The Ontario Nonprofit Sector
January 6, 2022
Cathy Taylor, Executive Director, Ontario Nonprofit Network Pam Uppal, Policy Advisor, Ontario Nonprofit Network In this episode, we hear from the Ontario Nonprofit Network through Executive Director Cathy Taylor, and Policy Advisor Pam Uppal, They share the state of the sector in Ontario, from their most recent surveys and ongoing…
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…
A Systemic View to Reconciliation through Indigenous Youth
December 9, 2021
In this episode, we hear from 4Rs Youth Movement Executive Director Jess Bolduc about the desire to address reconciliation, by engaging Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth, creating authentic relationships and addressing fundamental flaws in the system. We hear about the challenge many nonprofits face, of only having near-term funding, while the…
ReThinking Philanthropy with Dr. Joseph Smith, The Foundation for Black Communities and Generation Chosen
November 25, 2021
In recognition of National Philanthropy Day and also Giving Tuesday, we’re pleased to be re-sharing our podcast with Dr. Joseph Smith, who, among other roles, is a founding member of the Foundation for Black Communities. This Foundation was designed to adjudicate grants, develop policy and liaise with government and the…
Facing systemic barriers and inequities in granting and beyond
November 11, 2021
In this episode, we are speaking primarily about the challenges facing the arts sector and also the philanthropic sector more broadly, in addressing racial and other systemic inequities, in granting and beyond. Our guest, Jordan Baylon (they/she/he) is a queer, non-binary second-generation PhilipinX artist, critic and community worker imagining justice…
ReSketching Charity
October 28, 2021
Rudy Ruttimann, Founding Director of Sketch Working Arts, shares why and how she has stepped down after 22 years as the Executive Director, and the importance of succession planning. She also shares the exciting work she’s now taking on. The new role includes capturing learning from “Project Home”, buying their…
Growing Business for Good…brought to you by the United Way
October 14, 2021
In this episode, Mary Ellen Schaafsma, Director and Co-Founder of the Social Purpose Institute (SPI) at United Way BC, shares the concept of businesses having a social purpose as their reason for being, beyond profit. Over the last 5 years, SPI has been piloting programming to help businesses determine and…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021
In this episode, Lynn Fergusson and Sally Fazal, Partners at SIA, share their thoughts on the first annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. The day is a federal statutory holiday in Canada, and SIA is also recognizing it as a day for reflection and learning. To quote…
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…
We need Radical Accountability in the social impact sector
September 16, 2021
In this episode, Mojdeh Cox, Executive Director of London, Ontario’s Pillar Nonprofit Network, shares a new lens she is bringing to the organization: radical accountability. She believes the organization (and everyone) needs to first look at ourselves, and hold ourselves accountable for our roles in today’s hot issues including systemic…