Canada’s Collaborative Funding Initiative

Survey

Name*

Organization*

Is your organization a funder, grantseeker, both or neither?

What collaborative funding models (both in terms of funder collaboratives and multi-organization partnerships among grantseekers) have you participated in? Who was at the table and who was missing? Were any of these neither geographic nor issue-based?

What made those collaborations successful?

What barriers made collaboration difficult?

Which funders are known for collaboration and which partnerships and models should be studied and documented (that are not already listed above)?

For funders: Would more visibility on which Canadian funders are pursuing outcomes similar to yours materially increase your ability to collaborate? What would you need to know?

For charitable sector organizations: What funder behaviors discourage collaboration? What would more coordinated philanthropy look like from your perspective?

Is there any other feedback you would like to share?

This brief survey gathers input to inform the key outputs (documenting best practices, shared standards and commitments, capital pathways) that the Canadian Collaborative Funders Initiative partners will produce throughout 2026 as well as the funder collaborative pilots in 2027 and beyond.

The questions below have been developed for both funders and grantseekers. Please skip any questions that are not relevant for you/your organization.

Canada’s Collaborative Funding Initiative

Contact: laura@tamarackcommunity.ca.