In the second iteration of its participatory grant fund, the Foundation for Black Communities aims to reach more communities and needs. Recipients of the first round of the Black Ideas Grant share what they’ve gained and what’s missing from foundation grants in Canada.
In today’s “survival-of-the-nimblest” journalism industry, an October summit organized by media advocacy group Press Forward aims to get people excited about journalism and the future of community-centred media in Canada.
The founder of a charity that promotes greater giving in Canada has proposed a mandatory “Social Sector Grant” to build capacity and impact. Is it the type of shake-up a moribund sector needs or the scheming of someone who does not understand how the sector operates?
Two new books explore post-pandemic developments in organized philanthropy across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. They argue the merits of a new approach to philanthropy in these regions, more strongly focused on partnerships, networks, and innovation to create more impact.
Funders and conference speakers say they’ll be highlighting non-qualified donees, participatory grantmaking, and youth-led organizing as fundamental to working in philanthropy today at Philanthropic Foundations Canada’s 25th-anniversary gathering.
À l’occasion du 25e anniversaire de Fondations Philanthropiques Canada, les bailleurs de fonds et les conférenciers affirment qu’ils mettront l’accent sur les donataires non reconnus, l’octroi de subventions participatives et l’organisation dirigée par des jeunes, qui constituent des éléments fondamentaux de la philanthropie moderne.
Comment attirer l’attention et faire évoluer de manière significative les mentalités sur les enjeux qui sont leurs raisons d’être? Et comment le faire d’une manière qui donne la priorité au transfert du pouvoir narratif aux groupes concernés par ces enjeux? Avec un nombre croissant d’organisations qui s’engagent dans le changement narratif et partagent leurs expériences, de nouvelles façons de penser et d’aborder le travail émergent.
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.
