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Carbon dioxide is the marathon runner of global warming. Methane & other short-lived pollutants are the sprinters—fast, powerful, and dangerous.
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore | Future of Good
We already have powerful ways to reduce the warming rate – if governments look beyond carbon dioxide and focus on a broader set of pollutants.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Carbon dioxide is the marathon runner of global warming. Methane & other short-lived pollutants are the sprinters—fast, powerful, and dangerous.
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
North York Harvest Food Bank is responding to the deepening food insecurity crisis by tripling its capacity next spring. The non-profit says its new community food hub will also connect users to employment opportunities.
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Feeding Change: North York Harvest Food Bank on the verge of becoming self-sufficient | Future of Good
The food bank based in northern Toronto is working to triple its capacity by next spring to create a long-term solution to food insecurity.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
North York Harvest Food Bank is responding to the deepening food insecurity crisis by tripling its capacity next spring. The non-profit says its new community food hub will also connect users to employment opportunities.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3svm4je6
🔗 tinyurl.com/3svm4je6
This week, we take down the wall.
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week, we take down the wall.
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Canadian politicians are using social media to share policy — but some are blocking constituents who criticize them. Is this a threat to democratic discourse? There is no clear legal framework yet in Canada, so should public officials be allowed to silence dissent online?
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Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media? | Future of Good
Stories have emerged of constituents being blocked by their representatives. Should Canadian politicians be free to block their own constituents?
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November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Canadian politicians are using social media to share policy — but some are blocking constituents who criticize them. Is this a threat to democratic discourse? There is no clear legal framework yet in Canada, so should public officials be allowed to silence dissent online?
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tinyurl.com/59dt232x
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
As part of their new research into Big Oil’s Playbook, Environmental Defence Canada identified that oil and gas companies like to play the “good neighbour” by financing community infrastructure, climate resilience projects, fire rescue departments, and education.
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
Fossil fuel companies use philanthropy to ‘stifle community opposition’: Environmental Defence Canada | Future of Good
Canadian oil and gas companies are using philanthropic funding to direct money towards community infrastructure, programs and organizations, and as a result, “buying community consent.” “They may fund...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As part of their new research into Big Oil’s Playbook, Environmental Defence Canada identified that oil and gas companies like to play the “good neighbour” by financing community infrastructure, climate resilience projects, fire rescue departments, and education.
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
Could this help Canada’s housing crisis? #tinyhomes ##tinyhomevillages #housingcrisis #housing #canada
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November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Could this help Canada’s housing crisis? #tinyhomes ##tinyhomevillages #housingcrisis #housing #canada
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AI is changing how people seek mental health support and raising important questions about safety and responsibility. Organizations are developing ways to ensure AI connects people to real human help. “The technology is just a vehicle,” said Justin Scaini.
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AI could help strengthen mental health support, but only if it’s used properly: Experts | Future of Good
Any mental health care overseen by AI needs strong moral and ethical guardrails to prevent tragic outcomes.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
AI is changing how people seek mental health support and raising important questions about safety and responsibility. Organizations are developing ways to ensure AI connects people to real human help. “The technology is just a vehicle,” said Justin Scaini.
🔗 futureofgood.co/ai-could-hel...
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While daycare and dental weren't touched, there remain major gaps:
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
Federal Budget 2025: Changemakers split over focus on infrastructure vs. social programs | Future of Good
Changemakers had mixed reactions Tuesday after the federal government tabled their proposed budget for 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
While daycare and dental weren't touched, there remain major gaps:
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
NO PAYWALL: After pushback from 5,000+ Canadian academics, a federal committee has amended a motion that would’ve exposed personal data of researchers working on race, gender & equity.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
Academics’ warning of American-style ‘anti-EDI’ shift leads feds to backtrack from sensitive info ask | Future of Good
More than 5,000 academics have signed a petition to prevent the public release of their confidential information in what they say is an anti-DEI attack.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NO PAYWALL: After pushback from 5,000+ Canadian academics, a federal committee has amended a motion that would’ve exposed personal data of researchers working on race, gender & equity.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
#federalbudget2025 has dropped, and we are combing through it, finding out what will affect social services and changemakers. Here's our continuously updating story (with NO paywall):
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UPDATED – Federal Budget 2025: Social spending flatline and massive infrastructure money | Future of Good
The federal government’s 500-page budget document was tabled in the House of Commons Tuesday, outling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new agenda for Canadians.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#federalbudget2025 has dropped, and we are combing through it, finding out what will affect social services and changemakers. Here's our continuously updating story (with NO paywall):
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
NO PAYWALL:⏳ With Budget 2025 dropping today, social purpose leaders are bracing for austerity — and watching for signs of support.
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NO PAYWALL:⏳ With Budget 2025 dropping today, social purpose leaders are bracing for austerity — and watching for signs of support.
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
Winter can be tough on our mental health—and for those working in community care, advocacy, or non-profit spaces, the season’s challenges often hit harder. Gio Dolcecore shares four research-backed ways to beat the winter blues, offering practical tools.
