Turn Your Dream Into Reality
The COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions in Toronto forced hundreds of small businesses and organizations that had once offered a variety of indoor fitness, dance, and physical activities, to shut down or reduce their capacity for almost 2 years. With over 10 years of experience delivering dance exercise and fitness programs across Toronto, I am happy to take one step forward and start helping those of you who do not have the right skills or staff to start or grow your programming.
About Me In A Nutshell
My name is Sumera and I enjoy moving and grooving and getting others moving and grooving as well. As the owner of Fusion Cardio Toronto, I have more than 10 years of experience organizing up to 20 dance and fitness community programs a year (both online and in-person), planning an annual free youth dance and safety event across 5 communities, and experience in recruiting, training, and managing instructors and facilitators. Since 2016, I have designed and delivered free recreational programs for health centers, newcomer and refugee organizations, and women’s and kid’s organizations. Additionally, I have worked at both high-end and community-level charities where I was responsible for fundraising and donor communication, direct mail and e-marketing, and corporate sponsorships and community events. I have also had the privilege of sitting on two sports and physical activity committees. To read more about me, please click here.
How I Can Help You
Grant Writing: I can help you create a strong grant submission under $50,000. Contact me at least 90 days before the grant submission date. Please take into consideration that your grant success rate will depend on factors such as
did you submit a letter of intent/inquiry
was your organization eligible to apply after your letter of intent
how well your grant submission aligns with their vision
the number of applications and organizations
your connection to the granter/sponsor - do they know about you and your work, have you received a grant from them before, is your project relevant to them
Who I Can Help
Small-scale community and nonprofit organizations (those operating via grants, donations, corporate sponsorships, gifts)
Small-scale fundraisers/events
Groups and clubs interested in running a community project (arts, dance, fitness, sports)
Fees
To see if I can support you, please send me a personalized message below and I will follow up with a 15-minute phone call.
Free 15-minute telephone chat with 1 staff member
Grant Writing Support Meeting Via Zoom: $250 per grant application (2 staff members can be in the meeting only)
In this meeting, I will provide feedback on your first grant draft, documents, and how to best meet your granter’s requirements
I am NOT responsible for writing the grant, spelling or grammar, or it’s submission and deadlines
I cannot guarantee that your grant will be approved after supporting your application
Once a booking date is confirmed, a 50% non-refundable deposit must be paid in full 14 days before via e-transfer. Once payments are completed, grant documents and questionnaires will be sent out and must be submitted a week before the meeting.