Selina Young, Director of the City of Toronto’s first Indigenous Affairs Office speaks with us about Toronto’s Reconciliation Action Plan, recently unanimously approved by Council. We hear about the process, informed by various Indigenous community leaders, which pushed Selina and her team to revise the plan, ensuring big, bold action towards reconciliation. It’s also made […]
Creating an increased and lasting sense of civic agency in youth
Veronika Bylicki, Executive Director & Co-founder of CityHive, shares how her organization is transforming the way young people engage in shaping their cities. Based in Metro Vancouver, this 5-year old nonprofit has revisited its initial strategic plans, to assess their impact to date and what changes might be needed for the way forward. They’ve engaged […]
Connecting for Impact – May 12, 2022
Lynn Fergussen from Social Impact Advisors connects with Tamer Ibrahim and Kate Flynn about the collective impact process, what it is like to be a backbone, and lessons learned from the field. Collective impact is defined as a group of organizations working together to address a major challenge by developing an integrated approach that fundamentally […]
Innoweave Impact And Strategic Clarity Funding Opportunity
We are excited to share Innoweave has extended its Impact and Strategic Clarity Expression of Interest and Request for Funding until Thurs. June 2, 2022. In 2022, Innoweave is expanding its available funding with the intention of increasing the number and diversity of charities and nonprofit participants across Canada. We encourage you to forward this email to individuals within […]
May 2022 Client Welcome and Congratulations
Congrats to the Sustainability Network and some 35 diverse environmental nonprofits and Indigenous organizations from across Canada, participating in the Vision2030 retreat this week. It’s been a thrill to design and facilitate a large in-person gathering again, informing SN’s organizational capacity-building work for the sector to tackle the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Good things to […]