Supporters & Partners
The partner — Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs – individuals with system-changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. Ashoka’s Changemakers.com is a global online community of action where anyone can source and collaborate on social solutions.
The partnership — Small Change Fund and Ashoka Changemakers are working together on Changemakers Initiative: Inspiring Approaches to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Learning, a competition that catalyzes projects that support First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners to succeed.
The partner — The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, Living Lakes Canada and Small Change Fund have teamed up for Canada Water Week, is a week-long celebration of water from coast-to-coast-to-coast, starting March 14 and culminating with World Water Day on March 22, 2011. Individuals, organizations and governments across the country are encouraged to get involved by organizing or participating in fun and educational events. Together, we will raise the profile and understanding of water and its importance to Canada’s prosperity.
The partnership — Canada Water Week and Small Change Fund are excited to be working together to support grassroots water projects in Canada. During the month of March community-based water initiatives will gain profile on the Small Change Fund website encouraging individual donors to support their causes. Up to $5000 will be donated to each of these important initiatives. Make sure you are following us at www.CanadaWaterWeek.com and #canh2o on twitter.
The partner — The Catherine Donnelly Foundation aspires to a world that respects and reverences creation; a world that gives place and voice to the poor; an interdependent society whose structures enable the poor to live with dignity and to realize their full potential as persons and as citizens; a community that is open to transformation and whose commitment to human solidarity ensures social and ecological justice.
The partnership — The Catherine Donnelly Foundation and Small Change Fund are working together to enable grassroots leaders to use digital storytelling to increase their reach, by giving them tools to amplify their voice. Our work together will provide training and resources to grassroots groups, and support them to each create videos to share their compelling stories.
The partner — The Centre for Social Innovation is a social enterprise with a mission to catalyze social innovation in Toronto and around the world. We believe that society is facing unprecedented economic, environmental, social and cultural challenges. We also believe that new innovations are the key to turning these challenges into opportunities to improve our communities and our planet.
The partnership — Small Change Fund moved to the centre in June 2011 and we are already benefiting from working alongside a wonderful community of social entrepreneurs, non-profits, and creative thinkers. Not to mention free coffee and salad socials each Wednesday!
The partner — The EJLB Foundation is committed to the protection of the environment, mainly through the acquisition and preservation, throughout Canada, of natural areas of ecological significance or of importance to the urban landscape. The Foundation also provides support, on a case-by-case basis, for a variety of other concrete environmental endeavours.
The partnership — The EJLB Foundation was one of the first supporters of Small Change Fund. They are a foundation that supports good ideas and helps catalyze innovative initiatives. They have provided generous support to build Small Change Fund’s marketing and communications capacity to efficiently reach out to a growing circle of people who want to support grassroots action.
The partner — Gallivan Media has been developing websites since 1997, working with accomplished firms in various creative, technical and analytical realms. Their projects include Rogers, Fido, Blockbuster Canada, the Fresh Coffee Network, and EyeBuyArt.com. They are a small, nimble firm dedicated to realizing the forward-thinking potential of the Internet.
The partnership — Amidst a sea of confusing website programming proposals full of technical jargon and strange language, Gallivan Media came forward with a simple, straightforward, digestible plan for how to build Small Change Fund’s website. Not only that but Gallivan Media offered to provide us with free training on all aspects of website upkeep and maintenance as their contribution to the vision of Small Change Fund.
The partner — Global Greengrants Fund makes grants (typically $500 to $5,000) to grassroots groups in some of the world’s most despoiled and impoverished places where other sources of support often are not available. Since their first grant in 1993, Greengrants has made more than 3500 grants to groups in over 120 countries. They believe that grassroots groups are a key to solving the intractable problems of poverty, powerlessness and environmental destruction.
The partnership — Small Change Fund is the Canadian partner in the Global Greengrants Alliance of Funds. Along with the Center for Socio-Environmental Support – CASA in Brazil, The Samdhana Institute in Southeast Asia, and the Fondo Accion Solidaria (Solidarity in Action Fund) in Mexico, Small Change Fund helps to mobilize new financial and material support, strengthen local and national networks, and advocate for the power of small change.
The partner — The Ivey Foundation is a private charitable foundation located in Toronto, Canada. It was incorporated without share capital as The Richard Ivey Foundation on December 31, 1947 under the laws of the Province of Ontario by the late Richard G. Ivey, Q.C., LL.D., and his son, Richard M. Ivey, C.C., Q.C., LL.D. Since 1947 the Foundation has made grants totalling $69.1 million. With roots in London, Ontario, it helped establish that city as a centre of health-care excellence and home to a leading research-intensive university. Today, the Conserving Canada's Forests Program provides critical support for environmental sustainability across the country. Throughout its long and rich history, the Foundation has maintained a focus on the pursuit and support of excellence, but has also embraced change as a necessary element in its evolution.
