Welcome and Congratulations for August 2021
September 2, 2021
We are excited to welcome the Deaf youth Collective, a Youth Collective Impact group funded by Laidlaw and led by Silent Voice Canada. Welcome back to the Empowering Parents, Caregivers, and Allies Collective, led by H.O.P.E, with which we are continuing our work on measurement, evaluation, and launch planning This group is focused on addictions…
Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
September 2, 2021
How can philanthropy redistribute power? As the nonprofit sector looks to recover from COVID-19 and address the long-standing inequities in the sector, alternative approaches to philanthropy are gaining attention. The Trust-Based Philanthropy project aims to shift the inherent power imbalance in the philanthropy sector and challenges funders to make changes…
Moccasin Identifier Project
July 28, 2021
“Teach treaties, ground your knowledge. Reconciliation will take all of us” Social Impact Advisors has a policy to contribute 1% of top-line revenue to a cause we believe in and to commit our support for a minimum of 3 years. This policy is part of our commitment as a B…
Best for the World Honorees
July 16, 2021
At Social Impact Advisors we are happy and proud to be recognized as one of the Best for the World™ B Corps of 2021! The Best for the World are B Corps whose scores in one or more of the five impact areas assessed towards the certification reach the top…
Celebrating Indigenous History Month
June 23, 2021
In recognition of Indigenous History month, we are grappling with our role and responsibility to confront ongoing practices of colonization that continue to shape our world, work, language, and the lives of Indigenous peoples.
Educational Success for Racialized & Newcomer Youth, with Leo Johnson, Founder, Empowerment Squared
May 27, 2021
Having been a refugee himself as a youth, Leo shares how he has taken his own experience and created an organization to support youth to ensure they can navigate the Canadian system for educational success, to lay the foundation for life’s success. We hear about Empowerment Squared’s work with Hamilton…
Halton Youth Collective Program – Final Report
March 17, 2021
Congratulations to the Halton Youth Collective Program, led by the Oakville Community Foundation and Halton Granters’ Roundtable, under the Halton Region’s Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan. The Collective, with key participation from CAS and other youth-serving organizations, recently released their report on the Halton Youth Transitioning from Care Pilot. The…
Staff Message for the Season – Generosity, Collaboration, and Innovation
December 16, 2020
As we reflect on the past year, we are hopeful about the opportunities for healing and rebuilding we see within communities. This year the pandemic and global movements around Black Lives Matter and Indigenous rights have exposed long-standing inequities within our systems. We are inspired by our partners’ and clients’…
Impact and Strategic Clarity Community of Practice: Covid-19 Notes from the field
November 18, 2020
There is no roadmap, it all seems so overwhelming, but you are doing it, you ARE managing the crisis! We’re fortunate to be part of a group of nine inspiring women coaches working with the McConnell Foundation in the Innoweave Impact and Strategic Clarity Coaches’ Community of Practice. Many members…
Philanthropy’s Transformational Change with Jean-Marc Mangin, CEO & President of Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC)
October 29, 2020
In this episode, Social Impact Advisors Partner Lynn Fergusson interviews Jean-Marc Mangin, CEO & President of Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) about the state of the philanthropic sector, particularly in light of the challenges of COVID. We hear how many nonprofits are in a dire situation as our society faces both…