Evaluating impacts of philanthropic giving on community sustainability in Atlantic Canada: Learning from and supporting collaborative research focused on social and environmental impact

This research project is focused on building an understanding and also supporting the relationship between the philanthropic sector and the research sector in supporting impactful solutions to complex problems faced by communities in Atlantic Canada. The partner organizations, the Lawson Foundation and Metcalf Foundation are invested in developing solutions that enhance community sustainability and health. As philanthropic actors, these partner organizations will be involved in the learning process advocated within this two-pronged research project that will support understanding of different models of intersectoral philanthropic- research- community collaboration. The first part of the project is devoted to building intersectoral philanthropic research projects and capacity. The second part of the project is engaging with food system stakeholders in the Atlantic regions to learn from these stakeholders effective models of intersectoral philanthropic investment for systems change.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kelly Vodden

Student:

Partner:

The Lawson Foundation;Metcalf Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program: