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Youth-led environmental groups are “scraping for morsels” to find funding
Excited to share the second article in our partnership with Future of Good! As climate disasters in Canada and the world are getting more frequent and severe, youth-led environmental groups are leading some of the most innovative projects in the sector. Despite the...
Climate Change Gets Under 10 Hours of Class Time per Year – These Seven Youth-Led Environmental Initiatives are Taking Action Anyway
Excited to share this first article in our partnership with Future of Good! Read on to learn about the amazing work of young leaders across Canada taking on environmental action and climate change https://bit.ly/3MTG7Xp
Partnership with Future of Good Highlighting Youth Environmental Leadership
Throughout history, young people have always been on the frontlines of social change. So it’s no surprise that when it comes to climate change and the environmental crisis, young people are pushing aggressively to protect the environment, as events like wildfires,...
Report | Approaches to Learning Amid Crises: Reflections from Philanthropy
In interviews with seven foundations from Canada and the U.S. in the summer and fall of 2020, Taylor Newberry Consulting applied the lens of organizational learning to how each of these foundations made sense of their reality, asked different kinds of questions to...
Lawson Foundation’s diabetes strategy to focus on type 2 diabetes prevention in northern and remote Indigenous communities
The Lawson Foundation has a long history of supporting work in diabetes. While important progress has been made on a number of fronts, diabetes continues to be an epidemic in Canada and around the world. Today, more than 11 million Canadians are living with diabetes...
Lawson Foundation invests $4.95 million in 8 demonstration projects to build adult capacity to support outdoor play in Early Learning and Child Care
The Lawson Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the second phase of its Outdoor Play Strategy and an investment of $4.95 million in 8 demonstration projects that will benefit Early Learning and Child Care across Canada. This strategy and investment are...