"As a travel company committed to responsible tourism, we believe in giving back to the people and places we visit.
Tides Canada's management of our two funds helps us support long-term community projects and international charities while encouraging our adventurous clients to join us.
Their wealth of knowledge and expertise enables us to turn our philanthropic vision into a reality.
I would highly recommend a partnership with Tides Canada to any business contemplating charitable giving activities."
Bruce Poon-Tip President, G.A.P Adventures Advisor, Planeterra Endowment Fund & Partners Fund
"Tides Canada fills an important gap by helping donors identify and support
top-notch organizations pursuing creative solutions to social and environmental
problems.
By fostering the growth of social entrepreneurship, facilitating the exchange
of social change models, and promoting a regulatory framework that embraces innovation,
Tides Canada is strengthening Canada's citizen sector."
David Bornstein
Author, How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and The Power
of New Ideas
"When I launched the Stephen Lewis Foundation, I was completely at a loss when it came to most of the administrative, financial and even legal details.
Tides Canada created a home for us in our start-up, and held the hands of our staff as we collectively put an entire apparatus in place.
They still perform an indispensable range of functions for us.
The advice they offer is utterly reliable; the knowledge they share is encyclopedic, the principles driving them are rooted in the quest for social justice.
I wouldn't lay down my life for Tides Canada, but I'd surely surrender my reputation."
Stephen Lewis Director, Stephen Lewis Foundation
Papers and Presentations
"I don't want to be blindsided". 2008 Trends for Conservation Fundraising and Lessons from the Last Recession relevant for TODAY. Prepared by Kevin Johnson, TREC Senior Associate, and the staff of TREC (PDF, 55kb).
Rebuilding Public Canada, a summary of the Commons Roundtable from 2004, hosted by Tides Canada with support from the Atkinson Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Foundation. (PDF)
Board member Alan Broadbent's March 2003 speech to the Association of Fundraising Professionals - Innovative Philanthropic Leadership. (PDF, 200kb)
Notes from the Social Change Philanthropy workshop sponsored by Tides Canada at the August 2001 Civicus World Assembly in Vancouver BC. (PDF, 180kb)
Listen to an audio download of the discussion period about social entrepreneurship from the launch of David Bornstein's 'How to Change the World" - with David Bornstein, Mary Gordon of Roots of Empathy, and Paul Born of Tamarack. Click here to listen, or download Real Player first. (5.5 MB, 22 minutes total - may take a minute or two to download)
Implications of a 2°C global temperature rise on Canada’s water resources Athabasca River and oil sands development Great Lakes and hydropower production. 
