Together in Generosity: April Update
We are sharing frequent updates on the progress of our 2025-2028 strategic plan and new initiatives underway. There is a lot of exciting work happening, and we are looking forward to keeping you in the loop.
Greetings from our CEO, Alan Goddard
Greetings to you, wherever you are calling home this spring.
Our Abundance Canada team is spread across the country, so many of our virtual meetings begin with a brief exchange about the weather. Tulips in Abbotsford, snow in Calgary and Winnipeg, sleet in Waterloo. On the surface, these conversations are ordinary. Together, they reflect something more meaningful: a community rooted in connection, even across vast distance.
This sense of shared purpose is what our founders hoped for when they created the Mennonite Foundation of Canada back in 1974. They envisioned a diverse group of people, united by a common commitment to generosity and to transforming communities near and far. That vision continues to guide us today.
At Abundance Canada, we work together with donors, charities, advisors and partners, to help shape a world of possibility. As part of this effort, I am pleased to share our recent partnership with Cardinal Capital Management Inc., a Winnipeg-based portfolio investment firm. This relationship reflects our shared values and strengthens our ability to serve our community well.
Through this message, I invite you to learn more about Cardinal and the opportunities made possible through our partnership.
— Alan
A Values-Aligned Partnership
Abundance Canada and Cardinal are closely aligned in both values and investment approach, reinforced by Cardinal’s employee ownership, its team of globally recognized CFA charterholders known for ethics and professionalism, and its commitment to responsible investing as a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
As a charity ourselves, we understand how important it is to respond quickly when needs arise while remaining careful stewards of entrusted resources. That’s why we collaborated with Cardinal to design a fund model focused on stability and long-term growth, with the ability to access funds when needed.
This approach also reflects our belief that generosity is for everyone. We are acting to ensure that all donors, regardless of fund size, benefit from some of the lowest managed investment rates in the industry, while helping to create new opportunities for meaningful, lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Creating More Room for Impact
Abundance Canada has teamed up with Cardinal Capital Management to provide a new investment vehicle for our donor-advised funds, benefitting both our individual donors and charitable partners. This Consolidated Trust Fund is built to foster collaborative generosity, in which every fund invested amplifies our collective impact, making generosity more accessible (through low fees) and far-reaching (through steady returns).
Read our Abundance Canada CTF Fact Sheet.
Generosity is Stronger, Together
The Charity Partnership Fund, managed by Cardinal Capital Management, is built to support long-term impact, while staying flexible in the face of changing needs.
This fund model is designed for safe, steady growth, while allowing charity partners full access to their investment when circumstances change or opportunities arise.
The fund is invested through Abundance Canada’s Consolidated Trust Fund, which means every dollar invested, whether by a donor or a charity, contributes to the collective strength of the fund. This is collaborative generosity: resources working together to support stronger organizations and more sustainable missions.
Next month, we’ll share examples of how charity partners can use this fund, whether it’s building a rainy-day fund, or running a capital campaign. In the meantime, if you or a charity you support may benefit from this program, start here and connect with a Generosity and Impact Advisor to learn more.
