Super Early Bird Pricing Ends TOMORROW!

🐦 Super Early Bird Pricing: $175 Only $75 until Aug 13, 2026

⏰ Course Dates: Oct 13 - Nov 10, 2026

📍 Zoom Meetups: Tuesdays from 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET

If you work in the nonprofit sector, our Climate Action for Nonprofit Leaders course is a great opportunity to learn how climate change is affecting your organization, the communities you support, and steps you can take to prepare and respond.

Designed for those who are new to climate action, it explores how nonprofits can strengthen leadership and governance, prepare for climate-related challenges, identify opportunities for action, and communicate your impact.

Questions about the course? Contact julie@sustainableinnovation.academy

How Climate Change is Reshaping Nonprofit Work in Canada

Last month, we shared what we heard at the BC Non-Profit Leadership Conference after asking attendees how climate change has impacted their nonprofit organization. 

Many told us that climate change isn't creating a separate set of social challenges - it's compounding the ones they are already working to address. A recent Future of Good article also told a similar story of how nonprofits are stepping up to support people impacted by this summer's wildfires and floods, often filling critical gaps in emergency response.

But while nonprofits continue to show up for communities affected by climate impacts, who's making sure nonprofits have the support they need to keep doing that work?

Are You Thinking About Accessibility When It Comes to Climate Resilience?

When a climate-related disaster impacts your community, are you asking yourself if everyone experiences that disaster the same way you do? 

A recent article from the Canadian Climate Institute shares a personal story from writer Maria Shallard about her mother, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, and the challenges that arise when emergency plans are built around the assumption that everyone can evacuate quickly, independently, and without additional support. 

Her story highlights why climate resilience strategies or policies can't be built around a single idea of what a "typical" person needs during a disaster. 

If you're working on a climate resilience project, have you considered how factors like mobility, communication, transportation, or access to support networks shape people's experiences? For example, can everyone access evacuation routes, receive emergency alerts, or leave safely if they don't drive or rely on a caregiver?

Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action

Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action is a 4-week, online course that starts on Nov 02! 

The course looks to nature to help us understand why intentional and relationship-centered collaborations matter in sustainability/climate work. We take a systems-view to examine how inequality and the climate crisis are connected and what that means for how we lead, work together, and create change.

Other Events, News, and Announcements

• Victoria Forum: Aug 23 - 25 in Victoria
• FES Amplify Grant: Aug 24 Deadline
• Inclusive Leadership Forum: Sept 22
• Adaptation Canada: Sept 22 - 24 in Toronto
• Partners in Project Green: Preparing for the Shift: Low Carbon Transportation and Fleet Readiness (Let them know ASI sent you!)
• Energy Disrupters: Sept 28 - 29 in Calgary
• The Environmental Gathering: Nov 17 - 18 in Calgary
• Decentralised Energy Forum: Nov 19 - 20 in Banff
• Building for Sustainability: Nov 25 - 27 in Canmore

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