Partnered Collections and Series

It is clear now that the future of our environment and our planet depends on the leadership behind brilliant movements from young leaders - especially those pushing fresh ideas in environmental action and advocacy - in which the social impact world can learn a lot from. However, in the last decade, there has been a gap in supporting these young leaders. In order for the social sector to be able to tackle these problems for an equitable and healthier environment, we must be honest and transparent in asking ourselves: how do we reorient the way we work towards environmental health, justice and protection? How do we amplify those voices most impacted by climate change, to drive ideas and impact in the most needed areas? And what is the role of funders when it comes to youth advocating for environmental resiliency? In partnership with the Lawson Foundation, this series will answer all of these questions, and more.

Generously funded by World Education Services, this series seeks to advance trust-based philanthropy within the Canadian context, recognizing the unique socio-economic landscape and diverse needs of communities across the country. Trust can no longer serve as a buzzword. It needs to be a core principle within the philanthropy sector in Canada. By fostering genuine relationships with grantees, stakeholders, and community leaders, we aim to drive conversations, influence learning, and inspire the philanthropic sector to imagine and adopt radical grantmaking – because now is the time for radical change.

Indigenous communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast face oppression and marginalization. However, there are signals of potential change on the horizon - and the social impact world can build on this momentum, especially when it comes to supporting and co-building with youth working in policy. This series is in partnership with the Canadian Roots Exchange and their inaugural Indigenous Youth Policy Hackathon.

Mentorship is the key to recovery - especially when it comes to the mental health amongst young people - and the social impact sector has a huge rule to play. How can we improve our culture of mentorship, and close the gap? This series, in partnership with MENTOR Canada, dives into how organizations can make mentorship programs accessible to young people from coast-to-coast-to-coast, what it will take for an equitable, diverse and just mentorship ecosystem, the power of mentoring and the implications on mental health - and more.

While global crises including climate disasters, gender-based violence, and the refugee crisis require urgent attention, the need to develop a long-term global assistance strategy is vital. Now, coming out of COVID-19, what is Canada’s direction when it comes to development, aid and cooperation work? This series, Cooperation Canada will cover major themes from the International Cooperation Futures Festival, highlighting lessons and insights on how Canadian and global changemakers can reimagine international cooperation and humanitarian aid.

Real estate affects community outcomes. It affects all of us: individuals and families, companies and organizations, towns and cities. From daycares and soup kitchens to coworking spaces and community housing, it represents one of the largest investments of any household or organization, shapes how our communities are designed and built, and plays a large role in our local and national economy. This series dives into the world of social impact real estate in partnership with Windmill Developments and Urban Equation.

Stories from the Social Finance Forum 2024.

This series is made possible thanks to the generous help of Small Economy Works and their Inspire programs, which supports participants to set their own career or entrepreneurship goals guided by their interests, culture and community in Canada's North.

Social Capital Partners and the impacts to small businesses across Canada.

Now, more than ever, is a time where sectors need to empower youth as agents of change. #RisingYouth, a program led by TakingITGlobal and funded by the Government of Canada, was launched in 2018 and was designed to shape our country by giving back to community service projects led by youth between the ages of 15-30 through micro-grants of $250, $750, and $1,500 – totalling over $7 million in grant funding with more than 7,000 grants in total. This series, in partnership with TakingITGlobal, covers some of the inspiring projects recipients of the grant, and why this initiative marks a milestone in the history of micro-granting.

A deep dive with Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) on non-qualified donees, and other insights from their PFC 2021 Virtual Conference.

The government of Canada aims to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents by the end of 2021, with the goal to boost economic recovery and resilience - which is creating an opportunity for the Canadian social sector to step up to help welcome newcomers in ways that are inclusive and equitable. This series, in partnership with the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund, features digital stories to highlight their first-ever participatory grantmaking project in Peel region, Ontario facilitated by the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. These stories will dive into each phase of their pilot project that aims to put newcomer community members at the centre of funding and grantmaking decisions, shifting power to those directly affected by social and economic changes in their communities.

In 2021 and 2022, the WUSC International Forum focused on how to maintain the momentum toward a more sustainable 2030 while handling intersecting crises. This year’s iteration in 2023 will focus on its theme of ‘global development in times of accelerated change’ and dive into how people working to achieve the SDGs — local organizations and international groups alike — can act responsibly and thoughtfully while acknowledging the urgency to meet the goals. In partnership with WUSC, we will be diving into stories about how global development can engage in meaningful solutions without rushing, as well as highlighting innovative, local action for social change and impact.

As we reach the two year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can certainly say that a lot has happened. What did we learn from all of the social movements that have happened across the globe? What types of conversations - and with whom - should we be having to not only spark change, but to also contribute to promising solutions, enhance global contribution and make a national commitment to a more peaceful and prosperous world? How do we ensure that social change is met with intersectionality and allyship? And, how can the social impact sector be a catalyst in this? This series, in partnership with World University Science of Canada (WUSC), dives into insights from the 2022 International Forum, international development solutions, the work and experiences of young global changemakers - and more.

What will it take to help a new generation of purpose-oriented people thrive, and equip them to work in social impact? This series is in partnership with RBC Future Launch.

The world of social impact is in the midst of rapid change driven by shifts in demographics, emerging technologies, and donor behaviour. How does Canada maximize on these opportunities? From growing community data, sharing community intelligence, innovative partnerships and disaster recovery, this series dives into local and sparking innovation in partnership with United Way Centraide Canada and highlights local initiatives across our nation with other local United Ways. We touch on the journey of these innovations, its scalability, and what actions are needed to sustain long-term growth and impact in our communities.

This series is made possible by HR Intervals, a comprehensive, bilingual free online knowledge base to help non-profit managers, employees and board members better understand, address, and guide people management within their organizations.

Women in Canada have felt some of the most severe economic disruptions throughout COVID-19 - and the overall economic impacts will be felt for years to come. With the leadership of Scotiabank supporting this fellowship series, we'll be diving into what it takes to prioritize women's economic resilience and why this is essential to consider if we want to recover from the pandemic, profiling people and initiatives driving women's economic resilience as communities rebuild.

How work and volunteerism go hand-in-hand in the non-profit sector, and how these groups are dealing with a shrinking volunteer base.

Future of Good Editorial Fellow Gabe Oatley explores the ways social impact organizations are funded to do the work they do — and how those funding models are changing rapidly post-pandemic. From shifting philanthropy's power dynamics to the next generation of donors, we dive in. Supported by United Way Centraide Canada and Community Foundations of Canada.

From the Government of Canada's Social Finance Fund to Future of Good & SVX's annual Social Finance Forum that both occurred in June 2023, Canadians are wondering about the potential opportunity for social finance to solve complex problems. This journalism fellowship, supported by Suncor Energy Foundation, will allow Future of Good to bring dedicated news, insights and analysis to this important topic.

Social purpose teams and organizations across Canada are reckoning with this fact, the implications for their work, and, in many cases, their own history and complicity with structural and systemic exclusion. Activists have been calling for this reckoning for decades, and organizations are only scratching the surface. From inclusive internal organizational culture to anti-racist program design and service delivery to centring racial justice in grantmaking and so much more, it’s a difficult yet essential learning journey organizations are on. They need in-depth reporting on what works, what doesn’t and what the trends are. This 2023 series and independent journalism ​​is made possible by the support of the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund.

Canada’s aid and international cooperation system is at a crossroads.With the climate crisis, slew of humanitarian responses, rising extreme poverty rates, gender-based violence, a growing debt crisis, and global refugee crisis, and COVID’s reminder that our wellbeing is intimately connected with that of everyone else in the world, what will the next 36 months of global leadership look like for Canada? This fellowship is generously sponsored by IDRF, CARE Canada, CECI, World Vision Canada, Save the Children Canada, MEDA, The Mastercard Foundation, Plan International Canada, WUSC-EUMC and the Canadian Red Cross.

How digital innovation and new technologies, such as AI, Cryptocurrency and more - are impacting and driving social change.

Communities large and small enable a feeling of belonging, vibrant culture, local enterprise, of social cohesion and encourage our sense of collective identity. Between a pandemic, climate crisis, digital divides, social isolation, and rapid shifts in work that continue to reshape almost every way of life, we are now noticing the beginnings of deep community transitions across Canada. In partnership with Co-operators, this editorial fellowship will dive into just exactly that - unpacking insights, trends, and patterns from transitioning neighbourhoods and cities, and starting new and powerful conversations about collective resilience for changing communities.

Climate change directly affects human health — and it affects some people’s health more than others.

The pandemic has made networking and peer-to-peer learning more difficult — but not impossible. This series is partnered with e180, a Montreal-based organization building networking and peer learning solutions, and how they've helped connect changemakers across the country.

Social finance, impact investing and community finance are an important part of today’s social impact ecosystem. In order to develop and scale place-based community finance Canada, social changemakers need to understand that transformations are needed now more than ever before. In partnership with Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative, Future of Good produced these articles to enable knowledge-sharing amongst community finance and capacity organizations.

Investment Readiness Projects have helped to address research gaps and ensure the social innovation and social finance ecosystem is more inclusive while encouraging active participation by all sectors and all equity seeking groups. This series is partnered with Employment and Social Development Canada and will highlight valuable research findings and lessons learned from 5 IRP projects.

The amplification of social and environmental inequities due to COVID-19 calls on us to collectively imagine a new kind of capitalism. Corporates across Canada have a major role to play in creating social impact post-pandemic across all major issues — from health to food security. This series is in partnership with the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good.

Young Impact Leaders 2024 - supporting young changemakers for the future of our workforce, with threads of: equitable prosperity, skills for a thriving future, and green economy.

There is still a lot of reimagining to do when it comes to the SDGs now that we enter an era of action towards resiliency. Have we ‘left nobody behind?’ Where are we in our decade of action? Are we on track - how did the pandemic derail our progress? What shifts are taking place in our sectors? What do we need to pay attention to? And, what does this all mean for improving the lives of Canadians - and around the world? In partnership with Alliance2030 and Together|Ensemble, this series dives into what we need to do, to be where we need to be, when it comes to Agenda2030.

Future of Good's 30 Young Impact Leaders To Watch shines a light on what tough intrapreneurial work looks like. These 30 brave Canadian intrapreneurs are challenging traditional norms, mindsets and practices and pushing different ways of delivering social impact in five areas: Inclusion, Youth Engagement, Tech for Good, Health & Well-Being, and Climate & Environment. This list is in partnership with RBC Future Launch.

2020 and 2021 might just be the hardest time in recent history to start a new venture, but at Future of Good, we know that hasn’t deterred countless entrepreneurs with purpose and vision across Canada. This series, supposed by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, will touch on new entrepreneurs who have started businesses, social purpose ventures, and non-profits that are rising to the challenge of helping communities thrive through a global crisis - as well as highlight the 1 year journey since the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good has launched.

From coast to coast to coast, these young changemakers are making Canada’s social purpose organizations more resilient and impactful. Presented by RBC Future Launch and supported by MENTOR Canada.