What can we do to capture attention and meaningfully shift the mindsets on our issues? And how can we do that in a way that prioritizes shifting narrative power to the groups affected by the issues we’re talking about? With a rising number of organizations engaging with narrative change and sharing learnings, more ways of thinking about and approaching the work are emerging.
Les tensions au sein de la société dans son ensemble ont fait couler beaucoup d’encre ces derniers temps, et cela se répercute sur la philanthropie. À l’approche de la conférence de Fondations Philanthropiques Canada qui se tiendra en septembre, The Philanthropist Journal s’est entretenu avec des leaders du secteur pour connaître les tendances – et les tensions – qui les interpellent cette année
Much ink has been spilled about the tensions in society writ large lately, and this spills over into philanthropy. Ahead of the Philanthropic Foundations Canada conference in September, The Philanthropist Journal spoke to leaders about what trends are top of mind for them this year – and which tensions they’ve noticed of late.
The Foundation for Black Communities is encouraging philanthropy leaders to give more control to the communities they are trying to serve. Board co-chair Marlene Jennings says the sector needs to recognize the role it has played in underfunding Black communities, grant communities the money they need, and trust them to handle it.
Philanthropic Foundations Canada’s new research agenda aims to address the data gap and enhance accountability, transparency, and practice.
There is much that philanthropy can do to strengthen and grow feminist businesses and social enterprises, writes Canadian Women’s Foundation’s Andrea Gunraj.
Why should the charitable sector invest in the idea that better births and postpartum periods lead to healthier parents, babies, and communities – and what might that investment look like?
Through a yearlong series of articles and conversations taking stock of the Journal at 50 years, we have considered how our publication and the sector we’re part of have evolved – and where we go from here.
