Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # State Funding ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.statefunding.ca/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## News - [Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Multiculturalism](https://www.statefunding.ca/alberta-award-for-the-study-of-canadian-human-rights-and-multiculturalism/) - Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Multiculturalism - [Trudeau Foundation](https://www.statefunding.ca/trudeau-foundation/) - Trudeau Foundation - [Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship](https://www.statefunding.ca/canadian-japanese-mennonite-scholarship/) - Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship - [University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships](https://www.statefunding.ca/university-of-alberta-postdoctoral-fellowships/) - University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships - [Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women](https://www.statefunding.ca/canadian-research-institute-for-the-advancement-of-women/) - Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women - [Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships](https://www.statefunding.ca/banting-postdoctoral-fellowships/) - Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships - [Alberta Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund](https://www.statefunding.ca/alberta-human-rights-education-and-multiculturalism-fund/) - Alberta Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund - [Trudeau Foundation](https://www.statefunding.ca/trudeau-foundation-2/) - Trudeau Foundation - [Canadian Network on Humanitarian History](https://www.statefunding.ca/canadian-network-on-humanitarian-history/) - Canadian Network on Humanitarian History - [International Studies Association's Research Cluster on Social Movements](https://www.statefunding.ca/international-studies-associations-research-cluster-social-movements/) - RC48 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change - [Canadian Sociological Association's Research Cluster on Political Sociology and Social Movements](https://www.statefunding.ca/canadian-sociological-associations-research-cluster-political-sociology-social-movements/) - Political Sociology and Social Movements ## Pages - [State Funding for the Nonprofit Sector](https://www.statefunding.ca/) - Database Our Project archive Readings State Funding for the Nonprofit Sector The State Funding for Social Movements project was a five-year study that examined (a) the history of state funding for social movements in Canada; and (b) how the relationship between state funding and social movements differs across movements, regions, and time periods. The research - [Archive](https://www.statefunding.ca/archive/) - Database archive database layouts Most Commonwealth countries publish annual audited financial statements of public finances titled Public Accounts. In Canada, many jurisdictions include a section titled Transfer Payments or Schedule of Payments. This section provides a list of every payment to a non-governmental organization throughout the fiscal year. The data includes recipient, amount, and year; - [Deliverables](https://www.statefunding.ca/about/deliverables/) - Readings Resources We are committed to reaching out and working with communities in their own spaces. Social movements produce their own unique knowledge. Our project sought to establish a flow of knowledge between scholars and community organizations. Our deliverables included several presentations and/or collaborations with community organizations such as Powered By Data, the Alberta Association of - [Layouts](https://www.statefunding.ca/database/layouts/) - Database archive database layouts Database and Archive Content Phase I of the database is complete. More data will be incorporated into the database as this project evolves over time. Public Accounts: 161,054 records Individual transfer payments coded to link to the environmental, human rights, Indigenous peoples, and women's sectors. Source: Public Accounts. British Columbia Municipalities (39,418) The - [Introduction](https://www.statefunding.ca/database/introduction/) - The database can be used to study a variety of issues impacting the nonprofit sector including the diversity of Canada’s voluntary sector; how funding practices differ across movements, regions, and time periods; how funding has fluctuated over time and under what conditions; the way the state privileges issues or organizations; and much more. The data - [Readings](https://www.statefunding.ca/readings/) - Readings Resources Studies on public funding for the nonprofit sector. Last updated: May 2020. A downloadable introductory reading list on state funding for social movements in Canada [PDF] ArticlesBooksHistorical Context Clément, Dominique. 2008. Canada’s Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982. Vancouver: UBC Press. Clément, Dominique. 2017. “State Funding for Human Rights Activism: Channeling Protest?” American Behavioral Scientist 61 - [Background](https://www.statefunding.ca/about/background/) - Readings Resources Governments in Canada began funding large numbers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the 1960s. Through funding, the state has facilitated the emergence of NGOs across the country and, in some cases, helped create entire networks of organizations. These movements, in turn, have enabled the state’s expansion into new spheres of life such as - [Municipal Funding](https://www.statefunding.ca/learn-more/municipal-funding/) - Database archive Database Layouts Municipalities are indispensable to the public funding ecosystem for the nonprofit sector. In fact, amidst the unpredictability of provincial and federal funding in recent years, municipal funding has continued to increase over time. Using grants data from 21 municipalities in British Columbia, our research shows how the overall amount of municipal - [Database](https://www.statefunding.ca/database/) - [About](https://www.statefunding.ca/about/) - social movements the project Database State funding This project produced the first systematic examination of the breadth of state funding for NGOs in Canada. In