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Deadline: February 28, 2021
Calling All Canadian Kids & Baby Businesses
Canadian businesses in the kids and baby sector to submit their application for consideration.
Those invited to the next round will be notified by Feb. 28, 2021. The pitching process will begin in March, with the final candidates being selected in early spring.
Priority will be given to innovative brands who identify as one or more of the following:
1. Canadian owned and operated.
2. BIPOC owned and operated.
3. Women owned and operated.
4. LGBTQ2+ owned and operated.
5. Sustainability focused (environmentally friendly, chemical-free, locally sourced and ethically made).
6. Philanthropic and purpose driven.
LINK: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/mini-marche/
Deadline: February 9, 2021
Google for Startups Founders Academy
A virtual immersive six-month program for promising Black, Latinx, and veteran-led tech startups based in the U.S.
LINK: https://events.withgoogle.com/google-for-startups-founders-academy/
Beginning: January 27, 2021
Introducing the TikTok for Black Creatives incubator program
TikTok for Black Creatives
LINK: https://tiktokblackcreativesapply.com/
Deadline: March 15, 2021
Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund [Canada]
Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative, the Community Fund provides annual donations of up to $25,000 to charitable organizations.
As part of the Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative, the Community Fund provides annual donations of up to $25,000 to charitable organizations to fund mental health supports and services in communities across Canada.
Over the past 10 years, the Community Fund has invested more than $13 million in grants to 775 organizations.
The 2021 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund is now open and applications can be submitted until March 15. Organizations will hear back on the status of their applications by July and all grants will be disbursed before December 31, 2021.
LINK: https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/funding-opportunities
Open: February 15, 2021
Public Lending Right Program | Author Royalties [Canada]
Public Lending Right is the right of authors to receive payment for free public use of their works in libraries.
LINK: http://publiclendingright.ca/
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