Archive for the ‘Impact Fund’ Category

While the world waits for our leaders to tackle sustainability issues in Copenhagen, twelve young Canadians are taking immediate action. The students, from ten universities and one college, have received grants from The Co-operators Foundation – Impact! Fund to initiate sustainability projects in their communities, across Canada and, in one instance, internationally.  The projects range [...]

At the closing of Impact! The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership,              The Co-operators Board of Directors announced the creation of a $50,000 fund to provide seed money for projects initiated by conference alumni. By October 30th, 26 applications had been received. They were assessed by a panel and, today, the successful applicants will [...]

Created to further engage the 180 Canadian youth who attended Impact! The Co-operators Youth Conference for Sustainability Leadership; The Co-operators Foundation – Impact Fund offers financial support to spur our participants’ sustainability solutions to positively impact Canadian organizations and communities. Only students who attended the conference are eligible to apply for funding. Each grant will be [...]