Weekly Digest October 2nd, 2020 No images? Click here Fast Forward: Harnessing the Power of Philanthropy to Build a Better Tomorrow PFC is hosting its 2020 virtual gathering on November 17-19. The event will serve PFC members and the broader philanthropic community to pause, reflect, and plan ahead. PFC will offer a Young Professionals Pricing to encourage the change-makers, innovators of tomorrow to be part of the conversation today. The overarching themes of this 3-days programming will be as follows: Jihane El Atifi is available to answer your questions at (jelatifi@pfc.ca) Upcoming webinars
Missed our past COVID-19 related webinars? You can find them here PFC is Hiring! Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) has made a strategic shift to play a larger role in engaging governments, civil society partners, and influencers to support Canadian philanthropy – in all of its diversity -- to contribute to a just and sustainable world. To that end, the Director of Policy and Communications is responsible for aligning and amplifying PFC efforts in advocacy and communications based on insights from our research and programs. A review of applications will begin on November 2nd, 2020. The position will remain open until filled. Share other webinar themes you’d like us to cover in light of COVID-19 on Twitter @PhilanthropyCDA We Need a More Globalized Response to Pandemics for Immigrant Integration This article, written by Dr. Tahseen Shams at the University of Toronto, is part of a series discussing COVID-19 and immigration in developing countries. It reveals how immigrants represent globalization both by producing and experiencing the interconnectedness of multiple societies. This article also argues that COVID-19 is an "exogenous shock." In the Canadian context, it is an unexpected event that originated from a foreign location that still has disrupted its local and larger international order. Read More How Civil Society Can Combat Misinformation and Hate Speech Without Making It Worse This article by Joan Donovan at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy explores a set of potential strategies to be used specifically by civil society organizations (CSOs) to mitigate misinformation. Their research team uses methods of digital ethnography to “detect, document, and debunk media manipulation disinformation campaigns.” Read More Philanthropy Needs to Rise to the Moment of the Racial Justice Movement “Solving this problem by ‘canceling’ philanthropy in favour of tax-funded projects is wrong-headed and dangerous.” This article focuses on stakeholder accountability and the necessity for philanthropic organizations to apply a racial justice lens in their sustainable funding strategies. It also supports trust-based philanthropy as a potential conversation to redress power imbalances and avoid inherent biases. Read More Emergency Community Support Fund The (ECSF) is on its second round of installments of the $350M fund that will be released by the federal government to CFC, the Canadian Red Cross, and United Way Centraide Canada. It will support charities and non-profit organizations serving marginalized communities as foundations respond to COVID-19 during the second-wave. Applications will be open as of October 5, 2020. Read More The Pandemic’s Progress - What is the Next Stage in the Fight Against COVID-19 As the COVID-19 global death toll surpasses 1M, this podcast by The Economist’s health-care correspondent and health-policy editor reviews what scientists still need to investigate about COVID-19 and how the pandemic can be tamed on a global level. Read More Learning from Two Decades of Grantee Relationships Historically ignored and underinvested BIPOC communities are calling on grantmakers to address the disproportionate impacts they endure from health, social, climate, and economic issues amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article argues that promoting stronger relationships with grantees is how grantmakers address policies, practices, and cultures that play a role in perpetuating imbalances in resource allocation. Read More Arctic Inspiration Prize: 2020 Call for Nominations is Now Open! This prize, that encourages and celebrates achievements of the peoples of the North, will award up to $3M shared by up to 10 winning teams in three categories. The deadline to submit nomination packages is on October 14, 2020, at 11:59 PM (PT). Read More Share with us how your organization is responding to COVID-19 on Twitter @PhilanthropyCDA Call for Applications: Consultancy on Trans Community Engagement in SDG Processes This call for applications encourages trans, gender diverse, and intersex people, Black, Indigenous, Latinx people, people of colour, D/deaf and disabled people, people from a migrant background, and sex workers to submit their proposals for a consultancy position in charge of developing a series of technical briefings and toolkits to increase trans community knowledge on SDGs. Read More Become a Factivist September 25, 2020, was the fifth anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals. May this date be a reminder that accurate data is crucial to understand the state of our global society and how much there is to progress towards the 2030 Agenda. This article aims to remind its audience about the risks of spreading misinformation, which makes the process of responding to COVID-19 more difficult. Read More |