Finland's 'housing first' homelessness strategy could help ease Toronto's shelter crisis cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

“Geography is central to understanding the type of impact a company can have” Megan Wallingford from Sustainalytics on factors contributing to a company’s impact, stressing that this is also one of the most challenging ones to assess. #RIACon19 #ImpInv

The Pop-Up Playground by The Bentway is one the 5 winning projects benefiting from our 2019 Public Space Incubator Grant! It will use temporary installations to explore new forms of playing while encouraging communities to interact with their city. ow.ly/1YbK50v9zXM

Great insights from Morgan Simon at #SFF2019: “Investors can profit at the expense of communities...how can we start at a standard of fair vs. just better?” #impinv

.Morgan Simon: #Impinv sector has to decide whether transformative change is a priority in order to make it happen. #SFF2019

Funk Flex finally invited @Rapsody to freestyle. What do you think happened?

It's a privilege to learn about racism instead of experiencing it your whole life.

.Denise Balkissoon: It's clear that COVID-19 and racism are a dangerous combination. We need better information about how Indigenous, Black and other racialized people interact with Canadian health-care systems. macleans.ca/opinion/canada…

“Organizations that have embraced the mantra that they need to diversify have not as quickly realized that diversifying means they have to be a fundamentally different place,” says jelani cobb.

🔥🔥💥💥Ok so here is some exciting news – the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) coalition of foundations now has its own website with all the resources needed to make grantmaking and social investment, more diverse, equitable and inclusive in the UK deicoalition.com

Can we please stop calling it “the issue of race” when what we’re really discussing is “the issue of racism”

here’s some Fleetwood Mac for your timeline and for your anxiety🥰

So many deserve credit for 10yrs to new Georgia: Lauren Groh-Wargo Fair Fight Nse Ufot New Georgia Project AdvancingJusticeATL GALEO Black Voters Matter Fund Helen Butler Georgia Democrats @RebeccaDeHart DuBose Porter @DPGChair. Always John Lewis. Charge any omissions to my head. My heart is full.💙

The reputation laundering happening today is quite something.

In our latest newsletter, @fariyamohiuddin talks about IBP's growing work on #genderequality and what more we can do to uplift women’s voices & expertise, especially in public finance spaces where they are so woefully underrepresented: bit.ly/3sPxFil #WomensHistoryMonth

Hey Settlers - yup, that probably means you - here's what you can do in wake of KIRS news - for ⁦The Circle on Philanthropy⁩ members & our peers - ⁦@CommFdnsCanada⁩ ⁦Environment Funders Canada⁩ ⁦Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) / (FPC)⁩ please amplify and retweet Kukstemc! indiginews.com/okanagan/non-i…

On October 27th, 2022 we brought together five industry leaders to look Beyond Granting and share innovative insights on how to combine charitable giving and traditional investments. Replay here: youtube.com/watch?v=cLBClA… Read 5 Key Takeaways: torontofoundation.ca/beyond-grantin…

As VP, Social Impact at Generation Capital, Ava-Dayna Sefa manages the philanthropic and impact investing activities of two foundations and individual clients, while serving as a Board Director for Toronto Foundation (Archived Account) and Options for Homes. Join her on Wednesday: bit.ly/3LKfa9v

The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory has officially launched at #WesternU. Backed by 60 years of expertise in wind engineering and climate resiliency—and a $20M gift from ImpactWX—it will revolutionize how we understand and prepare for Canada’s most extreme #weather. 🌩️ 🌪️