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🔗: tinyurl.com/3c6zubkb
4 research-backed ways to beat the winter blues in the colder months | Future of Good
Seasonal affective disorder heightens depressive symptoms during the fall and winter months, while the “winter blues” refers to a milder, temporary dip in mood.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Winter can be tough on our mental health—and for those working in community care, advocacy, or non-profit spaces, the season’s challenges often hit harder. Gio Dolcecore shares four research-backed ways to beat the winter blues, offering practical tools.
🔗: tinyurl.com/3c6zubkb
🔗: tinyurl.com/3c6zubkb
Polar Bears International is celebrating Polar Bear Week with strides in sustainability and innovation. From fully electric tundra buggies to unique AI technology, the organization is proving that conservation and clean energy can work even in remote parts of the planet.
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First fully-electric buggy to roll into the Arctic tundra | Future of Good
A new set of environmentally-friendly wheels will soon be driving across the Canadian Arctic tundra. Polar Bears International has announced the first-ever fully electric Tundra Buggy. “We can really ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Polar Bears International is celebrating Polar Bear Week with strides in sustainability and innovation. From fully electric tundra buggies to unique AI technology, the organization is proving that conservation and clean energy can work even in remote parts of the planet.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2vrwm2vr
🔗 tinyurl.com/2vrwm2vr
Any corporation or organization lobbying a federal public official for over 8 hours in a 4-week period (including preparation, communication, and grant applications) must now track and register their activity.
More details on the changes: tinyurl.com/4pswyw7a
More details on the changes: tinyurl.com/4pswyw7a
More non-profits and organizations must register as lobbyists under stricter federal rules | Future of Good
Changes to federal lobbying policy will mean that non-profits spending more than eight hours lobbying in any four-week period must register their activities.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Any corporation or organization lobbying a federal public official for over 8 hours in a 4-week period (including preparation, communication, and grant applications) must now track and register their activity.
More details on the changes: tinyurl.com/4pswyw7a
More details on the changes: tinyurl.com/4pswyw7a
Canada’s path to reconciliation runs through the classroom.
Jennifer Wallner and Gavin Furrey argue that two bold educational shifts are needed to truly honour reconciliation: embracing Indigenous knowledge systems and confronting colonial structures embedded in our schools.
🔗 tinyurl.com/kmp47s4a
Jennifer Wallner and Gavin Furrey argue that two bold educational shifts are needed to truly honour reconciliation: embracing Indigenous knowledge systems and confronting colonial structures embedded in our schools.
🔗 tinyurl.com/kmp47s4a
OP-ED: Why Canadians need two dramatic educational shifts to honour reconciliation | Future of Good
Who do we, as inhabitants of Turtle Island, or as Canadians, want to be in the era of reconciliation? We must recognize education’s ambivalent role.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Canada’s path to reconciliation runs through the classroom.
Jennifer Wallner and Gavin Furrey argue that two bold educational shifts are needed to truly honour reconciliation: embracing Indigenous knowledge systems and confronting colonial structures embedded in our schools.
🔗 tinyurl.com/kmp47s4a
Jennifer Wallner and Gavin Furrey argue that two bold educational shifts are needed to truly honour reconciliation: embracing Indigenous knowledge systems and confronting colonial structures embedded in our schools.
🔗 tinyurl.com/kmp47s4a
🔥Tomorrow! Don't miss From Burnout to Belonging: Everyday Practices for Personal & Team Wellbeing. Sessions will pull from the Changemaker Wellbeing Index and the deep-dive report, Thriving Yet Leaving: The Remote Work Paradox in Non-Profits.
➡️Register now: tinyurl.com/43dtxtw8
➡️Register now: tinyurl.com/43dtxtw8
October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🔥Tomorrow! Don't miss From Burnout to Belonging: Everyday Practices for Personal & Team Wellbeing. Sessions will pull from the Changemaker Wellbeing Index and the deep-dive report, Thriving Yet Leaving: The Remote Work Paradox in Non-Profits.
➡️Register now: tinyurl.com/43dtxtw8
➡️Register now: tinyurl.com/43dtxtw8
BIPOC-led orgs, despite doing critical work, are systematically under-resourced. We need to move beyond awareness to action to fix the funding gap and support diverse leaders.
Adina Fudym shares 4 Concrete Ways to Tackle Social Finance Inequity.
🔗: tinyurl.com/5cx2jbvj
Adina Fudym shares 4 Concrete Ways to Tackle Social Finance Inequity.
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OP-ED: Four ways to tackle social finance inequalities in racialized communities | Future of Good
Policies like Affirmative Action and EDI hiring seek to address inequities in employment and education, but what about other inequities? Are non-profits the answer?
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October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
BIPOC-led orgs, despite doing critical work, are systematically under-resourced. We need to move beyond awareness to action to fix the funding gap and support diverse leaders.
Adina Fudym shares 4 Concrete Ways to Tackle Social Finance Inequity.
🔗: tinyurl.com/5cx2jbvj
Adina Fudym shares 4 Concrete Ways to Tackle Social Finance Inequity.
🔗: tinyurl.com/5cx2jbvj
2.2 MILLION visits in March alone. Canada's food bank usage has doubled since 2019. The Food Banks Canada 2025 Hunger Count is a national wake-up call:
👉 1 in 5 food bank users are employed.
