Jen Teixeira

A Message from Mike Balkwill, VP of Campaigns As a long-time campaigner, I know you can’t win them all. But I share the deep disappointment of our former partner, Conserving Our Rural Ecosystems, and our allies, Protecting Escarpment Rural Land, at the decision of the Ontario Land Tribunal to approve the Nelson quarry expansion on […]

A Note from the Small Change Fund Team We hope everyone is enjoying the start to the busy summer season! With kids out of school and all sorts of outdoor activities to enjoy, summer can often feel like it’s over in the blink of an eye.  Of course, change rests for no one and Small

A Message From Bella Lyne, SCF Partner Next month is National Indigenous History Month, a month dedicated to learning about and honouring the cultures, histories and ongoing resistance of Indigenous peoples. As new partners of Small Change Fund, myself and my co-organizers are excited to work alongside you all to continue to bring Indigenous fights

A Message From Geoff Love, Pivot Green Earth Month 2026 Cynics claim that youth is wasted on the young. What they too often overlook is the good work many young people do, and nowhere is this more evident than the current fight against climate change.  The first Earth Day in 1970 attracted over 20 million

A Message From Mike Balkwill, VP Campaigns March 22 is World Water Day, a day to celebrate this essential, precious resource that so often gets taken for granted. For the past 10 years, my professional life has centred largely around water justice. I have been lucky to work with incredible people fighting to protect water

A Message from our President We are working in Nova Scotia on Canada’s first offshore wind development project because it’s remarkable. To start, it is the largest renewable energy project in our country’s history that isn’t hydro. Second, the first phase of Wind West, as it’s called, will produce the same power as 5.5 Candu

A Message from our President “Why am I getting the Small Change Fund newsletter?” We get this question occasionally as all donors automatically receive our newsletter. But they may only remember the initiative they supported, forgetting that it was a project of Small Change Fund. Hence the question. While many of our readers have an

As 2025 draws to a close (seriously, how did that happen?!), our team has put together some reflections on this busy, transformative, sometimes-unprecedented year. Climate change continues to threaten, as do changes south of the border. At the same time, the dedication of our staff, partners, funders and supporters has remained unwavering. So, we celebrate

A Message of Thanks to Burkhard Mausberg Many of you are aware that Burkhard Mausberg will be leaving Small Change Fund next spring. After eight impactful years as President, Burkhard has chosen to take a much-deserved period of rest and renewal beginning in March 2026. We fully support his decision and wish him all the