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June 17, 2026

Fair Funding for Nonprofits Advocacy Day Roundup: On the Hill for our Communities

A group of people sit around a circular table during a workshop while a man in a blazer stands and points to a collaborative worksheet with sticky notes. The participants look engaged as they listen to his presentation in a large conference hall.

Corporate Giving in a Time of Rapid Change: What We Heard in Edmonton

As part of the PRISM Network Learning Series, we gathered in person for a reception and panel discussion: Steady in the Storm: Corporate Giving in a Time of Rapid Change. The conversation was equal parts sobering and energizing: a look at the pressures squeezing community investment in Alberta and across the globe, and an honest chat on whether the way we've always done this still works.

June 29, 2026

Devon Ayer

Pictured: Albert Labelle (Partner, PearTree Canada), Jemima Adejo (Development and Grants Manager, CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals), Billy Morin (MP for Edmonton Northwest), Jodene Baker (Vice President, Research, Advocacy & External Relations, Imagine Canada), Sarah Kim (Senior Manager, Advocacy & Engagement, Vancouver Foundation)

Fair Funding for Nonprofits Advocacy Day Roundup: On the Hill for our Communities

On May 5, 2026, nineteen nonprofit leaders from the Fair Funding for Nonprofits coalition convened on Parliament Hill to advocate for more equitable and effective federal funding for nonprofits. The ultimate goal? To allow nonprofits to better serve their communities.

June 17, 2026

Maya Mohammed

Let's Imagine Podcast EPISODE 42: Who We Fundraise With Matters: Representation in Philanthropy (with Alain Mootoo)

In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald is joined by Alain Mootoo, Chief Operating Officer of the CAMH Foundation to explore why representation in fundraising teams matters strategically; how lived experience shapes the way trust is built with donors and communities; and what it looks like to create genuine pathways to fundraising leadership for people from marginalized backgrounds.

June 09, 2026

Let's Imagine Podcast EPISODE 41: Innovative community partnerships for northern education (with Willa Black and Paul Boucher)

In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald is joined by Willa Black, who founded the program while at Cisco and now serves as Volunteer Chair of Connected North's Advisory Board, and Paul Boucher, a member of the Rocher River people, residential school survivor, Knowledge and Language Keeper, and Language and Cultural Specialist at Paul William Kaeser High School in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

May 05, 2026

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Strengthening Your Nonprofit’s Financial Foundation. Part 3: Investment Readiness and Access to Capital

As organizations integrate earned revenue into their financial models, the question of capital often arises. Growth requires investment. Infrastructure, staffing, and systems all carry costs, and expanding what works can demand resources beyond what grants and donations alone can provide. In part 3 of this series, we’ll explore how capital can support growth once a model is proven.

April 27, 2026

Stephanie Jacobs (Guest Author)

Let's Imagine Podcast EPISODE 40: The state of the economy and what business transformation means for Canada’s nonprofit sector (with Candace Laing)

In this episode of Let’s Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald is joined by Candace Laing, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, to explore the current state of the Canadian economy, how companies are rethinking community investment and social impact, and what these shifts may mean for nonprofit organizations.

April 01, 2026