The partnership — Small Change Fund and Ivey Foundation are working together to support grassroots actions in support of communities across the Boreal forest, in support of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.
The partner — LUSH is a company who believes in making effective products from fresh, organic fruit and vegetables, the finest essential oils, and safe synthetics. LUSH makes products fresh by hand using little or no preservatives or packaging, using only vegetarian ingredients from companies that do not commission tests on animals.
The partnership — LUSH has generously supported seven Small Change Fund projects in full, through the Charity Pot Program. 100% of the retail price (minus taxes) of LUSH Charity Pot hand and body cream goes directly to carefully selected charities around the world that support animal rights, environmental protection, and humanitarian concerns. LUSH has fully supported the following Small Change Fund projects: Protecting Lake Windermere’s Rare and Beautiful Habitat, Protecting Yukon’s Peel Watershed: A Global Legacy, Engaging Fishermen to Advance Near-Shore Marine Protection in Nova Scotia, Keep the Restigouche Wild, Preventing Oilsands Fever, Protecting the Bay of Fundy, Canadian Youth Delegation Home Team.
The partner — Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win/The North-South Partnership for Children is a dynamic and evolving partnership that began in 2006 as the coming together of First Nation Chiefs, Elders and youth living in remote communities in northwestern Ontario with caring individuals and voluntary organizations based in southern Ontario.
The partnership — Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win/The North-South Partnership for Children and Small Change Fund are working together to plan and deliver a two-day workshop for young First Nations leaders living in remote Ontario communities, taking place in Thunder Bay in September. Together we will train youth leaders in how to develop community improvement projects, and then how to use social media to gain support for those projects.
The partner — The McLean Foundation was established in 1945 by the late Mr. J. S. McLean with gifts and bequests made to the Foundation from Mrs. J. S. McLean and other members of the family. They have been strong advocates of the environment giving away between a quarter and a third of their money to environmental causes from year to year.
The partnership — The McLean Foundation is one of those Foundations that believe in a vision and help make it a reality. They are a nimble foundation that helps seed good ideas and catalyze innovative initiatives. The McLean Foundation has given Small Change Fund much needed capacity building support as well as a generous donation to support the projects profiled on smallchangefund.org. In so doing, they are helping you make something big with small change.
The partner — The goal of the Metcalf Foundation is to enhance the effectiveness of people and organizations working together to help Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society. Their work is grounded in the belief that change happens when we share hopeful visions of the future, work and learn collectively, think broadly in pursuit of comprehensive solutions, and take a meaningful role in the decisions that affect our lives.
The partnership — The the Metcalf Foundation believes that non-profit organizations play a critical role as catalysts, to animate and facilitate lasting change. They also believe in supporting innovation – in developing new ideas and exploring new applications for existing models. The Foundation is supporting Small Change Fund to put these two beliefs together – to develop an innovative platform to support grassroots groups and create the space for people to connect, communicate, and participate.
The partner — National Environmental Treasure is a people’s trust fund devoted to the exclusive funding of Canadian environmental organizations, to increase their core capacity. NET is particularly interested in supporting the under-funded smaller and medium-sized organizations, working in local communities and regions. Their goal is to build a 30 million dollar public charitable foundation for the environment – the equivalent of every Canadian donating a “loonie” for their environment.
The partnership — A few years ago National Environmental Treasure launched into a research project on microphilanthropy and citizen engagement. NET was interested in exploring new models of micro-philanthropy, on-line giving, public engagement strategies and the potential of issue-based charitable giving platforms in the areas of things like climate change, indigenous peoples’ rights, and water security. Because Small Change Fund and NET share so many of the same values and goals, and because NET believes so strongly in innovation and collaboration, we work closely together to collectively advance the cause of grassroots giving.
The partner — The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), one of Canada’s leading grantmaking foundations, is an agency of the Government of Ontario. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is a catalyst that enables Ontarians to work together to enhance the quality of life in their communities. They believe that communities across Ontario are rich in talent, creativity and drive, and Trillium Foundation grants stimulate communities to build on these assets.
The partnership — Small Change Fund Inc. has received multi-year funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to hire an Executive Director, create a strategic plan, start an internship program, and contribute to Ontario environmental groups with small grants. This support from Trillium will help us enormously to build our capacity and support grassroots action across the province.
The partner — Pilot PMR tells compelling brand stories that stir people into action. Pilot PMR is an award-winning marketing communications agency providing public relations, brand development and digital strategies to clients across Canada and internationally. Pilot PMR works with leading brands in many sectors including sports and entertainment, food and beverage, consumer goods, and financial services.
The partnership — Small Change Fund and Pilot PMR have teamed up to promote Seven Small Wonders of Canada, a campaign that highlights seven inspiring people, places and activities happening in local communities across Canada.
The partner — Public Inc. mobilizes the public good through the creation of programs that raise money for charity and advance social causes. Public Inc. develops powerfully creative ideas taken to scale, in order to achieve unlimited social impact. These ideas are realized by motivating people to do small acts of "good" in their every day life, through simple, engaging and rewarding activities.
