NEWSLETTER

Save the Date! 2022 PFC conference 

When:
October 3-4, 2022
Where: 
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, QC

Registration will be available in June. More details coming soon!

CEO Retreat - Online Webinar Sign-up

PLUS Reminders

For those who can’t attend PFC’s upcoming CEO retreat – don’t forget to register for the online session webinar we’re hosting with Senator Ratna Omidvar and Imagine Canada’s Bruce MacDonald. Get up to speed on important proposed legislation related to funding non-qualified donees, and hear about important calls to action for our whole sector.  

If you did sign up for the CEO retreat, we are happy to be hosting you in person this year! In preparation, make sure to check your emails as further updates will be sent out in the coming days.

In the meantime, if you have questions, please contact Erika.

Register for PFC's May PGSAG Rendez-vous

Are you program or grant-making staff for a PFC member? Join us for our member-led group get-togethers, where participants learn and discuss different topics relevant to our work as program and grantmaking staff.

Join us at our May 27 rendez-vous to reconnect with your peers. We will be discussing "sunsetting organizations": Why do some organizations decide to spend-down? What can we learn from these organizations? 

Welcome Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation as new PFC member

The Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is funded by the generosity of Ronald Roadburg, a Vancouver businessman who passed away in 2021. Mr. Roadburg wanted his estate to help fund Tikkun Olam, the Hebrew words for striving to repair the world.

Women's Economic Resilience Summit 

June 8 - 9, 2022 |11am ET

PFC is pleased to partner with Future of Good on their 2022 Women’s Economic Resilience. RSVP for the June 8 & 9 convening of changemakers working to advance gender equity and economic empowerment.

Women and gender-expansive people have rich histories of resilience in the face of oppression and exclusion.

We’ve seen these communities — particularly women of colour, queer, trans, and non-binary people, disabled women, and Indigenous women — have to pull from wells of resilience throughout the pandemic.

What if they didn’t have to? How might policymakers and social purpose organizations build economic systems that work for women and gender-expansive people?

The Future of Good Women’s Economic Resilience summit will convene changemakers and speakers working to advance gender equity and economic empowerment from across Canada and around the world. They’ll dive into feminist philanthropy, feminist movements, feminist public policy, and more.

PFC members register for free. Get in touch for more information.

Climate Commitment Roundtable

May 25, 2022 |1pm ET

Participation of boards, investment committee members and staff is highly encouraged. Join us for a lively discussion on effective climate governance, impact investing, and the philanthropic sector. For a long time, foundations have separated their grant-making function from their investment function. These two aspects of foundation management are increasingly coming together as investments can have a big impact on the causes they support.

In partnership with the Canada Climate Law Initiative, Rosalie Vendette, Associate at Quinn & Partners, and Eric St-Pierre, Executive Director at the Trottier Family Foundation, will discuss climate risk, impact investing in practice, fiduciary obligations with respect to climate change, and how a board can effectively govern with a climate lens.

Website launch

Stay tuned for the upcoming launch of our new website to complement the recent launch of our new brand. Make sure to follow us on our various social media platforms to ensure you don't miss the launch of our new website.

Annual General Meeting

Ahead of the AGM, PFC will be hosting an in-person member lunch at Foundation House in Toronto. Save the date in your calendar, and watch your email for more information.

Grantmaker Conversation: How to fund tech needs of community organizations

This event is a part of Canadian Innovation Week. Powered by The Rideau Hall Foundation, Canadian Innovation Week is a 5-day celebration recognizing and supporting ingenuity across all sectors. This discussion will focus on how funders might respond innovatively and with boldness to the digital inclusion needs of partners across the non-profit space and what the funder community is learning and doing in response to the kinds of technologi capacity and funding requests received.

The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada Job listing

PFC's partner The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada is hiring! Take a look at their job posting for an Executive Assistant.

The Circle is seeking a dynamic individual for the position, to work alongside a strong Indigenous leader and a collaborative team of seasonal stewards.

Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks Initiative (IYS-Net)

Graham Boeckh Foundation and CIHR have announced a joint, pan-Canadian initiative called Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks (IYS-Net) which will support the development of Integrated Youth Services (IYS) as learning healthcare systems. IYS-Net will fund capacity for provincial and territorial IYS initiatives to undertake research, innovation, and knowledge mobilization, underpinned by investment in data infrastructure and pan-Canadian collaboration. The overall goal is to ensure that IYS reaches its full potential in terms of equity, access, and outcomes for youth and caregivers. 

Burns Memorial Fund Announces Retirement of Michelle Clarke and Appointment of Kendall Quantz

The Burns Memorial Fund Board of Trustees has announced the retirement of Executive Director, Michelle Clarke. Michelle will be retiring this June, after over 14 years with the organization.