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The Writers’ Trust of Canada was founded in 1976 by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young and our mission is to advance, nurture, and celebrate Canadian writers and writing. We strive to make Canada the best place in the world to be a professional writer, and to ensure that Canadian voices are heard. The Writers’ Trust puts more money into the hands of professional writers than any other non-profit organization or foundation in the country. With generous support from donors, we reward and celebrate the finest Canadian writers and writing with nine prestigious national literary awards; we offer scholarships to emerging writers; we support writers who contribute their brilliant work to The Walrus; we offer writers the opportunity to live and write for three months at Berton House, our writers’ retreat in Pierre Berton’s childhood home in the Yukon; and we provide emergency funding to writers in crisis through our Woodcock Fund grant program.

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust partners with our community to keep northern New Mexico’s living lands and people flourishing together. We protect culturally and environmentally significant landscapes, ignite people’s passion for nature and enable the continual regeneration of our healthy place. Vision Statement We envision a future where everyone in northern New Mexico cherishes nature and works to preserve it for this and future generations.

The World Parrot Trust is an international leader in science-based, results-oriented parrot conservation and welfare efforts. Our mission: - Restore and protect populations of wild parrots and their native habitats. - Promote awareness of the threats to all parrots - End the trade in wild-caught parrots and where possible, return parrots to the wild - Educate parrot caregivers and the general public about the care and well-being of companion parrots

We are one of more than 35 land trusts working across the province to protect the natural and cultural landscape through direct protection and ongoing stewardship of land. We also actively work towards increased awareness and education about our local environment and how the public can contribute to our work while still enjoying and appreciating the natural beauty of the eastern coast and North Channel of Georgian Bay.

The Sheep River Health Trust is responsive, adaptable and accountable volunteer community organization which exists to achieve these goals in support of healthcare in our community. We support the provision of quality healthcare services, programs and equipment in our communities. We contribute to community health promotion through education and supporting preventative programming. We engender public confidence through responsible governance, with strategic transparent and achievable operational plans.

The Comox Valley Land Trust works with public and private landowners to protect greenspace, ecosystems and landscape scale connectivity in the Comox Valley. We hold 11 conservation covenants on properties that have ecologically significant geology, aquatic features, connectivity, flora and fauna. We also work proactively with Government and the development community to modernize and streamline environmentally friendly land use practices, low impact development technologies and rainwater management.

The Canadian Coastal Forces Trust was established to rescue and preserve Canada's last surviving Motor Torpedo Boat from World War II. MTB 486 served at D-Day and was the boat of the Senior Officer of the 29th (Canadian) MTB Flotilla, Lieutenant Commander C. Tony Law, who later went on to become a renowned Nova Scotia artist. Your donation will help preserve this rare part of Canadia's Naval and Maritime heritage.

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) is dedicated to providing support to people affected by retinoblastoma (Rb). We work closely with the retinoblastoma teams at the Royal London Hospital and Birmingham Children's Hospital - the two UK centres of excellence where Rb is diagnosed and treated. Rb is rare and little known about within the wider public so we aim to provide accurate, up to date information and one-to-one support from the point of diagnosis and beyond, aiming to minimise the negative impact of the condition on the whole family. Early diagnosis is vital to ensure the best chances of preserving a child's vision and their life. We believe everyone should know that children can get cancer in their eyes and what the signs are, so we work hard to raise awareness of Rb. We target health professionals with information about this rare cancer, which can help them to make an early referral. The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust also raises funds to support and fund clinical and scientific research projects specifically related to retinoblastoma.

The Tuolumne River Trust is the voice for the River. We promote stewardship of the River through: education, community outreach, and adventures; collaboration with a diverse array of stakeholders; on-the-ground restoration work; advocacy and grassroots organizing to demonstrate public support for our work.We want every person who benefits from the Tuolumne to know that their food was grown from its water, their tap water comes from it, their wild salmon were hatched in its gravels, and their backpacking, fishing and rafting trip depend on its health.

The Concord Land Conservation Trust owns over 1,000 acres of land in Concord, all of which is open to the public. We have a beautiful, full-color, 25-page Trail Guide (updated in 2014) that includes maps of some of our best land for walking and informative descriptions of each property’s trails and features. Become a member today and we’ll mail you your own booklet as well as keep you informed of guided walks and other events. The maps can be viewed by clicking on the property names below.

White Buffalo Land Trust practices, promotes, and develops systems of regenerative agriculture for local, regional, and global impact. We are focused on the restoration of our ecosystem through agriculture. We are committed to the evolution of land stewardship and the redesign of our food system to directly address the climate, biodiversity, public health, and food security challenges that we face today. We believe change begins on the ground and that our local solutions lead to regional and global impact through shared data, models, and linking practices to outcomes.

Scenic Rivers Land Trust works with landowners and other partners to conserve natural and scenic areas in Anne Arundel County. We work with landowners and other partners to conserve natural and scenic areas through landowner education and by holding and facilitating land protection agreements.We work within the Herring Bay and Severn, South, Patuxent, Rhode and West River watersheds. To date, Scenic Rivers holds over 65 conservation easements across Anne Arundel County, totaling more than 3,000 acres.