👉 Alberta saw a 21% spike.
👉 Toronto visits exceeded 1.4 million.
🔗 Full story: tinyurl.com/33ydn5ba
👉 1 in 5 food bank users are employed.
👉 Alberta saw a 21% spike.
👉 Toronto visits exceeded 1.4 million.
🔗 Full story: tinyurl.com/33ydn5ba
Food bank usage in Canada soars to all-time high | Future of Good
Food bank usage has once again increased to historic highs across Canada, according to the latest data.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
2.2 MILLION visits in March alone. Canada's food bank usage has doubled since 2019. The Food Banks Canada 2025 Hunger Count is a national wake-up call:
👉 1 in 5 food bank users are employed.
👉 Alberta saw a 21% spike.
👉 Toronto visits exceeded 1.4 million.
🔗 Full story: tinyurl.com/33ydn5ba
👉 1 in 5 food bank users are employed.
👉 Alberta saw a 21% spike.
👉 Toronto visits exceeded 1.4 million.
🔗 Full story: tinyurl.com/33ydn5ba
Canada's #SocialFinance sector is ready to scale up, but needs #Budget2025 to deliver. The sector has 5 major asks for the federal government. These changes could mobilize private capital to build national resilience.
🔗: tinyurl.com/yr3b4nz6
🔗: tinyurl.com/yr3b4nz6
Budget 2025: Five asks to supercharge Canada’s social finance sector | Future of Good
Before the Nov. 4 federal government's budget release, Canadians were invited to submit proposals and recommendations, including those related to Canada’s growing social finance sector, to enhance its...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Canada's #SocialFinance sector is ready to scale up, but needs #Budget2025 to deliver. The sector has 5 major asks for the federal government. These changes could mobilize private capital to build national resilience.
🔗: tinyurl.com/yr3b4nz6
🔗: tinyurl.com/yr3b4nz6
🤯 The Remote Work Paradox is Real! New data: Remote non-profit workers are happier but 2X more likely to quit. Why? Loneliness. It's not job satisfaction, it's connection. Experts share strategies for intentional culture.
🔗 Article: tinyurl.com/5xhxaep3
🔗 Report: futureofgood.co/changemaker-...
🔗 Article: tinyurl.com/5xhxaep3
🔗 Report: futureofgood.co/changemaker-...
The remote worker paradox: Why remote workers are thriving yet still thinking of quitting | Future of Good
According to new data from Future of Good, remote non-profit workers are more likely to consider quitting than those in the office, even though they report their wellbeing as much stronger.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🤯 The Remote Work Paradox is Real! New data: Remote non-profit workers are happier but 2X more likely to quit. Why? Loneliness. It's not job satisfaction, it's connection. Experts share strategies for intentional culture.
🔗 Article: tinyurl.com/5xhxaep3
🔗 Report: futureofgood.co/changemaker-...
🔗 Article: tinyurl.com/5xhxaep3
🔗 Report: futureofgood.co/changemaker-...
Hate is rising in Canada—and it’s not just fringe. Frederick John Packer & Davut Akca break it down: delayed action, weak enforcement, and political silence have let hate normalize. Time to act.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhsb648
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhsb648
Canada’s escalating hate crisis demands action. Here are five concrete ways lawmakers could help fix it | Future of Good
By Frederick John Packer, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Davut Akca, Lakehead University Widespread, unrestrained hatred and polarization in the United States recently jolted Americans...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hate is rising in Canada—and it’s not just fringe. Frederick John Packer & Davut Akca break it down: delayed action, weak enforcement, and political silence have let hate normalize. Time to act.
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhsb648
Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhsb648
Starting Fall 2026, first-year students at Canadian Mennonite University will receive free on-campus housing. Funded by a generous donor, this initiative removes a major barrier to post-secondary access and supports student success beyond the classroom.
tinyurl.com/243z2abr
tinyurl.com/243z2abr
Canadian Mennonite University to give first-year students free housing | Future of Good
A first-of-its-kind initiative at the university in Winnipeg will eliminate housing costs for first-year students.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Starting Fall 2026, first-year students at Canadian Mennonite University will receive free on-campus housing. Funded by a generous donor, this initiative removes a major barrier to post-secondary access and supports student success beyond the classroom.
tinyurl.com/243z2abr
tinyurl.com/243z2abr
New ONN data shows 70% of Ontario non-profits lost revenue last year, while 34% used reserve funds to stay afloat. Demand is rising, but resources aren’t keeping pace. Without systemic change, many won’t survive the next three years.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44bkzcsd
🔗 tinyurl.com/44bkzcsd
Some Ontario non-profits at “high risk” of not existing within three years: ONN report | Future of Good
A new survey by the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) found that the sector is under so much pressure that if changes are not made, many organizations may not survive the next three years.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New ONN data shows 70% of Ontario non-profits lost revenue last year, while 34% used reserve funds to stay afloat. Demand is rising, but resources aren’t keeping pace. Without systemic change, many won’t survive the next three years.
🔗 tinyurl.com/44bkzcsd
🔗 tinyurl.com/44bkzcsd