Involved in accounting since 2001, Jack Aude Pichette has worked with numerous community groups facing challenges in their accounting & financial reporting systems over the years and has come to observe that a common challenge faced by many is lack of access to resources & solutions available to the community sector. Often resulting in unsustainable working conditions, think burn out and interruption of services, organizational instability... it not only affects management & operations but also the users of these valuable community services.
In March 2023 they began putting together a training & mentorship program for directors & coordinators in the community sector, responding to requests for support services from various community groups and looking for teammates to work with. In September 2023 they put together the first sponsored Tax Preparer Training & Mentorship program finishing up in February 2024! As they prepared to incorporate more taxation into their scope of work, this inevitably meant their capacity for accounting support would diminish during the busy tax seasons so this required a team!
Not only did the team show up, but they showed up with initiatives and ideas of their own and here we are now!
Finally Incorporated in January 2024, The Community Capacity Building Initiative came into being in response to resounding popular demand, after years of careful preparation, and with the support of a number of solid partnerships without whose trust, guidance, and expertise this initiative would not have been possible!
On top of the normal anxiety that income tax brings up in nearly everyone, every community faces its own unique set of challenges. Our goal is to address those particular to the many gender
diverse communities across Canada.
While the taxation challenges unique to 2SLGBTQ+ communities are numerous, here are our top 3 (with a focus on the trans experience):
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Your generous support is the difference-maker that funds our mission and helps to improve the economic & employment wellbeing of 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
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