Creating an increased and lasting sense of civic agency in youth
May 26, 2022
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…
Connecting for Impact – May 12, 2022
May 16, 2022
https://youtu.be/6AwyN4tr5P4 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…
Catalyzing Local Action on Climate Change through Collective Impact
May 12, 2022
Bianca Caramento is the Manager of the Bay Area Climate Change Council, leading the collective impact initiative to advance and accelerate climate change action in the cities of Burlington and Hamilton. She shares with us the structure behind this collective, with her “backbone” role housed in the Centre for Climate…
Non-Profit Leadership, with Shelley Zuckerman of North York Community House
March 3, 2022
In this episode, Sally speaks with Shelley Zuckerman, who has been the Executive Director of North York Community House for the past 30 years, about her long career in the non-profit sector, how her organization has navigated the challenges of the past two years, and her advice for the next…
A conversation with Dr. David Danto: Truth, humility, and the path to reconciliation
January 20, 2022
Our guest on this episode is Dr. David Danto, who is the Head of Psychology at the University of Guelph Humber. Dr. Danto’s clinical and research interests include Indigenous wellness and culture-based approaches to addressing intergenerational trauma in local and global contexts. David is involved in allyship and decolonization efforts…
A Fireside Chat on Giving with Intention, with MakeWay’s Leanne Burton
December 23, 2021
In this episode, we have a conversation with Leanne Burton, Director, Partnership Development at MakeWay, a public foundation that acts as an intermediary, working between funder and community partners to build healthy pathways towards social, environmental, and economic justice. It’s a time of year when people might be thinking more…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 27, 2021
September 30th, 2021, marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal government established the new federal holiday in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action #80.“A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will ensure that our shared history will not be forgotten. Advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis…
Beyond Measure? The State of Evaluation and Action in Ontario’s Youth Sector
September 17, 2021
This recent YouthRex report details the state of evaluation within the Ontario Youth Programming sector. It provides insight into how organizations are evaluationing the capacity it takes to do program evaluation well, and how it can be improved in the future. Read more here.
Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience
September 17, 2021
Building a strategy for real change, means engaging the voices of individuals most closely impacted by the work. This recent guide from the Tamarack Institute provides resources to help organizations include diverse voices in their work to reduce and eliminate poverty. Read more here.
Foundation for Black Communities and Generation Chosen: Breaking Through Together with Dr. Joseph Smith
June 25, 2021
In this engaging conversation, Dr. Joseph Smith shares his expertise and passion for equity and inclusion and the emotional intelligence needed for productive conversations between people of diverse backgrounds. He talks about the work underway to close the gap in philanthropy in Canada, in which the needs and assets of…