Journal
Through the spring of 2021, CFC offered a series of workshops for the Communities for Gender Equality cohort leaders to support their learning journey on gender lens investing. These workshops were designed to educate and give practical advice on implementation. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive and identified further areas for support. To that end, this session…
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This session will begin with an exploration of key concepts pertaining to 2SLGBTQ+ communities, followed by an exploration of how 2SLGBTQ+ community needs span across all issues and sectors, including housing, anti-violence, gender-based and anti-poverty issues. The session will conclude with recommendations for strengthening relationships and engagement with 2SLGBTQ+ organizations and the communities they serve.
In bridging long-standing divides in power imbalances and inequities, community foundations need to move from intention to collective action on advancing equity and inclusion in policy, process and practices. Undoing long-standing practices that reinforce behavioural and institutionalized inequities require concerted efforts and collective responsibility to change across all levels within community foundations.
Shifting, Making Space and Sharing Power in Philanthropy The last 17 months have been a critical time for Toronto Foundation and the Canadian philanthropic sector as a whole. COVID-19, though a global public health pandemic, exposed the systemic and pervasive inequities that exist in our country that can no longer be ignored. The murder of…
The Charitable sector’s history is deeply entrenched in inequities and injustices, culminating in systems of racism, patriarchy and other forms of discrimination that continue to serve a power-holding group, while serving to oppress others. Equity-deserving people, including Indigenous, Black and other racialized people continue to seek opportunities for self-actualization and finding a sense of belonging…
To make effective policy, granting and funding decisions, community foundations and leadership must seek to understand and respond to needs from underrepresented communities. Addressing systemic and institutional inequities begins with building a foundation for personal relationships and connections that transcend differences.
