Tides Canada is now MakeWay!

Today, we announce that Tides Canada has changed its name to MakeWay. A quiet leader in environmental and social justice philanthropy in Canada for the last 20 years, the new MakeWay name reflects the momentum of change that this organization stands for.
In it for the long haul: Tides Canada’s commitment to enabling community-led transformation in the North

This letter, written by Tides Canada Northern Canada Program Lead Steve Ellis, was originally published in NNSL media as a letter to the editor. The original published letter can be found here. The publisher of NNSL Media lobbed me a bit of a softball in his article “Krause talk buries obvious conclusion” (Yellowknifer, Wednesday, […]
Joanna Kerr speaks to EnergiMedia: Pulling back the curtain on Tides Canada

This article first appeared on Energi Media on June 23, 2019. By Markham Hislop Postmedia newspapers have for years provided a platform to spread Vivan Krause’s conspiracy narrative about Tides Canada When Vivian Krause comments upon the influence of American foundation money on Canadian oil and gas development, she often refers to “Tides” funding. Over the years, […]
Winning over hearts and minds: mental health and wellness within the charitable sector

Employee mental health and wellness are important issues for the charitable sector. Many of the people working in the sector deal with work place stressors including long hours, limited resources, and dealing with sensitive or traumatic issues. These factors can affect the mental health of people working in our sector which, in turn, puts the […]
Happy National Philanthropy Day 2018

On National Philanthropy Day, Tides Canada wants to thank you for helping us provide uncommon solutions for the common good.
Government of Canada will table new legislation to remove limits on the political activities of Canadian charities

An August 15 joint statement from the Minister of National Revenue and the Minister of Finance announced that new legislation will be tabled in the fall regarding the political activities of charities.
Key lessons in developing a Collaborative’s theory of change

Program Lead Julie Price shares lessons from developing a theory of change for the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative in concert with large group of northern community members, advisors, funders, and partner organizations.
Tides Canada commits to open data for its grantmaking

For many years, Tides Canada has been publishing detailed lists of grants in our online annual reports. This spring, as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, we are building on that practice by committing to publish our grants as open data and are increasing the frequency of our reporting by publishing grants listings on a quarterly basis.
Please be aware of a Tides Canada Facebook page impersonation

We recently learned that there is a fake Facebook page impersonating Tides Canada. Although this activity has not compromised the safety and integrity of Tides Canada’s internal data, we are sharing this news with our online community to ensure your safety and privacy is protected.
Ten years on – transition time for Give Green Canada

After 10 years, Give Green Canada (G2) is winding down at Tides Canada. We look back on the impact of the project and how it is transitioning to its next phase in 2018.