TOALLOFOURSUPPORTERS
Thankyouforyourcontinuedsupportthroughouttheyears.Asan environmentalcharity,Ecologostrulydependsonthesupportof individualsandbusinessesthatshareourvisionandindoingso,help uscarryourprogrammingforward.
Whenitcomestotheenvironment,manyofusareconcernedabout thekindofworldthenextgenerationwillinherit.Climatechangeisa complex,globalissuethatwillcontinuetohaveagrowingimpacton communities,businessesandtheeconomy.Itwillrequiresignificant effortoverthelongtermtohelpeconomiesandcommunities transitionsuccessfullytoalow-carbonfuture.
Withyoursupport,Ecologosiscommittedtohelpingpeopleontheir journeytoamoresustainablefutureforgenerationstocome.Your invaluablefinancialassistanceisthefoundationthathelpstodirect thechangesinourcollectiveoutlookandresponsibilityforclimate change.Educationthatinspiresiswhattrulymotivatespeopleto affectthatchange.
Yourgiftisalsoaninvestmentinourcollectivefutureandallthosewe willreachthroughourprogramming.Rememberingthatallofour actionshaveconsequences,youareoneofthemanyheroesofthis ongoingstory.
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ThishasbeenayearoftransitionforEcologoswiththeretirementofourCofounderandExecutiveDirector,StanGibson,andourmovetowardsaBoardlednon-profit.Whileourmissionremainsthesame,wearere-examining howtoworkmosteffectivelyonbothwaterandclimatechangeissues. Lookingforwardto2023,we'reexcitedtobuildonthelegacyofenergy,drive,
Since2021wasthefestival’s10thanniversary,we reachedoutandmadenewconnectionswith13film festivalsand3waterorganizationsacrossCanada, collaboratingwiththemtohelpamplifywaterand climatechangemessagesthroughtheinspiringfilms andfilmmakerswhoparticipated.Although2022wasa hiatusforthefilmfestivalaspartofourtransitionyear, we 'relookingforwardtoofferingitagainasahybrid eventinthecomingyear.Whilewemustnowrethink thescopeofourfilmfestival,wehaveaplanforthe future,continuingtodoourbittoeducate,informand inspireclimateactionthroughthe#LaterNoMore: ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow!project. AllennaLeonard
Chair,EcologosBoardofDirector
Tolearnmore aboutthis projectandstay up-to-datewith allofour initiatives,visit www.waterdocs.ca andsign-upfor ournewsletter andfollowus onoursocial mediachannels.
andideastoexpandourprogrammingwithanewpublicinitiativecalled #LaterNoMore,ofwhichwearecurrentlyinthedevelopmentstages.This projectaimstospreadpositiveinformationandsolutionsaboutnewwayswe canimproveourrelationshipwithourplanetandinspirepeopletotake action.Thiswilltieinwithourexistingeducationalcollaborationswith LearningforaSustainableFutureandDRAWDOWNTorontoandthroughour WaterDocsWhereYouLiveCommunityScreeningsprogram. We,alongwitheveryoneelse,havehadtodealwithCOVID-19and itsramificationsonourorganization.Thismeantthatwewerenot abletoofferourWaterDocsFilmFestivalinpersonin2020and2021. YouwillfindafulllistofEcologos BoardMembersonpage22. 03 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022
03 WelcomeMessagefromour BoardofDirectors 05 History 06 ProgramPartners 07-08 Programming: WaterDocsFilmFestival TheArts&WaterDocs WaterWarriorAward 09-10 Programming: WaterDocsatSchool 11-12 Programming: WaterDocsWhereYouLive CommunityScreenings CampaignVideo LessonPlansforStudents Water&ClimateForumsat Colleges&Universities InteractiveResources Staff&BoardofDirectors 13-14 Outreach 15-20 #LaterNoMore Vision,Mission,Outcomes& StrategicPlan 21 Diversity,Equity&Inclusion withinEcologos 22 EcologosLeadership 23 EcologosFinancials 24 HowYouCanHelp WWW WATERDOCS CA 04 TABLEOFCONTENTS
