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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) harnesses the best minds to find ways to achieve sustainable development through policy research, expert networks and timely communications. We work globally and engage with decision-makers in all sectors to develop and implement policies that simultaneously benefit the global economy, the global environment and social well-being. We have created an innovation culture, which puts us out in front of key emerging policy issues well before they – and their impact – are properly understood. We bridge the best in policy research worldwide with the needs of policy-makers and marshall information on global efforts to advance on key sustainable development issues by building networks of experts unparalleled anywhere. We are motivated by the pursuit of change, inspired by our own history of making a difference, and know that the most innovative ideas eventually become mainstream practice.

Funds can be designated for various projects such as Saskatchewan Emergency Assistance (SEAP), Saskatchewan Public Engagement projects or general donations.

We provide resources to communities who are motivated to advance themselves economically by forming productive agricultural co-operatives.

To harness the multiple benefits trees provide for agriculture, livelihoods, resilience and the future of our planet, from farmers' fields through to continental scales.

Oceana, the world's largest international organization focused exclusively on ocean conservation, was founded in 2001 by a group of leading foundations concerned that although the oceans constitute over 70 percent of the earth's surface, an extremely small percentage of environmental funding was dedicated to protecting them.  Oceana's campaigns are designed to change that by forcing clear, identifiable policy changes with real "in the water" results, usually in three to five years. Our international campaigns in North America, Europe, Chile, and Belize are focused on the actions agreed on by scientists throughout the world as necessary to preserve and restore marine life: Protect seafloor habitat from destructive bottom trawling; Set and enforce reasonable catch limits for commercial fishing; Stop subsidizing overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets; Stop marine pollution, particularly carbon dioxide emissions that are making the oceans more acidic; Oceana sets annual goals toward achieving specific changes and holds itself strictly accountable to its Board, funders, and supporters.  Since inception, Oceana has achieved dramatic success in protecting the world's oceans in targeted, practical ways.