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

From homeless to artist

Mark Petersen 2018

Organization Name:  Outflow Ministry Location: Saint John NB Project Name: Artist-in-Residence Project Amount Awarded: $40,700 Date Awarded: 25-11-2018 Purpose of Investment: To jumpstart a social innovation project focused on the arts for the homeless in Saint John NB. Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Burro Foundation John & Rebecca Horwood Kehila Foundation David & Dorothy Lam Foundation Redleaf Foundation Executive Summary: Outflow … 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