April 14 – 20 is National Volunteer Week! While we think every day is a good day to thank a volunteer, we encourage everyone to…

APRIL 4, 2024 – We are thrilled to share that our online series Hot Globe is a Webby nominee in the Video Series & Channels:…

MARCH 27, 2024 A Message from our President Earlier this month, I attended the SXSW Festival in Austin for the global premiere of Plastic People….

FEBRUARY 29, 2024 – A Message from our President There is a break in the cold weather today at the old cabin that I try…

JANUARY 31, 2024 – A Message from our President Happy New Year! From all of us at Small Change Fund, we wish you all the…

JANUARY 19, 2024 – Meaford, ON – Recent developments in Ontario’s energy landscape have pitted the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) against the province’s Energy…

JANUARY 8, 2024 – We are thrilled to welcome Sophia Young as our Edmonton Consultant for Get on the Bus. Sophia became a public transit…

DECEMBER 20, 2023 – We’re closing out the year with a few words from our home staff team members. Our home team has more than…

DECEMBER 30, 2023 –Yesterday evening, federal Minister Wilkinson and Nova Scotia Minister Tory Rushton announced that they will not approve oil and gas drilling off…

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 – A Message from our President Burkhard is away for a few weeks. “I took a walk in the woods and came…

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 – A Toronto-born author and researcher, Britt is currently the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused…

OCTOBER 31, 2023 – A Message from our President Like many kids, my German high school class performed plays, typically versions of Hollywood ones –…

OCTOBER 30, 2023 – What does it mean to have children in the midst of a climate crisis? This is the question Dr. Britt Wray…

OCTOBER 18, 2023 – On Monday, the Province introduced legal changes to the Greenbelt. The new law will return the controversial 7,400 acres of farmland…

OCTOBER 13, 2023 – OPINICON LAKE, TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC – A rapidly escalating showdown is brewing as hundreds of concerned residents, backed by conservationists,…

OCTOBER 5, 2023 – We are pleased to welcome Jen Teixeira to our team as Campaign Coordinator! Jen discovered a passion for planning fundraisers with…

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 – Greetings everyone, and happy autumn. It’s an especially happy one for many residents of Ontario — and that’s who this special…

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 – We are excited to welcome Robert Lombardi as Chief Financial Officer for Small Change Fund. Robert graduated from the Ivey Business…

AUGUST 29, 2023 – A Message From Our President These are perilous times in Canada. In Ontario, the Greenbelt land grab has been called a…

AUGUST 31, 2023 – We are proud to present our 2022 – 2023 Impact Report. Like much of what we do, this report is a…

AUGUST 11, 2023 – This morning, the Toronto Star published an Opinion Editorial by our president, Burkhard Mausberg. Burkhard is the former CEO of the…

AUGUST 9, 2023 – A new Environics Poll, commissioned by our partners at the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, shows overwhelming support for active government…

JUNE 30, 2023 – Curious about the projects we’ve been working on over the last 18 months? Check out the SCF Project Round Up!  

JUNE 30, 2023 – A Message from our President I write this as I conclude a visit to my home country during which I have…

JUNE 12, 2023 – Small Change Fund will launch Get on the Bus, a national youth transit movement, today at 1:00pm EST via Zoom. Speakers will…

JUNE 8, 2023 – Small Change Fund, Canada’s first charitable crowdfunding and awareness platform, is pleased to announce the launch of their national youth transit initiative, Get…

MAY 31, 2023 –   A Message from our President About two decades ago, my best friend in Germany married an Afghan woman who had…

MAY 18, 2023 – Toronto – A broad coalition of civil society organisations and individuals are calling on the Province to stop proposed changes to…

APRIL 21, 2023 – Small Change Fund is excited to welcome Lara Ellis to our Board. Lara has an extensive background in the Canadian nature…

APRIL 28, 2023 A Message from our President Last week was National Volunteer Appreciation week. Millions of Canadians volunteer throughout the year and this week…

APRIL 21, 2023 – We were thrilled to co-host an Earth Day celebration in Wolfville, Nova Scotia alongside our partner Music in Communities, a participant…

APRIL 21, 2023 – Last summer, Small Change Fund’s president, Burkhard Mausberg, met Bob Dyment and was immediately inspired. Bob has collected information on the…

APRIL 20, 2023 – Volunteer Bill James-Abra and a friend co-founded Climate Momentum in late 2018 over a cup of coffee in their favourite local…

APRIL 19, 2023 – This is what volunteer Sue Greer will look like sooner or later. She’s dead set on bringing natural burial grounds to…

MARCH 31, 2022 – Small Change Fund is thrilled to welcome our new Community Coordinator, Belle Teixeira. Belle studied Media Communications at the University of…

FEBRUARY 27, 2023 – Toronto, Treaty lands and traditional territories Mississaugas of the Credit and the ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee and Wendat people. A…

JANUARY 18, 2023 – The Ontario integrity commissioner will investigate whether Ontario’s housing minister, Minister Steve Clark, tipped off land developers about upcoming plans to…

Old Growth Forest in British Columbia is disappearing at an alarming rate, and much of what’s left is at immediate risk. So we funded a…

DECEMBER 21, 2022 – Small Change Fund’s Top Ten of 2022 Victory in Georges Bank: We were happy to support action that led to the…

December 15, 2022 – Today, the provincial government moved forward with their plans to decimate Ontario’s Greenbelt. In spite of 11,000 public comments, dozens of…

November 8, 2022 – Our project to establish the Helen Hutchison Nature Reserve officially became a resounding success last Friday with the completed title transfer…

November 4, 2022 – Small Change Fund president Burkhard Mausberg recently published an op-ed in the Toronto Star. The piece begins with a surprising piece…

November 1, 2022 – Outaouais, Quebec – An independent, community-led study has found that moose populations in La Vérendrye Wildlife Park are declining due to…

OCTOBER 23, 2022 – Jacqueline Lee-Tam, director of The Climate Justice Organizing HUB, was recently interviewed by Canada’s National Observer.  The HUB is a long…

OCTOBER 23, 2022 – Town Planner Admits 15 metre Buffer is a Mistake – Hearing Adjourns to January 2023 Bracebridge—A dramatic turn of events highlighted…

OCTOBER 21, 2022 – A Message from our President Housing is a critical issue all over Canada: we need more of it and we need…

OCTOBER 19, 2022 – October has been a great month for our project, Preserving the Forks of the Credit.  On October 12th, nearly 200 people…

OCTOBER 12, 2022 – (Bracebridge, Ontario) Town of Bracebridge official Matthew Irving today ordered the removal of all NO MUSKOKA MEGA QUARRY signs “overhanging municipal…

OCTOBER 11, 2022 – Small Change Fund partner Muskoka Environmental Alliance (MEA) is calling on residents to join a protest against a rezoning proposal at…

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 – We are partnering with the Escarpment Corridor Alliance to save the Niagara Escarpment from the devastating Castle Glen development. More than…

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 – We are partnering with Blomidon Naturalists Society to foster long term commitment to climate action in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley.  You…

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 – We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer to the Small Change Fund Team! Jon is the National Organizer for the…

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 – We are working with Citizens for Safe Ground Water to fight the proposed Hallman Pit. This open pit mine would destroy…

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 – We are helping build habitat and promote pollinator health in the Township of Severn, Ontario. Through this project, we will work…

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 – Small Change Fund wants to improve the lives of Nova Scotia residents. The national charity partners with Canadians on protecting the…