12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

SelfDesign Learning Foundation / Amber Papou, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2023-06-15

Who is lobbying?

SelfDesign Learning Foundation (Address & business activities)

Amber Papou, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did SelfDesign Learning Foundation request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

SelfDesign Learning Foundation is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

SelfDesign Learning Foundation does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of SelfDesign Learning Foundation are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of SelfDesign Learning Foundation:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Ministry of Education has proposed changing the funding formula for special needs learners. Self Design DL is advocating that Ministry of Education officials keep the current funding model for special needs learners remain unchanged.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education, Finances and Budgets
Ministry of Education reduced funding for full time equivalent students in Independent Distributed Learning Schools from 63% of public distributed learning schools to 50% for the 2020/21 school year . This decision was announced to IDL's on May 4th 2020 - just a few months away from the new school year with little time to adjust budgets for the upcoming school year.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Education
Proposed changes to online learning in the Province of BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Education
To request/recommend that the Provincial Government continues to financially/support provincial online schools - independent and to continue financially/support for children diagnosed with special needs.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Children and Families, Education

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Children and Family Development
Education and Child Care
Finance
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Education

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Nikki Kenyon
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Amber Papou
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 6625-3351
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2023-06-28	Yes	Amber Papou	Rachna Singh, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers \| Education and Child Care	View

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Education	$22,241,461.00	2021-08-01 to 2022-07-31
Education and Child Care	$21,955,282.00	2022-08-01 to 2023-07-31

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

SelfDesign Learning Foundation / Amber Papou, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

SelfDesign Learning Foundation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

SelfDesign Learning Foundation / Amber Papou, President & CEO

SelfDesign Learning Foundation (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

SelfDesign Learning Foundation - Address & business activities

SelfDesign Learning Foundation / Amber Papou, President & CEO

Received Government Funding