No images? Click here
June 2023 Newsletter
Since our last edition...
- We unveiled our interactive Annual Report telling the stories of how we reconnected, collaborated, and mobilized our membership in 2022- take a look!
- We had a great time engaging with dozens of members and friends across the country at a series of Investment Week events including our Vancouver regional gathering at Vancity Community Foundation, our hybrid Investment Roundtable at Foundation House, the SVX Investment Platform demonstration and Future of Good and SVX's Social Finance Forum.
- We loved reconnecting with colleagues at partners' events across Canada – Environment Funders of Canada’s Accelerate 2023; The Circle’s All My Relations Gathering; and Community Foundations of Canada’s Reconnect 2023.
Upcoming PFC Programming
Canadian Philanthropic Commitment
on Climate Change
Reporting Results Roundtable
June 19, 1:30-3:00 PM ET
Join fellow signatories to learn about progress made on the pledge one year in, discuss challenges and opportunities, and get inspired by others' actions! Following an overview presentation, there will be dynamic small group discussions around (i) funding Indigenous-led organizations, led by The Circle and Sitka Foundation; (ii) funding in climate amid competing priorities, led by Peter Gilgan Foundation; (iii) measuring carbon footprint across portfolio, led by Consecon Foundation.
Affinity Groups
Great news! A new Arts Funders Affinity Group is in the works. Its first planning meeting will be held July 19 from 12:30-2 PM ET. Stay tuned for the inaugural meeting invitation in this space or get in touch if you'd like to learn more.
Other Affinity Groups will be on summer break returning in early fall on theses dates:
- Sep 6: Canadian Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change Roundtable @ 1 PM – Register here
- Sep 21: Communications Affinity Group monthly meeting @ 1 PM ET - Register here
- Sep 22: Program and Grantmaking Staff Affinity Group Rendez-Vous @ 1 PM ET - Register here
Stay tuned for our fall programming calendar coming soon
PFC Governance News
New PFC Board Directors
Join us in welcoming three new Directors whose mandates with PFC began on June 8.
Amanda Bernard, Laidlaw's Director of Indigenous Programs, who focuses her work on allowing Indigenous youth to connect with their land, language, culture and each other, and launches Indigenous businesses in her spare time.
Genesa Greening, Vancity Community Foundation's CEO, who has built a successful 25-year career as a community leader and social justice advocate, and still states that her most important title is Mom.
Teresa Marques, Rideau Hall Foundation's President & CEO, an experienced fundraiser who is interested in how giving patterns in Canada are changing, and seeking to drive social change through philanthropy.
Membership News
Warm welcome to our most recent member:
MLSE Foundation.
The MLSE Foundation is committed to improving the lives of youth by building facilities, giving to sustainable programs, and empowering youth through sports and recreation to achieve this. The MLSE Foundation assists in the refurbishment of hockey rinks, basketball courts and soccer pitches, and provides funds to charities that support youth based recreational programs in Ontario.
Members in the News
Find out how The Northpine Foundation's funding will help generate employment opportunities, mental health support, education, training, and traditional land-based practices to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous men in Men of the North’ secures $820K grant.
Trottier Family Foundation is among ten major Quebec investors who have set themselves the collective goal of creating a $1 billion fund dedicated to sustainable and responsible investments.
Ivey Foundation-led coalition, joined by dozens of other companies, industry associations, organized labour, indigenous business groups and non-governmental organizations, pushes government for low-carbon policies in MPs to meet with a coalition of companies.
The Law Foundation of BC to work closely with BC Government to help victims and offenders achieve better justice outcomes in Province supports enhanced services for restorative justice projects.
Inside the hard work of implementing Indigenous protected areas describes how MakeWay Foundation funded research uncovered the realities, challenges and success stories of implementing such areas.
A report from Maytree, which calls for transitioning the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB) program into the Canada Working-Age Supplement (CWAS), is highlighted in New report looks at proposals to improve the Canada Workers Benefit.
RBC Foundation's partnership with the National Screen Institute keeps fueling indigenous talent in Big Screen, Big Dreams: Desiree Brightnose Wins RBC's Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker Award
Read about how Temerty Foundation's leaders were recognized for making the largest individual monetary donation in Canadian history in James and Louise Temerty, who set a high-water mark for Canadian philanthropy, receive honorary degrees
Read how Moses (Moe) B. Levy's leadership of The Asper Foundation has helped the Jewish community of Manitoba flourish in Meet the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient
Member & Sector Insights
View this CTV News interview in which Hilary Pearson describes the effects of philanthropy on society.
In Funding Journalism, Strengthening Communities, Inspirit Foundation presents its view of how journalism plays a vital role in shaping narratives around issues affecting us through five case studies of philanthropic support for community-serving journalism in Canada.
In its Racial Equity Strategy, the Calgary Foundation acknowledges its privilege and commits explicitly to reconciliation and equity.
In its Impact Investing Update 2022, the McConnell Foundation reports and reflects on the gradual yet purposeful steps towards its 100% impact investment goal, and in its Path to Net-Zero Carbon Action Plan it is publicly committing to the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for their investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner.
In Advancing Social Entrepreneurship: Reflections of an IRP Jury Member, Trico Charitable Foundation's Dan Overall describes lessons learned as a jury member of the Investment Readiness Program in Alberta.
In this Philanthropist Journal article entitled Radical grantmaking: Shifting decision-making – and power – to communities, WES Mariam Assefa Fund’s Marina Muri reflects on launching a participatory grantmaking pilot project and shares five recommended actions for funders seeking to experiment with such approaches.
In The non-profit sector’s ongoing data deficit (The Philanthropist), Imagine Canada’s Cathy Barr writes about how it is time to step up our lobbying efforts to end this longstanding deficit,
In their book "Philanthropic Response to Disasters: Gifts, Givers and Consequences", Carleton University's Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership graduate programs' Susan Phillips, together with Alexandra Williamson, Diana Leat present a collection of established knowledge about philanthropic disaster response.
In this Swiss podcast interview, PFC's Laetitia Gill, Learning & Partnerships Consultant and member of PhiLab's Steering Committee, answers critical questions about professionalization, research, equity and training.
Get in touch!
Are you a PFC member and have news to share with our broader network?
Get in touch to share your updates