Co-foundersofEcologos,StanandMariamGibsonhavearichhistoryworkingin integratedcommunitydevelopmentinurbanandruralcommunitiesglobally. Passionateaboutprotectingtheworld’swaterresources,theyco-foundedthe EcologosEnvironmentalOrganizationin1998withthesupportoffounding advisors,thelateMarjorieJ.SharpeandThomasBerry.Marjoriewasapresident andCEOofAltruvestCharitableServiceswhoplayedadecisiveroleincreating boththeTorontoCommunityFoundation,andtheamazingPathwaysto Educationprogram.Thomaswasoneofthemostinfluentialthinkersofourtime, eminentbothasaculturalhistorianandasaprofoundlyinsightfuladvocateand inspiringguideoftheecologicalmovement.HiswritingsincludeTheReligionsof India,TheDreamoftheEarth,TheUniverseStory(co-writtenwithBrian Swimme),andTheGreatWork.Together,theycreatedtransformativelearning experiencesthatstircitizensintorealactionforasustainablefuture. StanandMariam'sworkhasbeeninstrumentalindevelopingprogramssuchas WaterHour,StoptheMegaQuarry,AwakeningtheDreamerSymposium,the WaterJourney,andtheWaterDocssuiteofprograms.Stanretiredfromhisrole ofExecutiveDirectorinJune2022. Ecologos/WaterDocsprogramsnotonlyreconnectpeoplewithdeeplyfelt experiencesthatnourishacommitmenttoactionforwater,aliveable climate,andasustainablefuture,butalsodemonstratefundamental realitiesofcivilization'sfutureinapositivelight. 05 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022
Ecologoshasastronghistorywiththenetworksupportofmanycommunity
DrawdownTorontoisalocalcommunity-based non-profitdrivenbypassionatevolunteers. Theyeducateandinspireindividuals, organizations,andinstitutionsthroughoutthe GreaterTorontoareatoactivelyengagein positiveandpragmaticclimateaction.They aimtotranslatethesolutionsframeworkfrom ProjectDRAWDOWNintoatangiblereductionof greenhousegasesintheatmosphereby2050. www.drawdowntoronto.ca
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LSF’sgoalistoworktogetherwitheducators, students,parents,government,community membersandbusinessleaderstointegratethe conceptsandprinciplesofsustainable developmentintoeducationpolicy,school curricula,teachereducation,andlifelong learningacrossCanada.LSFempowerschildren tochangetheworld.www.lsf-lst.ca organizations.WearepleasedtopartnerwithLSFandDRAWDOWNTorontoto deliverourcurrentprogramming. WaterDocsatSchool &#LaterNoMore ProgramPartner #LaterNoMoreProgramPartner
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TheWaterDocsFilmFestivalisauniquefestivalthatbringpeople intoacloserrelationshipwithwaterandclimatechange.Witha lensonpositivesolutions,theWaterDocsFilmFestivalsprovidea platformtoeducateabouttheissuesandchallengesbeingfaced todayandinstillsagreaterpassionforbothwaterstewardshipand climatechangeresiliency. Throughdocumentarystorytelling,discussions,andactionorientedopportunities,weinspirecurrentandfuturegenerations ofCanadianstoprotectthatwhichisfundamentaltoalllifeon earth. TheWaterDocsFilmFestival(WDFF) takesplaceannuallybothonlineand in-personinToronto.Historically,our filmfestivalwashostedattheHot DocsTedRogersCinema and providedsixdaysofcuratedfilmsand discussions. "Lovethisfestival.Intelligent,creative,dedicatedand provocative.Wonderfulselectionofworks,livemusic, artistreceptions,galleriesandexhibits.Hospitalityand excellentcommunication!Adestinationformynext film." Havinghadarespitein2022,theWaterDocsFilmFestivalwillreturn in2023forit's11theditionwithafocusonclimatechangeandthe #LaterNoMoreproject. 07 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022 StephanieMaxwell-ParticipatingFilmmaker
PhotographyInstallations VirtualRealityPop-Ups TextileArtExhibits TheBlueMarblesProject MusicPerformances SoundInstallations readmoredetailsat www.waterdocs.ca/arts "Itreallywasan incrediblyfineevent, continuouslygrowing andimprovingyearby yearonallfronts,from itshumblebeginnings attheRalphThornton CommunityCentre" IanGilmour,Ecologos2017 BoardChair Launchedin2018onWorldWaterDay,ourannualWaterWarrior AwardispresentedeachyearattheWaterDocsFilmFestival toanindividualwhohasmadeanoutstandingcontribution toprotectingandraisingawarenessaboutthreatsand issuesfacingwater.Theawardhighlightstheworkof someonewhoexemplifiesandembodiesEcologos’ mission—namely,torestorethehumanconnection towaterwhilemotivatingpeopletotake