Find a variety of FIT resources here for applicants engaging in the FIT process (from the application process, testing your innovation and developing your gender strategy to documenting your results) or for anyone interested in learning more about innovation testing.
Resources and tools may include articles, case studies, guides, templates, webinars, videos and podcasts.
New resources will be added periodically.
This resource is meant to guide FIT-funded Innovators who have an Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reporting requirement. We also hope that this resource can be used by others as a how-to guide to planning, conducting …
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This session aims to enhance our understanding of how to develop a gender equality strategy for the social innovation space and testing environment, using FIT’s Gender Equality Strategy guide. The session focuses on how to conduct an In-Depth Gender Scan …
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This webinar aims to enhance understanding of how to integrate gender into the testing environment through the use of FIT’s Rapid Gender Scan tool (RGS). The RGS is a gender analysis framework that helps you capture essential information about gender …
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The webinar covers key gender terms and definitions, explains why gender considerations should be incorporated in development work, and includes a FIT case study to highlight best practices for gender integration.
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Webinar hosted by CanWaCH – Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health. Learn how to strengthen capacity in proposal writing while incorporating a gender equality lens. Presenters provide practical solutions, examples and strategies around proposal writing with a GE lens …
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This document is intended to explore the business case for gender equality and testing for SMOs. This business case focuses on the rational for being gender responsive or transformative during the testing of an innovative solution. Firstly, this business case …
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A conversation with Gisèle Maisonneuve, an Expert Review Panel member for FIT Concept Notes and Proposals Intakes 1 and 2 provides some tips and tricks on how to prepare your FIT Concept Note or Proposal. This conversation will provide some …
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Global Affairs Canada’s definition of innovation.
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In our third episode, we chat with Vurayayi Pugeni, Area Director in Southern Africa, Central Africa and Nigeria with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) about how to address gender issues using different innovative approaches.
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This Code of Conduct has been elaborated by AQOCI with the goal of facilitating work on sexualviolence and meeting Global Affairs Canada’s requirements regarding protection of sexualexploitation and abuse (PSEA) for medium and small ICOs. It was designed taking intoconsideration …
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How will you know if your innovative solution is achieving its expected outcomes? How can you determine its effectiveness? Developing a testing framework is a key part of the testing process which allows you to gather evidence, adapt and learn …
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Testing, learning and growing are at the heart of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba’s innovative approach. We talk to Executive Director, Dorota Blumczynska, about how to build community, honour your values and create an environment where everyone …
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In this webinar, FIT is providing you with a stakeholder analysis tool that could be helpful in project planning as well as down the road when you’re developing communication and evaluation plans for your project. This webinar is intended as …
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A “fishbone” diagram is a visual way of thinking through cause and effect. It is often used in business but can be equally effective in thinking about social innovations. The aim is to use the diagram to deconstruct and, possibly, …
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