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Enchanté Network pitches federal government to scope endowment fund for 2SLGBTQI+ organizations — who are “at risk of closing their doors”

Author Gabe Oatley
“Queer and trans organizations are closing their doors or are at risk of closing their doors every year at the end of fiscal. We can do something about that,” says Tyler Boyce, executive director of the Enchanté Network. “The solution is a 2SLGBTQI+ endowment fund.”

Why It Matters

Data from charity donation platform CanadaHelps shows LGBTQ charities received just 0.3 per cent of all donations on the platform in 2021.

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