Many in the charitable and non-profit sector want to get to the roots of problems and evolve new ways of doing things, in addition to addressing the symptoms, but how does systemic change actually happen? In this article, one organization shares its journey and key learnings.
Ten years ago, nine funders decided to try something new: they created a shared fund with the goal of deeper systemic change in Montreal neighbourhoods. The Collective Impact Project researchers share key lessons from the first phase and guidance for future endeavours.
Que se passe-t-il lorsque des fondations philanthropiques, des institutions et des organismes communautaires s’unissent pour lutter contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale? Il y a
In November, the Definity Insurance Foundation commissioned a report from The Philanthropist Journal to understand foundations’ various spending options. It’s now offering free access to this research so that everyone can learn from it.
How has the I4 Definitional Matrix (I4DM) – created in large part to see more funding go toward Indigenous-led work – been used? How has it affected Indigenous-led groups, organizations, communities, and nations? The Circle on Philanthropy shares lessons learned.
What happens when we neglect to disseminate timely, factual information in the languages newcomers speak and in the digital spaces they use?
The Liber Ero Fellowship program gives highly trained conservation and biodiversity scientists, not yet bogged down by teaching, the tools and resources to make a difference at the beginning of their careers.
Guided by concepts of participatory governance and bottom-up decision-making, national arts service organization Mass Culture is building networks across the arts sector with the long-term goal of fundamentally changing Canadians’ relationship to the arts.
