Following October’s BC Non-Profit Lobby Day, we are excited to share our new policy paper, Funding What Works: Strengthening BC’s Non-Profit Sector Through Multi-Year and Core Funding. Developed to support our continued collective advocacy, this paper builds on the priorities and experiences shared by non-profit leaders across British Columbia through the State of the Non-Profit Sector Survey and strengthens the case for meaningful funding policy change.

The BC Non-Profit Network has identified two key policy recommendations that can help address these challenges, improve service and program stability, and drive long-term community impact:   

• Expand multi-year funding agreements.
• Recognize and resource administrative and core operating costs. 

These policy recommendations have strong support across the sector and levels of government. They are solution-oriented, aiming to help address structural issues affecting the outcomes of the sector as a whole, rather than aimed at assigning blame in one area or targeting specific issues faced by specific non-profits.  

The paper provides essential background on the current non-profit funding landscape, examines the evidence for expanding multi-year funding, and makes the case for recognizing and resourcing administrative capacity and core expenses. It also outlines practical implementation options that governments and funders can adopt to better support the sustainability and impact of non-profit organizations.

We hope this resource supports your organization’s own advocacy efforts and helps advance a more effective, stable, and well-resourced non-profit sector across British Columbia.