"WOMEN BUILDING FUTURES HAS A PROVEN MODEL
TO TRAIN WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION-RELATED TRADES
AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION, AND HELP THEM
SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING WBF IN INCREASING ITS OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITIES AND HELPING MORE WOMEN CONTRIBUTE
TO CANADA'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY."
Bruce Dewar, President and Chief Executive Officer, LIFT Philanthropy Partners
Message from the Board Chair and CEO 1
Charting Our Path 2
2013 Outcomes and Key Indicators
Goal 1: Increase Awareness, Readiness, Employment & Apprenticeship 4
Goal 2: Increase Participation of Aboriginal Women in WBF Programs 8
Goal 3: Provide Workforce Solutions for Employers 10
Goal 4: Advance Organizational & Financial Sustainability 12
Supporters 15
Financials 18
Board of Directors 21
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Women Building Futures (WBF), a leader in trades training
for women, has extensive experience recruiting women
into the commercial and heavy industrial workforce at a
consistent employment placement rate of 90 per cent.