Engaging mental health in on the land programs: How Supporting Wellbeing answered a need in their community
Watch our full interview with Supporting Wellbeing Project Director, Rachel Cluderay. “I love sharing the origin story of our project because it demonstrates that this exists because community asked it to exist,” said Rachel Cluderay, Supporting Wellbeing Project Director. “It comes completely out of community need, and not us imposing this program on people.” […]
Moving toward a regenerative economy: MakeWay team member Kim Hardy joins Integrated Capital Institute as a Fellow
Kim Hardy is Pacific Program Lead at MakeWay – she works with funders, changemakers, and innovators to amplify community driven solutions across British Columbia. Currently, Kim is a Fellow at Integrated Capital Institute, hosted by RSF Social Finance, where financial activists are leveraging capital as a tool for positive change. The curriculum is grounded in […]
Learn how Indigenous communities in Canada are addressing ‘zero hunger’ | Webinar
Learn how Indigenous communities in Canada are addressing UN SDG, Zero Hunger Join the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Collaborative (NMFCCC) Webinar with UofT Lecturer and UN Presenter, Jennifer Sumner Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM CST / 11:00 AM PST Presented by the NMFCCC and Tides Canada How […]
Catching up with ArtBridges: A new chapter begins for former shared platform project
In December of 2018, after 10 years on Tides Canada’s shared platform, ArtBridges began a new chapter. We sat down with Co-founder and Director Seanna Connell to talk about the project’s growth over the past decade, the decision to transition to a National Arts Service Organization, and the bright future ahead. Since ArtBridges left our […]
Towards a reconciliation economy: How Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is helping Indigenous entrepreneurs succeed
Tides Canada recently kicked off the first presentation of a new Lunch and Learn series where we heard from Canada’s first Indigenous-led and -owned social finance intermediary, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners (RICP). The managing partners Jeffrey Cyr, Paul Lacerte, and Stephen Nairne greeted and introduced themselves to the team before providing insight into RICP ’s […]
Indigenomics 2019: The role of the philanthropic sector in the 100 billion dollar Indigenous economy
“What we’ve learned over the years, and are continuing to learn, is there is an incredible diversity among the Indigenous communities that we work with, so any ‘one size fits all’ philanthropic approach is not effective.” Chris Little, our Director of Finance, shared this and other lessons on the final day of the Indigenomics conference […]
Howe Sound/Atl’ka7tsem Marine Reference Guide: protecting, restoring, and stewarding marine environmental health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]Howe Sound/Atl’ka7tsem is an ecologically rich marine area that sits directly adjacent to the growing city of Vancouver. As such, it is representative of many parts of the world, where development and industry confront socio-ecological integrity. One of the newer projects on our shared platform, Howe Sound/Atl’ka7tsem Marine Reference Guide, is working hard to […]
Interview with Ben Scott, Project Director of EntrepreNorth
We sat down with EntrepreNorth’s Project Director, Ben Scott, to talk about the launch of the project and the first cohort of northern entrepreneurs.
Celebrating 10 years with Reel Youth
This month marks Reel Youth’s 10-year anniversary with Tides Canada and 10-year anniversary leading the youth component of the Vancouver International Film Festival. Reel Youth began in response to the challenge that most media is controlled by adults but young people have unique perspectives, and can use film making to express themselves and be advocates for positive change.
A conversation with Leonard Schein: independent cinema founder and philanthropist
You may recognize Leonard Schein as the former owner of much-loved independent cinemas in Vancouver, including the Fifth Avenue Cinemas, the Park Theatre, and the Ridge Theatre. Or, perhaps you know him as the founder of the Vancouver International Film Festival. But there are a few things you may not know about Leonard Schein—including his past life as a psychology teacher, and the influences of the Holocaust and U.S. Civil Rights Movement on his passion for philanthropy.
Tides Canada is honoured that Leonard is an ongoing donor and supporter of our work. We recently had the opportunity to ask him about why he gives and his perspective on why philanthropy matters.
