by Amanda Mayer | Jun 9, 2021 | Truth & Reconciliation, Update
It is with shared grief that we offer condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Peoples on whose territory the deaths of 215 children occurred at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, children who were forced to attend as “students.” We humbly...
by Amanda Mayer | Jan 22, 2021 | Supporting the Charitable, Truth & Reconciliation, Update
Our COO & Program Director, Amanda Mayer, was invited to provide a commentary on a webinar on “Trust-Based Philanthropy” organized by Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Community Foundations of Canada. Here are her reflections from the dialogue....
by Nick Saul | Feb 13, 2018 | Guest Blog Series, News, Update
Over the holidays I was talking with my 18-year-old son about the consequences of climate change. He stopped me in my tracks when he asked the deceptively simple question: “Why do we allow people and corporations to pollute? We should just tell them they can’t.” He...
by Lawson Foundation | Nov 29, 2017 | Guest Blog Series, Healthy Active Children, News, Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
This past spring I had the opportunity to deliver a Forest and Nature School Practitioners’ Course in partnership with Kenjgewin Teg at M’Chigeeng First Nation, on Mnidoo Mnising Manitoulin Island. Leading up to this course we had been working with the Executive...
by Lawson Foundation | May 4, 2017 | Guest Blog Series, Healthy Active Children, News, Update
The Lawson Foundation Guest Blog Series The Lawson Foundation is pleased to share the first blog post in our series authored by our grantees. It provides an opportunity for our grantees to share stories from the field, lessons learned, as well as put forward thought...
by Marcel Lauzière | Sep 29, 2016 | Early Child Development, News, Update
Getting a better understanding of how you build local, national and international agendas focused on Early Childhood Education (ECE). Sharing experience and knowledge across borders. These were the focus and outcomes of the OECD’s first conference on early childhood...
