A New Tool for Evaluating Indigenous Conservation Legal Pathways
Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories are leading some of the most ambitious conservation efforts on the planet. Just look at NWT: Our Land for the Future—an innovative $375 million funding partnership for Indigenous-led conservation—or at projects like Thaidene Nëné, a 6.5 million-acre protected area rooted in Dene Law. More than 20 Indigenous governments across the territory […]
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.” […]
Here’s what you need to know about CRA’s qualified donee status
Last week, the Northern Manitoba Food Culture and Community Collaborative (NMFCCC) hosted a webinar to share learnings about qualified donee status, how to register with the CRA, and creating pathways to access charitable dollars. In 2014, the Government of Canada changed some of their guidelines regulating how charitable organizations could deliver money. Under the new […]
Pacific communities: Beacons of hope in the face of climate crisis
Greta Thunberg stood at the podium and captivated the world as she addressed the climate crisis at the 2019 United Nations Global Climate Summit in New York last month. There was no mincing of words. “You have stolen my dreams and childhood with your empty words… We are in the beginning of a mass extinction […]
Cooperation or Bust: Lessons to carry with us as we march for the future of our planet
Climate change discussions are becoming more urgent and we are witnessing more of its effects. In this blog post, Tides Canada’s Benjamin Ger reflects on Vancouver’s recent climate demonstrations and lessons learned as we work towards a healthier environment. — As I walked through Vancouver’s crowded downtown, over shut-down bridges and by trucks honking in […]
The Story from Hear. Right here: Tides Canada supports Indigenous media makers to attend podcast workshop
The Story from Hear is a 5-day creative retreat and podcast workshop on the power of sound, listening, and place-based storytelling. The workshop takes place at the Hollyhock Retreat Centre on the traditional territories of the Klahoose, Tla’amin, and Homalco Nations. During the workshop, participants deepen their listening and audio storytelling skills in a supportive […]
A Different Paradigm of Leading*
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”] *This blog post was originally published on ckx.org on September 17, 2019. Our relationships with each other and with the earth are dangerously off-balance. We know this. We are on the edge of a precipice with the climate crisis, deepening inequity and political and economic volatility, which we are witnessing and experiencing here […]
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 […]
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.
Interview with Tara Marsden, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Office
Gitanyow is a community nestled along the Kitwanga River in Northwestern BC. They are represented by the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to establish modern treaties and implement First Nations conservation practices and land use planning for their territory. We interviewed Wilp Sustainability Director for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Tara Marsden and learned more about the Gitanyow model of long-term conservation planning, the significance of observing and adopting First Nations values and methods in conservation, and the importance of flexible, multi-year granting.
Driving social change and empowering the sector with data
We sat down with Michael Lenczner, Project Director of Powered by Data, to chat about their upcoming conference Transform the Sector and opportunities and challenges for data in the Canadian social sector.
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.
Baffin to BC: shared learning between two coasts
We recently invited our partners from Inuit Nunangat to meet our partners in Klemtu and Bella Bella, British Columbia to create connections and inspire ideas through a peer-to-peer learning exchange. Our partners in BC have launched exciting integrated eco and cultural tourism endeavours, land and marine stewardship programs, and community well-being initiatives that can help inform similar models in the Canadian North. Sara Hsiao of Tides Canada’s Strategic Programs team shares her experiences and reflections from the trip.
Values-driven fundraising—positioning your organization for success
What is “values-driven fundraising” and why does it matter? Values-driven fundraising focuses on understanding the values and priorities of a funder, which is critical to an organization’s fundraising success.
Reflections from the NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund pilot
The NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund brings together the resources and expertise of a diverse group of funders and community partners. Learn more about the history and mechanics of the fund, as well as the projects that were supported in the recently-released 2016 NWT On the Land Collaborative Fund Report.
Tides Canada welcomes first project in the Yukon: Our Voices
From traveling across northern Canada in 2011 to meet and learn from communities, to welcoming Stephen Ellis as our first Northern Program Lead and opening our first Yellowknife office in 2013, Tides Canada has been steadily growing our support of Northern solutions for Northern challenges. We are proud to announce and welcome Our Voices to our shared platform—Tides Canada’s very first project from the Yukon.
Powered by Data helps nonprofits use, share, and learn from data—new Tides Canada project
Data is everywhere and increasingly shapes the world in which we live. Today, more than ever, it is viewed as an important tool to help organizations do their work and make better decisions.
Indigenous youth transform their communities in Ontario
“There was a girl with a young sister and they were very attached. The little one was too young to join the group so it took some convincing of the older one to join. This girl really came out of her shell and it was exciting to watch her grow,” says Christy of the M’Chigeeng Lil’Sisters Empowerment Project.
The Funding Network-Toronto celebrates 10 years of crowdfunding for social change
Since 2005, The Funding Network-Toronto has raised nearly $1 million in support of social change projects in Canada and around the world. TFN Toronto’s upcoming funding event on October 21 will mark their 10th anniversary.
Binning coffee cup waste for good
The second annual Coffee Cup Revolution organized by Tides Canada’s Binners’ Project brought attention to the significant amount of coffee cup waste in Vancouver and highlighted the capacity of the city’s binners as recyclers.
A view of Baffin Island
Earlier this summer, Steve Ellis, Tides Canada’s Program Lead, Northern Canada, travelled to Baffin Island, Nunavut, to connect with some of our partners. Also joining Steve were colleagues from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Oak Foundation, and Oceans North Canada. The group travelled to the communities of Clyde River and Pond Inlet.
Return to the roots: Cultivating success in northern Manitoba with community gardens and more
Across northern Manitoba, neighbourhood gardens, apiaries, chicken coops, and greenhouses have sprung up, tended to by proud community members who are leading initiatives to respond to food security and community economic development challenges in the region. These initiatives are part of 13 projects funded in the past year by the Northern Manitoba Food, Culture, and Community Fund.
Building knowledge, sense of belonging, through the Koeye River fish weir
We highlight an initiative that seeks to deepen our understanding of the Koeye River—an important watershed on the central BC coast—and the resources that it supports. The Qqs Projects Society’s salmon program is run in collaboration with the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Society and supported by Tides Canada.
Fostering social innovation through shared spaces
In the heart of Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood in a building called Daniels Spectrum on 585 Dundas Street, you’ll find the home of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Regent Park.
#12DaysofChange Recap
We counted down to 2015 by celebrating changemakers and successes in 2014. From milestones in the Great Bear Rainforest to clean energy breakthroughs, view a recap of our awesome 2014.