actiontoprotectourplanet’s mostpreciouselement. MarkAngelo(2021) CaptainPaulWatson(2020) GrandmotherJosephineMandaminand hergreatniece,AutumnPeltier(2019) MaudeBarlow(2018) WATERWARRIORAWARD THEARTS&WATERDOCS Filmisn'ttheonlyartyou'llseeinWaterDocsprogramming Film,storytellingandtheartshavelongheldauniquepowerto bridgeanunderstandingoffactswithmotivationtotakeaction.They enableustoconnectwithdifficultrealitieswithoutpushingusaway, providingafoundationtobuildpathwaysformeaningfulchange. WaterDocsprogramminghasbecome aplatformforaudiencestoengage withtheartsinTorontosuchas: WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 08
Usingaunique,hands-onapproach,WaterDocsatSchoolbringsyoung peopleintoacloserelationshipwithwater,buildingtheirunderstandingof watersystemsandinstillingapassionforwaterstewardship. DeliveryPartner Raisingwaterstewardsforlife... Thisannualeight-month-longlearningand actionprogramforgrade7&8studentsis largelyfundedbyTDFEFandisnow availableacrossCanada.Thiscompletely cost-freeprogramhasbeenused successfullyatschoolsacrossOntarioand praisedbyteachersfordeliveringtheentire Ontariocurriculumonwater, cultivatinga deepcaringfortheenvironment,and developingskillsinleadership,teambuilding,projectmanagementand filmmaking. “Studentshadagreat experiencewiththis program.Itwasinspiring toseethemtakecharge intheirplanningofthe actionprojectandthen seeingtheresultsand positiveimpacttheyhad wasempowering.” JulieArsenault-Howick,Central FrenchImmersionPublicSchool, Grimsby,ON 09 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022 FUTUREGENERATIONSFUTUREGENERATIONSFUTUREGENERATIONS
Fundedlargelyby: BENEFITS&HIGHLIGHTS Participatingstudents: WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 10 "Intheendwewill conserveonlywhatwe love; wewillloveonlywhatwe understand; andwewillunderstand onlywhatwearetaught" BabaDioum,1968 researchwaterissuesaffectingtheir localcommunities developanactionprojecttoaddressa localissue capturetheirprojectinitiativesinashort documentaryfilm,receivingfilmmaking andstorytellingguidance competetoshowcasetheirfilmand projectforalltheparticipatingclasses attheStudentRecognitionDayeach springandmuchmore! WaterDocsatSchoolisconnectedtoOntario,NewBrunswick&Manitoba curriculumforgrades7&8.Itengagesstudentsinproject-basedandinquiry learning,andconnectsthemwiththeirlocalcommunity,fosterswater stewardshipandglobalcitizenship,develops21stcenturycompetencies,and promotesskillsintechnology,creativity,leadership,andmore! FUTUREGENERATIONSFUTUREGENERATIONSFUTUREGENERATIONS
Youcareabouttheenvironmentandarepassionateaboutthedangersfacing waterandaliveableclimatebothlocallyandglobally.Youknowpeoplewhoalso careandyouwouldliketosharetheopportunitytolearnmoreanddiscusswhat mightbedonetohelpthroughthemediumofdocumentaryfilms. Co-Host! Here’sawayforyoutotakeActionforWaterandmakewaves inyourcommunity.Co-hostyourownfilmscreening.Wewill workwithyoutocreateanengagingexperienceforyouraudience. In-personWaterDocsWhereYouLiveCommunityFilmscreeningshavetaken placeacrosssouth-westernOntario,including:Toronto,Durham,Mississauga, Etobicoke,Mattawa,Sudbury,NorthBay,Chatham,FenlonFalls,Guelph, Waterloo,SaultSt.Marie. Filmscreeningscanalsobearrangedforonlinevirtual events. Bringingfilmscreeningstoyourcommunity... 11 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022
WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 12 PlanYourEvent Hostafilmscreeningatyourlocallibrary,acommunitycentre,orwitha localorganization. WaterDocsWhereYouLivecommunityfilm screeningsareheldacrosssouthern OntarioandasfarnorthasSudbury,North BayandMattawa.Locationshaveincluded publiclibraries,otherfilmfestivals, universities,churches,culturalcentres, museums,publicschools,retailstores,and theR.C.HarrisWaterTreatmentPlantin Toronto(outdoorscreening). Afewourourco-hosts: Reachouttostartplanningyour owncommunityscreening.
