program?: *

Training costs

Will there be a charge for those attending the training program?: *

Yes

How much?: * $

What is the total amount you are requesting from the Foundation?: * $

Senior staff information

Senior staff members: *

Please provide us with names, addresses and telephone numbers of senior staff members of your organization.

Board Chair members: *

Please provide us with names, addresses and telephone numbers of board chair members of your organization.

Application checklist

The description of the course or program:

Consultant’s/trainer’s credentials:

Full budget for the training initiative:

Your agency’s audited financial statements for the last completed fiscal year:

Your agency’s budget for the current fiscal year:

Please review the following undertaking carefully. If should be signed by either the senior staff member of the organization or by the board chair.

If The Muttart Foundation awards the requested training grant, we agree:

We will return the grant if the organization does not hold the training session or if the majority of organizations listed in the application do not attend the training course or program. This will not apply if The Muttart Foundation agrees, in advance, to allow us to substitute another organization or other participants in their place.
We will send The Muttart Foundation a written report within 60 days of the course or program taking place. The report will include a brief assessment of the course or program, names of individuals who were in attendance and which organization they represented, how the course or program benefited the individuals in attendance, as well as a copy of a receipt proving the consultant/training fees were paid.

Singature of Authorized Officer: *

Date: *

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