Debt-free tuition

Mark Petersen 2018

  Organization Name: St Stephen’s University Location: St Stephen NB Project Title: Student Debt Reduction Pilot Project Amount Awarded: $50,000 Date Awarded: 25-11-2018 Purpose of Investment: To develop an innovative pilot employment and aid program to assist students to graduate with less debt. Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Burro Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation  Executive Summary: Many students at St. … Read More

Education partnership with Punjab university

Mark Petersen 2018

  Organization Name: Crandall University Location: Moncton NB Project Title: Fueling the Economy: Attracting Immigrants to Atlantic Canada Project Amount Awarded: $150,000 Date Awarded: 25-11-2018 Purpose of Investment: To launch a partnership with an Indian university for a new International Business degree program to increase enrollment for the university, and immigration and employment in Atlantic Canada. Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation … Read More

Inclusive education for Ethiopian schools

Mark Petersen 2018

Organization Name: Christian Horizons Location: Kitchener ON Project Title: Inclusive Education Merger Project (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Amount Awarded: $76,500 Date Awarded: 25-11-2018 Purpose of Investment: To merge the work of two organization to enable multiplied inclusive education of children in Ethiopia. Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation  Executive Summary: Of the estimated 8 million children … Read More

Proactively pursuing student wellness

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: Trinity Western University Location: Langley, BC Project Name: Student Success Plan (SSP) Amount Awarded: $100,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation John & Rebecca Horwood David & Dorothy Lam Foundation Purpose of Investment: To expand the university’s wellness centre capability and to introduce standard curriculum on human flourishing for all first year students. Executive Summary: Trinity Western … Read More

Expanding teacher training in Rwandan public schools

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: The Wellspring Foundation for Education Location: Langley, BC Project Name: School Development Start-Up (Rubavu, Rwanda) Amount Awarded: $100,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To establish a new field office and start up teacher training operations in a new district of Rwanda, and to develop a paperless … Read More

Another step toward truth and reconciliation

Mark Petersen 2016

From its inception, St. Stephen’s University has been a place of Christian higher education with a vibrant ecumenism, in the spirit of John 17. We aim to be a safe space for people of different cultural and faith backgrounds to gather in the spirit of learning and the pursuit of healthy, just relationships. We have a history of positive, grassroots … Read More

Expanded capacity for BC charity in Ontario

Mark Petersen 2015

One of the ongoing issues for national charities trying to reach Canadians coast-to-coast is the vast breadth and regionalization of this country.  BC-based Wellspring Foundation for Education expanded its development presence into Eastern Canada, but quick growth required greater administrative support to ensure people didn’t fall through the cracks. Project Name: Growing Development Support for Eastern Canada Project Grant Amount: … Read More

Teen girls become peer educators in Sierra Leone

Mark Petersen 2015

Last year’s Ebola crisis hit Sierra Leone hard.  Schools were shut down for the better part of the year, so CAUSE Canada began offering education by radio to home-bound kids.  This year children are back in school, and eager to learn.  CAUSE Canada proposes to empower teen girls to become peer educators in to younger kids through this innovative project … Read More