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About the Course Improve your organizational readiness! The global crisis due to the coronavirus has highlighted the importance for small and medium-sized organizations (SMO) to adopt risk management strategies. While the pandemic has been with us for a while, it...

August 2021 - This four-week intensive workshop organized by Spur change in collaboration with Small Shop Big Impact was a practical hands-on experience for participants to dive deeper into the process of developing a Project Implementation Plan (PIP). This online...

About the Series In 2020 and 2021, Spur Change will host a series of practical, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to strengthen the the capacity of Canadian SMOs to integrate a gender/feminist approach into their activities. Sector champions will share...

In September 2020, Spur Change relaunched the training Making Data Collection Meaningful*. This two weeks intensive workshop organized by Spur Change, in collaboration with the Inter-Council Network (ICN) members, Salanga and ZENDialogue, was a practical hands-on experience for participants to...

On August 28, 2019, AQOCI, the ICN, and Spur Change organized a webinar on Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse / Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence. Objectives: - Present the requirements of Global Affairs Canada - Create a space for...

Course Overview The goal of the Building Equity training program is to build capacity and confidence to develop a diversified, ethical, and equity-centred fundraising and resource mobilization strategy. The version of the course accessible here, includes a series of online,...

This new Share&Learn session is dedicated to primary and secondary teachers interested in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) for the beginning of the school year 2023-2024. 🗺️ What: In this session, Marie-Catherine Thouin presents tools developed by Spur Change to use in the classroom,...

About this session In collaboration with CoDevelopment Canada, Spur Change is pleased to offer a new session of the Share & Learn Series dedicated to primary and secondary teachers interested in Global Citizenship. In this session, Mercedes Martinez retold the...

Small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) have long played a critical role within Canada’s international cooperation landscape. The ability of SMOs to emerge and thrive in many ways is contingent upon the environment within which they are established. An environment with...

Course Navigation Unit 3 Course Overview Introduction https://youtu.be/J12gQJjxV8Y Transcription: Intro to Explore Innovations Change the Game Academy To get yourself situated, head over to Change the Game Academy (CtGA) and complete Module 12: Advanced Techniques for Local Fundraising. This module...

Course Navigation Unit 2: Part A Unit 2: Part B Course Overview Unit 3 Part B Introduction https://youtu.be/oRZhHbNkxlo Transcription: Intro to Strong Relations with your Donors Change the Game Academy To get yourself situated, head over to Change the Game...

Course Navigation Unit 2: Part A Unit 2: Part B Course Overview Part A Introduction https://youtu.be/1SYw9n-4YbQ Transcription: Intro to Mobilizing Communications Change the Game Academy To get yourself situated, head over to Change the Game Academy (CtGA) and complete Module...

Course Navigation Unit 1: Part A Unit 1: Part B Course Overview Unit 2: Part A Part B Introduction https://youtu.be/Rnb2-KjwUN4 Transcription: Intro to Fundraising Team and Techniques Change the Game Academy To get yourself situated, head over to Change the...

Course Navigation Unit 1: Part A Unit 1: Part B Course Overview Part A Introduction https://youtu.be/8YXEmzkz98w Intro Video Transcript (PDF) Change the Game Academy To get yourself situated, head over to Change the Game Academy (CtGA) and complete Module 1:...

In the last two years, Canadian small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) have had to significantly adapt to the changing context of the unfolding pandemic. While some organizations struggled to shift in this fast-paced changing reality, others thrived and exhibited impressive...

2020 was an unprecedented year for the world and for the international cooperation sector. COVID-19 affected all operational parts of SMOs, but Spur Change commissioned a study to see how SMOs have adapted and shown resilience in the face of...

About the Course Strengthen your capacities in Results-Based Management! RBM 201 contributes to a better understanding of RBM through application of the concepts learned during RBM 101 Practising Results-Based Management: An Introductory Course.  Originally offered in partnership with each provincial...

About this session Would you like to use a real-life example to potentially develop a game to educate your students about various global issues? This session of the Share & Learn series is for you! Through participation in this workshop,...

About this session Do you want to empower your students to see themselves as changemakers who can find solutions to problems in their lives and communities? Find the webinar below and discover how to use the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to...

About this session In this session, panelists shared their experiences, challenges, and discoveries in teaching diverse works of literature that ignite the hearts, imaginations, and expressions of compassion in students. You ought to come away with a deeper understanding of...

About the Series Starting October 2021, Spur Change hosted a Share & Learn Series on Global Citizenship, acting as the ultimate opportunity for primary and secondary educators to learn on how to engage youth as effective global citizens, and advocates...

About this session This session was co-facilitated by Amy Bosche, Education Program Coordinator with SCIC, and Jaclyn Roach, Teacher with Regina Public Schools. This session guided teachers in understanding what gender equity is, how it relates to issues in their...

This pedagogical guide for educators is organized around three parts. The first part covers the definitions, approaches and foundations of global citizenship education. The second part discusses education as a lever for sustainable development and ecological justice. The last part...

About the course This self-paced eLearning course covers basic Results-Based Management (RBM) concepts, how it can be applied, and provides participants with hands-on practice using some key RBM tools. This course is out-of-this world as it uses gamification, storytelling and...

About the Series In 2020 and 2021, Spur Change will host a series of practical, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to strengthen the the capacity of Canadian SMOs to integrate a gender/feminist approach into their activities. Sector champions will share...

The global pandemic crisis has put small and medium organizations (SMO)s under significant stress. As they continue to adapt and take control of the current situation, they must use different crisis management tools to limit the consequences of their international...

Introduction session to launch the Youth Champions Program (YCP) which will offer tailored subject matter, skills training, support, opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and mentorship to SMOs and youth, who will then collaborate to plan and implement 5 public engagement opportunities...

Assessing the capacity building needs and knowledge gaps of Canadian Small and Medium Organizations (SMOs), and appropriate learning methods Spur Change is thrilled to launch its first SMO report addressing questions about the capacity building and knowledge sharing needs of...

A baseline survey is a study that is done at the beginning of a project to collect information on the status of a subject before any type of intervention can affect it. These micro-learning sessions have been designed to provide...