Town of Banff

Fund Development Strategies

Any non-profit can access our Imagine Canada database to search for funding opportunities. We also can provide your organization with resources on other available funds and assistance with grant writing.

It starts with an idea…

…which can be the result of identifying a community need, a gap in services, or seeing a call for grants. Whatever the reason, non-profits often find themselves seeking external funding.

Provincial Funders

Some of the key funding sources available provincially include:

Alberta Culture and Community Spirit

• Community Initiatives Program (CIP)- supports not-for-profit organizations by providing funds to enhance and enrich project-based initiatives throughout Alberta.  Supports initiatives such as community services, seniors services, libraries, arts and culture, sports, educations, health and recreation.

• Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP)- assists Alberta’s municipalities and not-for-profit organizations with the costs of planning, upgrading and developing a wide range of community-use facilities and places which enhance community life and citizen well-being.

• Community Spirit Program- Donation Grant- an opportunity for eligible non-profit and/or charitable organizations to receive a provincial grant based on total annual cash donations from individuals Albertans. The grant can be used to support an organization’s operations, programs and/or capital projects.

Local Funders

• Banff Community Foundation – Lorraine Widmer-Carson 403.762.8549 banffcf@shaw.ca www.banffcommunityfoundation.org 
  

• FCSS Assistance Fund- Sharon Oakley  403.762.1254 sharon.oakley@banff.ca or www.banff.ca

• Town of Banff Non -Profit Funding- Nancy Lewis  403.762.1254 Nancy.lewis@banff.ca or www.banff.ca

• The Banff Rotary Club – www.rotary.org
  

• Soroptimists of Banff National Park dmgibson@telus.net or sibanffntlpark@soroptimist.net
  

• Mount Temple IODE (International Order of the Daughters of the Empire) www.iode.ca
  

• Safeway We Care Program- Talk to local Safeway Manager to apply.

• Avalanche Movie Rental- Late fees

How We Can Help?

The Community Development staff can assist you through providing:

• access to The Canadian Directory to Foundations & Grants. The Directory is an online database containing updated information on over 2,200 Canadian grant-making foundations.
• suggestions on other grant opportunities to support your initiative.
• feedback on and assistance with proposal development.