The partnership — Small Change Fund and Public Inc. are working together to build a communications campaign to spread the word about amazing grassroots projects that are taking place across Canada.
The partner — Salesforce.com is a software as a service company that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com's business CRM products include applications for critical areas of business like sales and customer service. Salesforce.com’s CRM solutions provide everything in one neat package.
The partnership — The Salesforce.com Foundation is based on a simple idea: Donate 1% of salesforce.com’s resources to support organizations that are working to make our world a better place. Small Change Fund is honoured to be a recipient organization of a donation of product from the Salesforce.com Foundation.
The partner — SiG is a national collaborative partnership between The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the University of Waterloo, the MaRS Discovery District, and the PLAN Institute that advances new approaches to addressing persistent social and environmental issues.
The strategic focus at SiG@MaRS is capacity building for social innovation through direct support by means of trainings, workshops, direct customized consultations and lectures and resources.
The partnership — SiG@MaRS provides access to resources that can help Small Change Fund turn our ideas into positive outcomes for society, enhancing the quality of life for people in Ontario and across Canada. SiG@MaRS is helping Small Change Fund explore new instruments of social finance, foster opportunities for technology platforms to help scale social ventures, enhance our networks, and help support the launch and growth of Small Change Fund as a new social venture.
The partner — Studio:Blackwell is a graphic design studio practice, dedicated to the planning, design and production of creative projects across disciplines. Its small scale allows for close collaboration – with writers, artists, editors, curators, architects, and clients interested in engaging in a considered design process, planned specifically to achieve their objectives.
The partnership — Kelsey Blackwell, principal of Studio:Blackwell, was hooked the first time she heard about the design brief for Small Change Fund. As a start-up with few resources, Small Change Fund didn’t have a lot of cash to spend on identity and design but Kelsey said that the vision embedded in Small Change Fund was more important to her than her hourly rate so she gave us a deal. Studio:Blackwell is the creative mind behind Small Change Fund’s identity and website. Not to mention the source of a lot of strategic suggestions and recommendations.
The partner — The John & Pat McCutcheon Charitable Foundation was established to provide support in the areas of environmental protection and community economic development and implement programmes that will become self-sufficient. Their mission is to help people to help themselves by working with organizations to develop and implement programmes that will become self-sufficient.
The partnership — The Foundation has generously provided general support to Small Change Fund, to allow us to carry out our mission.
The partner — Tides Canada provides innovative philanthropic, financial, and project management services for change makers – philanthropists, foundations, activists, and civil organizations. Tides Canada identifies environmental and social challenges and brings the resources and leadership to make change happen. They pool the best ideas, strategies, people, and capital to achieve the greatest impacts on the key environmental and social issues of our time.
The partnership — As our charitable partner, Tides Canada is helping Small Change Fund to strengthen and streamline our giving, increase our impact, and minimize costs and administrative challenges. As a registered charity, Tides Canada provides charitable tax receipts for your donations to the Small Change Fund and directs them towards the projects chosen.
The partner — With more than 375 funds, and assets of more than $210 million, the Toronto Community Foundation is one of Canada's largest charitable foundations. TCF helps people invest in Toronto, making it the best place to live, work, learn and grow. The Foundation provides the leadership and guidance to bring people together from all parts of our community.
The partnership — Small Change Fund has been selected as a 2012 Vital Ideas Award Recipient. This award has been provided through the Vital Toronto Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation.
The partner — The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation aspires to the ideal of a sovereign Canada that is dedicated to the security and well being of all Canadians and committed to tolerance, pluralism and democratic participation. The Foundation is dedicated to the development of sound and innovative public policies, founded on those values fundamental to Canadians, and designed to foster the continuing evolution of a dynamic and independent Canada.
The partnership — The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation is supporting Small Change Fund to explore the innovative potential of our model in Canada’s North. With their support we will build our capacity and circle of networks in the North, explore applications of Small Change Fund’s micro- and open-philanthropy model in Northern communities, and provide funds through Small Change Fund to grassroots projects across the three territories.
The partner — You are the most important partner in Small Change Fund, yes you! Donors like you are the people making big change with small change across Canada, from helping to protect the precious Boreal Forest to supporting inner city youth grow their own food in community gardens, what YOU do is so important. Without your support, small grassroots organizations working for the environment, for social change, and towards preserving and supporting Aboriginal cultures would not be able to do what they do so well.
The partnership — Small Change Fund empowers you to make big change with your small change. We provide a place for you to discover, share, connect with, and support amazing grassroots projects in communities across the country – projects that need just a small amount of money to make a real and significant impact in the world. Call it micro-philanthropy if you like, we like to call it everyday philanthropy, and you, our generous donors are at the heart of making Canada better through the power of Small Change Fund. Thank you.
