The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada
Building a Better World
For more than 60 years, the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) has been mobilizing resources — mostly from Canadian co-ops and credit unions — to make the world a better place. For much of that time, CDF has focused its efforts on raising money to support the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) in its work reducing poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In 2012, CDF launched its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date. Tapping into the theme and enthusiasm of the UN’s International Year of Co-operatives, the Build a Better World Campaign set out to raise $12 million over a four year period. The campaign recorded some excellent results in its first year with more than $4 million donated or pledged, 60 new organizational donors stepping up and more than 1,300 individuals signing on.
Over the next three years, CDF staff and volunteers will be working hard to maintain that momentum. The needs in the developing world are great, but CDF and CCA have an effective solution to offer – locally owned and managed co-operatives and credit unions.
Co-operatives improve family income which means education for children, better food, shelter and clothing for poor people. Your donation creates new opportunities for women to learn and to earn, and the stronger, healthier, more prosperous communities that co-operatives help to create have fewer tensions and less conflict.
Be part of this important campaign. Every Donation Matters!
Not only are most CDF donations multiplied through matching funds from other donors, they are also seeding a legacy of hope, health and prosperity for generations to come.
