--- title: The Latest | Funding description: Funding | --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. 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Through the funding opportunities, communities can apply for funding to support public spaces, improve mobility and access to digital services, provide programs and services related to financial empowerment and social inclusion of vulnerable youth, and build intersectoral partnerships to address social determinants of health and wellbeing. The three funding opportunities are described below:   [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/important-funding-opportunities-to-support-community-initiatives?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Vancouver%20BC.jpeg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/bc-poverty-reduction-planning-action-program-open-for-second-round?hsLang=en-us) ### [BC Poverty Reduction Planning & Action Program Open for Second Round](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/bc-poverty-reduction-planning-action-program-open-for-second-round?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Alison Homer](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/alison-homer) on January 14, 2021 Round two of funding is now open for the BC Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program. In 2019, the Government of British Columbia announced $5M in funding through this program. Its first round empowered more than 50 local governments, including 14 Cities Reducing Poverty members, with up to $150,000 to create on-the-ground solutions to ending poverty. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/bc-poverty-reduction-planning-action-program-open-for-second-round?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Make%20a%20change.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/securing-funding-for-the-backbone-role-lessons-from-the-field?hsLang=en-us) ### [Securing Funding for the Backbone Role: Lessons from the Field](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/securing-funding-for-the-backbone-role-lessons-from-the-field?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Erin Sullivan & Jennifer Splansky Juster](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/erin-sullivan-jennifer-splansky-juster) on July 13, 2019 One of the most common questions we hear from collective impact practitioners is how to raise the funds needed to support and sustain the backbone role. While some funders have a nuanced understanding of the immense value of collective impact initiatives, supporting the backbone is a different approach for many philanthropic and public funding sources, which can make it challenging to get the consistent, long-term investments needed to help effect population-change. 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