The Shaw Rocket Fund is a non-profit organization that funds both English and French Canadian children's television and digital programs. Headquartered in

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, it is the largest private funder for Canadian kids' media for independent producers, and is one of

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' key programs.

History

The Shaw Rocket Fund was created in 1998 (known then as the Shaw Television Broadcast Fund) by Shaw Communications as a private funder of Canadian kids' TV production. In 2004, Agnes Augustin became President & CEO of the Fund. Agnes was previously a Manager and Vice President of Business Affairs for production and distribution companies, Head of Production for CMT, and an independent producer. Shaw Communications continues to contribute to the Shaw Rocket Fund (over $200 million as of 2019), and the Shaw Rocket Fund has invested over $245 million into 1,003 programs of Canadian kids' content. The Shaw Rocket Fund is listed as a Certified Independent Production Fund by the

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(CRTC).

Board

The Shaw Rocket Fund Board consists of five industry professionals. * Chair: Christine Shipton, former Senior Vice President of Content for Shaw Media * Vice-Chair: Gigi Boyd, a

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award winning Producer ("Elijah") * Secretary/Treasurer: Agnes Augustin, Shaw Rocket Fund President & CEO * Director: Cheth