BasedinTorontowithahistoryofdeliveringprogramswithinOntario,its sightsareonofferingallcurrentEcologosprogrammingacrossCanada. Usedasplatformstoeducatethegeneralpublic,the#LaterNoMore: ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow!campaignwillbeaggressivelymarketed throughallofoursocialmediachannels. 13 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022 PhotoCredit:Vecteezycom
WaterDocsengagesitsfollowersyear'roundwithphotocontests, draws,onlineactivities,newsletterswithnewsfromaroundtheworld aboutwaterandclimatechange,andmuchmore. Ouraverageopenrateonemailssenttooursupportersis24%witha 9%clickthroughrate. Our2021surveyrevealedthat91%wouldchangethepurchaseofa productorbrandbasedonthesponsorshipofthisevent.Notonlydoes ouraudiencewanttohearfromusbuttheyalsowanttoknowwhowe areworkingwith. ASTRONGDIGITALPRESENCEANDANENGAGEDAUDIENCE! 226,206 FOLLOWERS 409,753 FOLLOWERS 28,268 EMAIL ADDRESSES 311,082 MONTHLY VISITORS 435,072 FOLLOWERS Followoursocialmediachannels:www.facebook.com/WaterDocs www.twitter.com/WaterDocsFF www.instagram.com/waterdocsfilmfestival www.linkedin.com/company/10471630 www.youtube.com/@WaterDocs WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 14 PhotoCredit:Vecteezycom
teforall. Toevokeaspiritofreverenceforwaterandaliveableclimate. Toinformaboutthreatsthatimperilwaterandaliveableclimate. Toinspirecitizenactiontoprotectwaterandaliveableclimate. DocumentaryFilms:Thestorytellingofourtime ExperientialLearning: Reconnectingpeoplewiththeirmostpowerful experiencesofwaterandclimateasafoundationforaction EncounterswithTheArts:Toprovideanexperientialfoundationtobuild pathwaysformeaningfulchange Empowerment:Showcasinginnovativesolutionsandcommunicating specificactionstorespondtoclimatechangechallenges YouthEngagement:Instillpassioninyoungpeopleforwaterstewardship PublicEducation: Usingfilmtogenerategreaterunderstandingofclimate issuesinlocalcommunities SCALE: broaden program reach People: strengthen ourteams Alliances: expandour partnerships Funding: flexible, diverse, stable 15 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022
WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 16 2021usheredinanewlookwitharebrandingofourWaterDocs programsandlogos. In2022,ourBoardofDirectorswelcomedsevennewdirectors, expandingtheskillsetsandexperienceoftheEcologosBoard significantly. Ourprogrampartners,LearningforaSustainableFuture(LSF),will besupportingthe2023rolloutofnewcurriculumofferedtoschools acrossCanada. We’vedevelopednewpartnershipswithDRAWDOWNToronto, WhatAboutWater?,andCorporateKnights. Ourcurrentprogrammingisexpanding withthedevelopmentofthe#LaterNoMore: ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow!project.
Anchoredbya20minute#LaterNoMore:ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow! campaignvideo,Ecologoswillpresentathree-dayfilmfestivalthatwill showcasecurrentclimatechangechallengesandmoreimportantly, innovativesolutionsineachofthesixmainchallengeareascontributingto climatechange. Selectedfilmsubmissionswillalsobeeligibletobepartofourfilmlibraryin whichthefilmmaker(s)willreceiveanagreeduponscreeningfeeeachtimeit isselectedtobeshownwithinotherEcologosprograms. StemmingfromtheWaterDocsFilmFestival,the#LaterNoMoreprojectwill alsobedeliveredthroughadditionalplatforms.Readaboutourplansforthese platformsonthenextpage. LessonPlansforStudents CommunityTownHallMeetings FilmScreenings WebsiteandSocialMedia ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow! CAMPAIGNVIDEO Createdinpartnershipwithaprofessionalmediacompany,the#LaterNoMore campaignvideowillanchorall#LaterNoMoreprogramsandwillshowcase innovativesolutionsforeachofthesixmainchallengeareascontributingto climatechange. Asaplatformtoeducate,andasamarketingtool,the#LaterNoMore campaignvideowillbesharedwithFilmFestivalsacrossCanadafreeof charge-withWaterDocsFilmFestivalbrandinganddate.Our2021film festival,laidthegroundworkformakingtheseconnectionsacrossCanada. 17 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | PROGRESS REPORT 2021-2022
Createdforsecondaryschoolstudentsandanchoredbythe#LaterNoMore: ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow!campaignvideo,#LaterNoMore:Lesson Planswillfosterhands-onactionandfilmmakingprojectstolearnabout climatechangeandthesolutionsavailabletosociety,instillingapassionto affectchangeinsociety. TheWaterDocsatSchooland#LaterNoMore:LessonPlans programsarecreatedanddesignedbyourdeliverypartner, LearningforaSustainableFuture(LSF)andaremarketedonline toLSF’s5000+teacherdatabaseacrossCanada. WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 18
Astrategicvehicleistoinspirevolunteergroupsandorganizationsacross Canadatoco-host#LaterNoMore:CommunityTownHallMeetingsintheirown communities.Atypicaleventwouldtakeplaceinalocalvenueand/or Similartoour#LaterNoMore:CommunityTownHallMeetingsnotedabove, CollegesandUniversitieswillbeinvitedtoco-hostwaterandclimateforumsfor theirstudentbodiesandcommunities.The#LaterNoMorecampaignvideowill setthestageforascreeningofathemeddocumentaryfilm,facilitated discussion,andconnectionsto tangiblelocalactions. 19 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022 onlinewhichthenworksitswaythrough athemeddocumentaryfilm,our #LaterNoMorecampaignvideo,a facilitateddiscussion,connectionsto reallocalactionandasocialoccasion. CommunityTownHallMeetingswillbe marketedthroughnationalnetworks thatreachintothelocallevel–suchas
theCanadianLibraryAssociation,the CanadianAssociationofCommunity Foundations,andtheCAN-Racnetwork of160environmentalNGOs.
