Reverse engineering theological education

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: Northwest Baptist Seminary Location: Langley, BC Project Name: Mastering Mission through Mentoring Leadership Amount Awarded: $35,000.00 Date Awarded: 18/11/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To invest in the development of tools and resources to allow for the multiplication of competency-based theological education for over 30 other organizations or institutions. … Read More

Medical testing for Amazon tribal women

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: Medical Ministry International Canada Location: Stoney Creek, ON Project Name: Cervical Cancer Screening on the Amazon River Utilizing New Canadian Technology Amount Awarded: $75,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To pilot HPV screening for women in remote communities along the Colombian Amazon and tributaries using new … Read More

Hub for anti-poverty advocacy

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: FH Canada Location: Abbotsford, BC Project Name: Ending Poverty Together Hub Amount Awarded: $60,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation John & Rebecca Horwood Purpose of Investment: To create and launch a web hub through a partnership with at least eight organizations for shared education and resources on poverty. Executive Summary: Food for the Hungry (FH) Canada … Read More

Movement mapping for faith and deeds

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: City Movement Location: Oakville, ON Project Name: Movement Map Amount Awarded: $25,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To develop a digital space to network Christian leaders in Canada. Executive Summary: The initial focus for City Movement is to engage key leaders in Canadian and other global cities to listen deeply … Read More

Supporting Hamilton’s children in need

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: City Kidz Location: Hamilton, ON Project Name: Community Engagement Program Amount Awarded: $35,600.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To create a new program role to enable better linking of sponsored children in Hamilton, Ontario with community supports. Executive Summary: At present, CityKidz impacts 2000 children and youth from … Read More

Capacity building for charity fundraising

Mark Petersen 2017

Organization Name: Blue Sea Philanthropy Location: Kitchener, ON Project Name: Essentials Fundraising Academy Pilot Amount Awarded: $40,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To develop and launch a sustainable process to train and mentor charity leaders in best practices for fundraising. Executive Summary: Blue Sea Philanthropy is passionate about … Read More

Research for healthy reintegration

Mark Petersen 2016, 2017

  Organization Name: Chab Dai Coalition Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Project Name: Butterfly Longitudinal Research Project Amounts Awarded: $30,000 in 2016 $30,000 in 2017, with possibility of being renewed for final year in 2018 Dates Awarded: 12/10/2016 18/11/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation Kehila Foundation Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To complete the final years of a 10 … Read More

Two streams converge for better flow

Mark Petersen 2017

  Organization Name: ACTS Location: Vancouver, BC Project Name: ACTS & The Water School Merger Amount Awarded: $30,000.00 Date Awarded: 11/18/2017 Participating Grantmakers: Bridgeway Foundation John & Rebecca Horwood Redleaf Foundation River Dali Foundation Purpose of Investment: To support the merger of two faith-based, Vancouver charities focused on clean water initiatives in Uganda. Executive Summary: With 89% of the $16 … Read More

Families mentoring families

Mark Petersen 2016

The Yonge Street Mission is building its first family-to-family mentor program, which we believe may be the only of its kind in Canada. We will work with a small test group of families to begin in the first year, with the intent to expand to many more families within three years based on program success. Organization Name: The Yonge Street Mission … Read More