‘Indigenous folks have always been philanthropists’: A conversation with Janine Manning
The president of the Laidlaw Foundation’s board of directors talks philanthropy and reconciliation – both the challenges and the opportunities.
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Nunavut’s Pirurvik Preschool: A place to grow
Arctic Inspiration Prize winner Pirurvik Preschool applies the eight principles that embody Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) to provide culturally relevant early-childhood education.
World Food Day reflection: Rising global hunger, millions at risk of starvation
Since 2015, conflict, climate change, and economic shocks have caused a steady increase in global hunger. And COVID-19 has only made things worse. What can the Canadian charitable and non-profit sector do to help?
Un nouveau modèle de financement pourrait-il inverser la tendance dans la lutte contre le diabète?
Melody Hyde Swan travaille en première ligne. Elle est diététiste et occupe depuis cinq ans le poste de coordonnatrice de la promotion de la santé au
Two post-pandemic books propose a new model of grantmaking
Two new books look at grantmaking practice and urge innovation in the post-COVID world of philanthropy. Both provide a window into the thinking and activism of a new generation of grantmakers and investors.
Des fondations québécoises s’engagent à réduire leur empreinte en matière d’inégalités
Fin 2014, des fondations québécoises se sont réunies en réponse à des mesures de rigueur budgétaire annoncées par le gouvernement québécois. Elles craignaient que ces mesures
Can a new funding model turn the tide in the diabetes war?
A partnership between Raven Capital, the Lawson Foundation, and the federal government leverages an impact-investing strategy from the clean energy sector to tackle the diabetes epidemic in Indigenous communities.
A network of Quebec foundations pledges to reduce their inequality footprint
The Collectif des fondations québécoises contre les inégalités, a group of public and private foundations operating mostly in Quebec, has created a framework and series of commitments to combat inequality.