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The Report of the
National Project on Sharing Resources: FORWARD The Consulting Team of Mary Chrow, Suzanne Gibson and Ratna Omidvar found The National Project on Sharing Resources: Developing Models of Collective Fundraising for National Women's and Girls' Organizations exhilarating, demanding, and above all invigorating. It was an exciting experience to work on a project which will help national equality-seeking women's groups enter a new phase in their search for growth and independence. We hope that the findings and recommendations of the Feasibility Study will assist women's groups in making critical decisions about collaboration and fundraising in the near future. We were afforded significant amounts of support and understanding from many people during the research phase. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the women, experts, and funders who took time out of their busy schedules to share their thoughts, expertise, and advice with us. This Report would not have been possible without their input. In particular, we would like to mention Michel Simard of Health partners, Gordon White of The Environmental Fund of B.C., and Anna Doering of WOMANS WAY U.S.A. Their experiences with federation structures and workplace giving were most generously provided to us. They made an invaluable contribution to the research and final Report. We would also like to thank Ian Morrison from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting who so willingly shared his experiences of coalition building with us. The Consulting Team received critical support from Lucie Langdeau in implementing the francophone research, questionnaires, and focus groups. Pippa Shaddick and Violetta Li both toiled long hours to input charts and information for the final Report. Deanne Fisher on short notice conducted additional research and provided us with invaluable editorial support. We are grateful for their time and support. We would like to express our appreciation to The Women's Program, Department of Human Resources Development and The Voluntary Action Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage for providing the funding for the Feasibility Study Project. They maintained a keen interest in the Project from start to finish. Finally, the implementation of the Project was guided by a committed Planning Committee which worked diligently on behalf of Canada's national equality-seeking women's groups. In particular, we would like to thank, most sincerely, Aisla Thomson of The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women for her accessibility and support to us in all phases of the research, analysis, and writing of this Report. In closing, we wish national women's groups all the best in their future development. Bon Voyage!
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