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VANCOUVER — Jodi White, one of Canada’s leading public policy thinkers, has been appointed Board Chair of Tides Canada, a national and non-partisan charity committed to innovative solutions to benefit Canadian society and the environment.

Joel Solomon has joined RSF Social Finance as Entrepreneur-at-Large. With two decades of impact investing experience, Joel will leverage his community connections to support RSF's growth.

BC Business
Crossroads: Sarah Goodman
by John Bucher
June 20, 3009

As Sarah Goodman admits, she raised a few eyebrows when she left her post as director of corporate affairs for Teck Cominco to take up at Tides Canada. But she insists that the move from resource extraction to social philanthropy isn’t as odd as it appears, and that it’s giving her the chance to define the territory between the corporate and not-for-profit models.

After 15 years of pursuing an aggressive mission to fund systemic change in BC, Renewal has, through a combination of investments, grants and collaborations, successfully accomplished the first stage of our mission.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ross McMillan, President and CEO of Tides Canada, announced today that Sarah Goodman has joined the organization as Vice President of Business Development and Services. Goodman will help expand Tides' national role as a provider of innovative philanthropic, financial and project management services.

Over the past 15 years the Endswell Foundation made over 700 grants totalling over $20 million dollars.  From our 1992 inception was the intention to spend down our entire grant making resources over a ten year period.   

One of the most critical milestones towards protecting the Great Bear Rainforest has been achieved. On Tuesday March 31st 2009, the Province of British Columbia announced formal action to realize its commitment to implement Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) in the Great Bear Rainforest, to ensure the long-term health of the rainforest and its communities.