OUR WORK
A wide range of issues, approached with care and rigour.
As passionate generalists, we bring a multidisciplinary lens to every project, helping funders see the full picture of an issue and identify where their contributions can create meaningful impact.
There’s no dearth of important issues that philanthropy needs to tackle, and we’re fortunate to be able to work on a wide range of them. This variety enables us to keep a broad pulse on the social impact sector and leverage synergistic connections between issues and funders.
Post-Secondary Youth Mental Health
We helped a corporate client host user-centred design workshops that heard directly from youth about how to improve post-secondary mental health.
Strengthening Perinatal Mental Health
We helped organize the Daymark Foundation’s second National Perinatal Mental Health Symposium, which shined a light on the needs of pregnant and postpartum women.
A Comprehensive, Compassionate Approach to Substance Use Health
We helped the Peterson Foundation convene stakeholders to surface system-level solutions for improving substance use health.
Improving Women’s Health
We helped GreenShield Cares design a targeted call for applications for organizations improving women’s health, leveraging both philanthropic contributions and in-kind services.
Advancing Human-Canine Wellbeing
We helped a small family foundation turn their passion for dogs into a focused strategy and set of mission-aligned community partners.
Climate Wellbeing and Community in Canada
We helped the Trottier Family Foundation explore climate equity and understand how support for community-rooted leaders could supercharge climate action efforts in Canada.
Community-Rooted Climate Leaders
We repurposed our research to amplify the work of community-rooted climate leaders across Canada.
Mapping Gender Equity Funders
We helped the Houssian Foundation explore the landscape of gender equity funders in Canada and their appetite for collaboration.
Engaging Funders on Gender Justice
As a second phase, we supported the Houssian Foundation to mobilize more funders around the issue of gender justice.
Gathering Trans Organizations for Rest & Shared Learning
We helped the Sonor Foundation organize and facilitate a retreat for their Transcend Challenge cohort of grantees.
Improving Food Security, Housing Stability and Education Quality in Montreal
We worked with a private foundation to review their place-based portfolio and explore how their next phase of funding in these areas could be deployed.
Honing an Approach to Address Homelessness in Toronto
We teamed up with AWC Consulting to support their client in developing a focused strategy and approach on homelessness.
Social Change Through the Arts
We helped the Apricus Foundation refine their focus and clarify how they wanted to advance the arts while also creating positive social impact.
Collaboration Among Mental Health Funders
We support the Mental Health and Wellness Affinity Group to enhance learning, sharing and collaboration among members.
Advancing Funding in Substance Use Health
We are working with the Substance Use Health Funding Table to support shared learning between funders, community leaders and people with lived expertise, as well as bring new funders into this space.