addition to the archive and database, there were numerous other deliverables that emerged from this study. The relationship between the governments and NGOs in Canada has been rapidly changing in recent - [Trends in Local and National Funding](https://www.statefunding.ca/learn-more/trends-in-federal-funding/) - Database archive Database Layouts This posting first appeared in The Conversation. Canada has one of the largest nonprofit sectors in the world. It accounts for at least 6.8 per cent of GDP and employs 12 per cent of the country’s working population (third overall after retail and manufacturing). And more than most other countries, the nonprofit - [Brief History of State Funding](https://www.statefunding.ca/learn-more/history/) - social movements the project Database State funding The sixties remain synonymous with mobilization, volunteerism and activism especially in North America and Western Europe. As Catherine Corrigall-Brown notes in Patterns of Protest (2011), 65 per cent of the 1965 cohort of American high school students would eventually participate in a protest event or belong to a - [News](https://www.statefunding.ca/news/) - Recent developments, news and resources relating to the study of social movements in Canada. Includes research funding, institutes, conferences and more. Institutes and Research Centres Political Sociology and Social Movements RC48 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change Canadian Network on Humanitarian History Funding for Graduate Students & Postdocs Fellowships and scholarships for graduate studies in - [Resources](https://www.statefunding.ca/resources/) - Readings Resources For additional resources, such as research tools or academic journals, please visit External Resources. - [Data Entry](https://www.statefunding.ca/database/data-entry/) - Database archive database layouts Phase I of the project focussed on extracting grants from three jurisdictions (federal, British Columbia, Nova Scotia) that related to four sectors: environment, human rights, Indigenous peoples, and women. The focus was on extracting grants to NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and excluding, for instance, for-profit corporations. The full list of exclusions - - [Field Descriptions](https://www.statefunding.ca/database/field-descriptions/) - Database archive database layouts Field Descriptions: Sector: Checking multiple sectors in a search functions as an "and" rather than an "or" search. In other words, checking both "women" and "Indigenous peoples" sectors will only produce results that include records coded as both women and Indigenous peoples. The Public Accounts (Federal, British Columbia, Nova Scotia) records - [Interesting Facts](https://www.statefunding.ca/learn-more/interesting-facts/) - Readings Resources The following excerpts appeared in a series of articles published in BC Studies, Canadian Historical Review, Canadian Public Administration, and Urban History Review. Canada has one of the largest nonprofit sectors in the world. It accounts for at least 6.8 per cent of GDP and employs 12 per cent of the country’s working population - [Learn More](https://www.statefunding.ca/learn-more/) - social movements the project Database State funding The following sections explore the history and trends on state funding for social movements in Canada. - [Contact](https://www.statefunding.ca/contact/) - Please contact the webmaster for any suggested revisions or questions regarding this site. - [Updates](https://www.statefunding.ca/updates/) - A summary of technical updates to the State Funding for Social Movements database: August 2022: The RecipientOrg: Name search box has been updated to an 'and' rather than 'or' search. The Sector checkboxes have been revised so that checking two sectors produdes a found set that includes only those recipients that fall within both categories - [CHRH](https://www.statefunding.ca/chrh/) - Canada's Human Rights History Canada’s Human Rights History is a site dedicated to documenting the history of human rights in Canada. The site includes histories of human rights activism and human rights law, as well as two events: the Gouzenko Affair (1945-46) and the October Crisis (1970). The Gouzenko Affair was a blatant abuse of civil liberties by - [Terms of Use](https://www.statefunding.ca/terms-of-use/) - Teachers and students are encouraged to use this Site and its contents for research and learning. If you choose to use www.historyofrights.ca or www.statefunding.ca (referred below as “Site”), you will be agreeing to abide by the following terms. We may change, add or remove portions of these terms at any time, which shall become effective - [Database Training (Research Team only)](https://www.statefunding.ca/database-tutorials/) - The following short video tutorials explore the content and functions of the FileMaker database, including how to access the database. Tutorial 1: How to access the database (3 minutes) https://vimeo.com/218983751 Tutorial 2: How to navigate the database (5 minutes) https://vimeo.com/218983836 Tutorial 3: Additional layouts and tables in the database (7 ## Galleries - [Graphs](https://www.statefunding.ca/galleries/sample/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque euismod pulvinar eros vitae dictum. Mauris consequat ut mi ut mattis. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Duis quis lorem semper, rutrum ligula tristique, mattis mauris. Morbi tortor diam, pretium non eleifend eu, imperdiet non lectus. ## Categories - [Funding for Graduate Students & Postdocs](https://www.statefunding.ca/category/students-and-fellows/) - Fellowships and scholarships for graduate studies in the field of social movements. There are also numerous funding opportunities from the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta for Master, PhD and Postdoctoral candidates interested in studying social movements. - [Institutes and Research Centres](https://www.statefunding.ca/category/institutes-research-centres/) - [Research Funding for Professionals & Faculty](https://www.statefunding.ca/category/professionals-faculty/) - Research funding opportunities for professionals and academic faculty. - [Resources](https://www.statefunding.ca/category/resources/)