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How nine Canadian families and foundations came together to commit $405 million to fight climate change

Climate Champions is an unprecedented philanthropy collaboration—one that took 18 months and meetings with dozens of foundations and families

November 21, 2024
Philanthropy

Sylvie Trottier of the Trottier Family Foundation: “When faced with a big, existential threat like climate change, no one foundation will be able to solve it on its own. But by working together, with other funders, policy makers, subject matter experts, and grassroots, local and national organizations, we can leverage our impact and actually start to move the needle.”

Montreal’s Trottier family foundation tackles ‘existential threat’

Sylvie Trottier, daughter of computer graphics firm Matrox founder, on tackling climate change, as well as projects in science, the environment, health and education

September 15, 2023
Philanthropy

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‘Lot of light, not much heat’: Climate lags among charitable causes in Canada

Giving by foundations is only starting to improve, with younger generations leading the way on saving the planet

March 6, 2023
Philanthropy

Big-money donors who target public policy walk a lonely path

Changing hearts and minds on major issues — that’s the rub for philanthropists looking at the big picture

November 26, 2021
Philanthropy

Investing in the solar sector can future-proof a portfolio … with complexities

The risk of not participating in green investing is to be left behind by a rush of redirected capital. But the devil is in the details

August 26, 2021
Wealth

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