Community building fund supports growth of BTS

BTS was awarded a Community Building Fund from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario. Through this fund, BTS was able to support staff salaries to:

• Complete year 1 activities from the strategic plan and start year 2 activities. 

• Launch fundraising plan. 

• Develop communication plan tools. 

• Develop a board fundraising handbook and toolkit. 

• Launch a donor program and develop a donor recognition & stewardship program. 

• Launch our volunteer program. 

We are grateful for this funding. This funding has helped us to focus on organizational and operational activities to ensure we recover and rebuild from the pandemic and get back to doing what we do best, impacting youth. Like through our volunteer program. BTS was able to serve 4 students through a coop program, providing them with more than 195 hours of real-world experience in the charity sector and giving BTS extra help in delivering programs and managing social media accounts. You can learn all about our four superstars and their thoughts on the program on the next two pages.