Things would change if the funding became stable and predictable. Actually, if the office staff didn't have to spend two or three months a year completing funding applications, they could spend more time on the ground.
The other point is that various programs, including the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan recently adopted by the Government of Ontario, often ask non-profit organizations and women's organizations to include people from immigrant communities, but there is no additional funding for that service.
Community organizations are often asked to take part in policy-making and in committees, to visit campuses or schools, with no additional funding. This work must be done with the core funding granted to us. We would benefit a great deal from having predictable funding that would enable us to hire staff, to improve our intervention capacity and to communicate with other non-profit organizations.