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Spur Change's Impact

The Spur Change pilot program has had an important impact on small and medium organizations (SMOs) and the international cooperation sector in its seven years of programming. Here are some highlights, taken from stories of change, interviews, and participant feedback:

  • Participant SMOs used the knowledge gained from Spur Change capacity-building opportunities towards effective project delivery and management in Canada and internationally. After participating in Spur Change, many SMOs have been successful in receiving funding from FIT and Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) Development Impact Window (DIW).
  • SMOs funded via GAC’s DIW are collaborating and supporting each other via Spur Change’s Community of Learning.
  • SMOs are better equipped to foster youth engagement and global citizenship education through experiences gained via the Youth Champions Program.
  • SMOs from coast-to-coast-to-coast are more connected to the Canadian global development community.
  • Through Spur Change's online trainings and resources, local partners of SMOs have increased access to capacity-building tools, resources, and workshops.
  • SMOs are more visible and their unique contributions to the sector have gained greater recognition and respect.

Learn more by reading the impact report linked below.

Spur Change Impact Report

Impact Videos

Hear from SMOs from across Canada on the importance of supporting organizations like theirs. The video explores the unique contributions of SMOs to the international cooperation sector and looks to the future on ways to continue supporting their work. 
In this interview, hear how accessing timely and specific capacity-building opportunities have better equipped the Wellspring Foundation for Education to design future programs.
In this interview, hear how Change for Children accessed youth training through Spur Change’s Youth Champions Program, and what knowledge sharing and collaboration in the sector means to them.
In this interview, hear how My Oral Village has accessed resources and workshops to be better equipped at different points along their project management cycle

Stories of Change

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