Founded in 2005, the SWG Foundation is the supporting arm of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG). Donations to the Foundation provide financial assistance towards the future of the SWG and all its programs and operations as well as projects undertaken by affiliate organizations and individuals approved by the SWG Board of Directors.
When you give to the SWG Foundation, you are making a commitment to the future of writing in Saskatchewan. Your gift allows for long-term planning and assures funds are available for legacy projects and bursaries.
In 2002 the Emergency Fundraising Committee, chaired by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, was convened to address an urgent need for funds resulting from administrative turbulence in the organization. Aside from the immediate financial pressures, the committee determined a need to stabilize Guild financial resources over the long-term. As a result, a Foundations and Legacies Sub-committee was struck.
In their assessment, they concluded that there were a number of advantages to be realized by establishing a foundation to administer accumulated resources as trusts and endowments and to carry out fundraising activities on behalf of the Guild. Several administrative alternatives were considered and eventually it was decided that the Foundation would be self administered (rather than administered through a larger foundation such as the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation).
In September, 2005, the SWG Board approved the establishment of the SWG Foundation.
