© Sarah Pietrkiewicz A confident young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva) kit stands outside of its den, in Toronto, Canada

MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH A HIGH-IMPACT GIFT

Create a better future for our planet through the transformational impact of philanthropic and foundational giving

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MAKE THIS THE DECADE FOR NATURE

Become a conservation champion with a high-impact gift

From coast to coast to coast, philanthropic leaders and foundations are uniting behind the work of WWF-Canada to help tackle the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. When you invest in our work with a gift of over $25,000, you’re stepping forward as a champion for nature, wildlife and climate. Help us meet our ambitious goals for a brighter future.

HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH PHILANTHROPIC GIVING

Join our community of philanthropic leaders who are helping to accelerate our goals and make a commitment to fight to keep biodiversity loss and climate change from reaching catastrophic levels with a gift over $25,000. Whether you’re an individual or a foundation, you can choose to invest in a specific project or support WWF-Canada’s highest priorities to protect nature. Discover how you can support our work:

 

AREAS OF GREATEST NEED

Strengthen the core of WWF-Canada

Ensure the long-term stability and sustainability of our local and global conservation actions. With this generous gift, you will support the highest priority projects and initiatives to protect and restore nature.

A GIFT TO REGENERATE CANADA

Set a path for nature recovery in Canada

When you support our bold 10-year plan to Regenerate Canada, you allow us to expand habitats, reduce carbon in the atmosphere, lower industrial impacts and, as a result, halt and reverse biodiversity loss and fight climate change.

PROJECT-BASED GIVING

Reflect your passion

Make a direct impact on a conservation area you care about by giving to a specific program. From nature restoration to wildlife protection, your major gift to WWF-Canada can reflect your passion and commitment to nature.

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WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO?

REGENERATE CANADA

Every day, we get closer to crossing an invisible line — one that unlocks a future that is four degrees warmer. With your gift to Regenerate Canada, we can fund projects, react to unexpected challenges and reverse the seemingly irreversible to stay on the right side of this line.

Regenerate Canada is our bold 10-year plan to fight climate change and reverse wildlife loss by reducing carbon in the atmosphere, expanding habitats and lowering industrial impacts. Our plan has three ambitious goals: restore at least one million hectares of lost or degraded habitats, steward at least 100 million hectares of vital ecosystems for wildlife and communities and reduce carbon emissions by 30 million tonnes by restoring carbon-rich habitats and protecting current carbon stores.

Click here to view our full Regenerate Canada Case for Support video

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© WWF-US / Elisabeth Kruger Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Churchill, Canada

ARCTIC

Today, the Arctic is warming at nearly four times the average global rate, causing sea ice — the foundation of Arctic life — to melt earlier and form later each year. This changes the entire Arctic ecosystem, and the impacts of climate change are already being felt by communities and wildlife alike. An increasingly ice-free Arctic means shipping pressure is increasing, further threatening pristine Arctic waters.

By supporting WWF-Canada’s work in the Arctic, your gift contributes to wide-ranging projects that promote a healthy Arctic for the people and wildlife who depend on it — from funding groundbreaking wildlife research, implementing pollution control measures for ships, and advocating for the establishment of Inuit-led protected areas that safeguard critical areas such as caribou calving grounds, whale migration routes, polar bear denning areas and walrus haulouts.

Contact us for information about funding our projects in the Arctic.

Aftermath of the Elephant Hill fire in Secwépemc territory in south-central B.C. © SRSS An area in BC that was ravaged by fire

FOREST RESTORATION IN INTERIOR B.C.

Nearly 200,000 hectares of Secwépemc territory near Kamloops, B.C. were burned by wildfires in 2017. The fires destroyed vast areas of forest habitat and left the land vulnerable to soil erosion and landslides.

In the aftermath of the wildfire, WWF-Canada joined forces with the Secwepemcùl’ecw Restoration and Stewardship Society (SRSS) in a multi-year partnership to take on several important reforestation projects. Since 2021, the SRSS has planted more than 550,000 trees with WWF-Canada’s support, restoring more than 200 hectares of forest ecosystems impacted by the wildfires. Over the next two years, SRSS will plant more than one million trees as part of their goal to be planting ten million trees per year by 2030.

By helping to fund our work with the SRSS, your gift would support an Indigenous-led project that advances Indigenous knowledge systems and approaches to forest restoration. SRSS focuses on restoration that emphasizes ecological and cultural objectives, rather than economic ones, employing cultural values and food security as guiding principles in their work.

Contact us to get more information about funding this project.

© Emina Ida / WWF-Canada © Emina Ida / WWF-Canada

EXPERIENCE YOUR IMPACT

When you become part of our community of philanthropic leaders, you gain:

ACCESS TO WWF EXPERTS

As well as a designated WWF-Canada staff liaison with direct access by phone and email, you’ll receive invitations to webinars and special events where you’ll have the chance to hear from and speak directly with WWF-Canada leaders, scientists, and conservation experts.

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Learn more about the work you’re helping to make possible while interacting with WWF leadership, conservation program staff, scientists and your fellow philanthropic leaders at several unique happenings throughout the year. These will include including in person and online events, opportunities for field trips, webinars, and more!

WHY CHOOSE WWF-CANADA?

 

JESS AND MARK PATHY, supporting WWF-Canada since 2021. Jess Pathy recently joined WWF-Canada’s Board of Directors.

“There is no issue more critical than the environment. We appreciate being part of the global effort through WWF to not only preserve what nature we have left, but to mitigate the damage we’ve already done. Protecting our unique planet and the life that it sustains, including our own, is of utmost importance.”

RUDI BLATTER who, with his family, established the Karine Blatter Arctic Fund at WWF-Canada, a transformational gift supporting our polar bear conservation efforts and communities in the north.

“Growing up in the Grisons, a nature-immersed part of Switzerland, I connected to the outdoors daily. Contributing to the conservation of nature’s incredible assets has been a lifelong ambition. My family’s move to Canada over 25 years ago allowed us to see breathtaking beauty everywhere, and this convinced us that it takes firm action and determination to maintain nature’s integrity. A trip to Churchill in 2013 demonstrated what is needed in the North, including a greater understanding of the symbiotic integration of wildlife, Indigenous communities, climate change action and economic development. This is a fascinating challenge and one that my family is proud to be a part of.”

ROHIT AND CHRISTINA SHARMA, Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation

“Although nature tries to take care of itself, it needs help. As the threats of global warming continue to increase, it is our duty to try to make the Earth a better place for future generations. WWF-Canada’s work is important from both an educational and conservation perspective. We need a voice to constantly encourage our governments and public to do more to protect the environment. The Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation believes that by supporting WWF-Canada in its various projects, we are contributing to preservation of nature and the environment.”

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