Working Together to Build the Future Workforce

June 21, 2022

Thank you for another amazing year!

Our 2021 Impact Report

Build a Dream is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of diversity and inclusion initiatives. Our mission is to ensure that equitable opportunities exist so EVERYONE can achieve their full career potential.

Since our inception in 2014, we have delivered programming for young women that inspire, build confidence, fill skills gaps, and offer new perspectives on how to diversify the workforce. Working with business and industry, community leaders and our educational partners, we work to promote career opportunities in sectors that are traditionally under-represented by women: skilled trades, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), emergency response, entrepreneurship, and the overall advancement of women in society.

Through our virtual conferences, workshops, in-person career expos, and more, Build a Dream provides the spark that can ignite a young woman’s interest and passion in a career they might not have otherwise explored.

Target Audience

Young women Grades 5 – 12
Parents
Apprentices and post-secondary students
Female professionals and male allies
Business, Industry, and Education

Organizational Achievements

Media Exposure

20,000 combined followers across social platforms

Guest on 3 podcasts

28 Facebook Lives with women in the industry

Launched podcast “Perfectly Unfiltered”

TV & Print Coverage: Calgary Morning Live, CBC Canada, Manufacturing & Automation, London Metro, Windsor Star, The Drive, Biz X Magazine

Speaking Engagements

University of Windsor Keynote, Enbridge Diversity & Mentorship Panel, International Women’s Day, Canadian Apprenticeship Forum, City of Missisauga, Ontario Council for Technology Education

Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
National Strategy for Women in Skilled Trades Leadership Committee

Growth

Events & Education

14,000 attendees @ 15 in-person Career Discovery Expos in Ontario

8,500 attendees @ 10 “virtual” discovery expos across the country

Celebrate International Day of the Girl 2018, 2019, 2020

Launched our Career Discovery & confidence building workshop

Partnerships

10 Corporate Partners

160 Event Sponsors

6 Funded Grants

Hundreds of School Boards, Educators, Unions, Associations, and Industry Leaders support our mission.

$728,000 Government of Canada, Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness Program

Collaborations with:
WBLC – Work Based Learning Consortium (Women in Manufacturing)

CAF – Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing Research

RISE Windsor-Essex

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