Grant Making: The Importance of Convening & Storytelling in the Digital Age
For more than 20 years, RCFNS has been developing and delivering grant programs and has been widely recognized for their excellence and leadership in the field of rural grant-making. RCFNS is committed to using the lens of the 17 UN Sustainable goals, the 7 pillars of the Canadian Philanthropic Commitment to Climate Change and Nova Scotia’s 10 Social Determinants of Health when supporting community-based initiatives in rural Nova Scotia. These lenses direct the foundation in all that they do: from board education and make up; policy adaptations; community outreach; and RCFNS’s own 3 pillars; convening, fund development and granting. RCFNS convenes to improve their understanding of issues facing communities and how they relate to the UN Sustainable Goals. RCFNS develops funds to address the gaps and offers grants that seek to help find community-based solutions to problems and challenges. Ultimately RCFNS’s mandate is to support projects that enhance and sustain rural communities while adhering to their commitments.