www.waterdocs.ca #LaterNoMore Onlinenetworkswillbecourtedthroughaninteractivewebsitehousinganonline archiveofsupportinginformationthatwillevolvethroughongoingparticipation byusers. WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 20
Ecologosiscommittedtocreatingacultureofbelongingthroughequality, respect,appreciation,andempathy.Westrivetobeopenandinclusiveby encouragingadiversityofideas,experiences,insights,andcollaborationswith allourstaffandvolunteers.Byworkinghardtofosterasafe,welcoming,and supportiveenvironment internally,webelievewecanreflectthatsameenergy outwardlytoourdonors,visitors,supporters,andguestsatour eventsand throughallourprograms.Thisreflectiverippleeffectwillhelpusspreadour idealsfurtherafieldandbecauseweunderstandthat thereisalwaysroomforimprovementinour processes,weareopentonewadviceand conversationsthatwillhelpusmake stridestowardourgoalson allfronts. “Wehavenohopeofsolvingour problemswithoutharnessing thediversity,theenergy,and thecreativityofallourpeople.” RogerWilkins 21 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022 “Oursimilarities bringustoa commonground; ourdifferences allowustobe fascinatedby eachother.” TimRobbins
STAFF&BOARDOFDIRECTORS STAFF SUZANNECHRISTIE MELANIEHOWE PATRICIAGARCIA BENHARGREAVES RAYMONDSOUSSA RYANO'DOWD Project&OperationsManager ProjectManager&LeadFilmFestivalProgrammer Marketing&PublicRelationsManager DigitalContent&SocialMediaManager 2022FundraisingAssociate(GOC-CSJProgram) 2022CommunicationsAssistant (GOC-CSJProgram) BOARDOFDIRECTORS ALLENNALEONARD RONNIESEAGREN KYLEWILSON MARYALMEIDA MARCELENEANDERSON CAROLBRUNT ADELAIDECHIU AMYGEISBERGER MARKKNIGHT JEANANNLEDWELL FRANKMASSARA JYOTSANANAIK DIANAPERIERA SERGEIPETROV NANETTESANSON STAN&MARIAMGIBSON Chair Director&Secretary Director&Treasurer Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Co-founders WWW.WATERDOCS.CA 22
Revenue,Spending,Assets 2020 2021 TotalRevenue: TotalSpending: $250,241 $340,882 $326,945 $309,448 $149,271 $228,384 (amountsinCADollars) NetAssets: 2021 2020 2020 2021 23 ECOLOGOS ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022 To continue our programming, Ecologos depends on support from donors like you. Although we received limited financial support from the Canada Emergency WageSubsidies(CEWS),wecontinuetopursueourvision ofasustainablefuture. Please join us in realizing this vision. Together we can makeadifference.
DONATE DONATE DONATE VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER Online: ecologos.ca/waterdocs.ca Byphone: (437)4-ACTION(422-8466) Byemail: info@ecologos.ca Bymail: EcologosEnvironmentalOrganization 3003DanforthAvenue P.O.Box93648 Toronto,ON M5C5R4 ACanadianregisteredcharity#877193821RR0001. Donationsaretaxdeductible. Volunteeropportunitiesareavailabletohelpplananddeliver the#LaterNoMore:ActivatingClimateSolutionsNow!project throughvariousplatforms. Toenquire,visitwww.waterdocs.ca/volunteer H O W Y O U C A N H E L P H O W Y O U C A N H E L P H O W Y O U C A N H E L P WWW.WATERDEOCS.CA 24
