Who works at Canadian philanthropic foundations?
A new report offers insight into the people who work for Canadian foundations – which for many is no one at all – and the tension surrounding increasingly formalized workplaces.
Sharon Riley
Sharon Riley
Sharon Riley is an award-winning journalist based in Edmonton. She is the managing editor of The Narwhal, where she has worked since 2018. Her writing has also been published by The Walrus, Harper’s, The Tyee, and Maisonneuve, among others. She has covered everything from the intersection of environmental issues and rural life to technology in the transport industry and nursing home policy. She won the Allan Slaight Prize for Journalism in 2020 and has been a finalist for awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the National Magazine Awards, and the Digital Publishing Awards. Sharon was born and raised in rural Alberta, and if she’s not at her computer she’s probably outside somewhere with her family.
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