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Strengthen Our Communities Building on 20 Years of Environmental Conservation in Canada
Nature-Action Québec is a Quebec-based organization dedicated to guiding people and organizations in adopting best practices relating to the environment. It is one of many organizations that received funding last year from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF), a national charity established to support environmental initiatives across the country.
Since 1990, TD FEF has provided more than $60 million to over 20,000 projects that protect and enhance the environment.
In 2012 TD FEF continued to make an impact – with $4.8 million in funding distributed to 1,089 projects including tree plantings, energy conservation initiatives, environmental education programs for kids and much more. Funding recipients have effected positive environmental change in countless ways, and we share some of their stories on TD FEF’s website.
TD FEF’s national programs TD Tree Days and TD Green Streets underscore the importance of our urban forests. As part of TD Forests these initiatives bring to life TD’s ongoing commitment to forest protection and stewardship.
“I started volunteering for TD FEF because I know first-hand the positive impact it has had on
local projects.” TD’s Lucy Belier, who has volunteered on the Kitchener-Waterloo board of TD FEF since April 2010.
Our target: 200,000 donors by 2015
United in their concern for the environment, TD FEF is supported by hundreds of thousands of Canadians across the country who give on a monthly basis. TD FEF is proud that 100% of every dollar that is donated to the Foundation goes right back into funding local projects. In addition to contributing over $1 million annually, TD covers the management costs of running the Foundation.
In 2012, TD FEF announced the goal of growing its donor base from 140,000 to 200,000 monthly donors by 2015. In doing so, TD FEF will be able to fund more projects in communities across Canada.
New structure for better impact
To achieve this goal, TD FEF simplified its structure, amalgamating 87 chapters into 38. These chapters are now managed by eight volunteer Regional Advisory Boards, each made up 12 members, split equally between local TD employees and local community members with environmental expertise. The revised structure streamlines the decision-making process and lessens the administrative burden on charitable organizations by making it easier to apply for funding when their project covers a number of communities.
TD 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report
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