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Nov 11, 2024 | 
thephilanthropist.ca | Sherlyn Assam |Everything Zoomer
Share X - formerly known as Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Sections Case Studies & Guides Issues & Sectors Community Development, Diversity and Inclusion Topics Philanthropy and Funding ISSN 2562-1491 Original Link https://thephilanthropist.ca/2024/11/how-a-black-community-led-fund-is-shifting-organizations-expectations-of-themselves/ Download Choose Print or Save to PDF in the print dialogue and turn off “Header and Footers” Read more Explore More Articles The Foundation for Black...
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
thephilanthropist.ca | Peter Elson |Tim Harper |Abdul Nakua |Sherlyn Assam
The Canadian Non-Profit Sector: Neoliberalism and the Assault on Community, by Ted Richmond and John Shields. Fernwood Publishing, 2024; 160 pages; ISBN 9781773636696Author’s note: I have known Ted Richmond and John Shields, the authors of this book, for almost 20 years. Ted through his work at Carleton University and John as a colleague in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management program at Toronto Metropolitan University. ***This is a very deceptive book.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
thephilanthropist.ca | Sherlyn Assam |Everything Zoomer |Christina Palassio
This week, Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) – a national network whose members span private and public foundations, charities, non-profits, and corporate giving programs – is hosting the Together 25 Ensemble. The 400-plus conference attendees will join educational sessions across three streams: fundamentals, trends and tensions, and collaboration.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
thephilanthropist.ca | Sherlyn Assam |Everything Zoomer |Aiden Cyr |Sharon Riley
Share X - formerly known as Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Sections Analysis Issues & Sectors Diversity and Inclusion Topics Leadership, Organizational Development ISSN 2562-1491 Original Link https://thephilanthropist.ca/2024/08/why-being-a-woman-in-power-is-not-enough-to-change-your-organization/ Download Choose Print or Save to PDF in the print dialogue and turn off “Header and Footers” Read more Explore More Articles If a man and a woman, both non-profit leaders, walk into a room, who is...
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
thephilanthropist.ca | Sherlyn Assam |Everything Zoomer |Tim Harper |Kylie Adair
Share X - formerly known as Twitter Facebook Linkedin Email Sections Case Studies & Guides Issues & Sectors Community Development, Diversity and Inclusion Topics Philanthropy and Funding ISSN 2562-1491 Original Link https://thephilanthropist.ca/2024/08/how-one-foundation-is-using-black-community-members-expertise-to-improve-charitable-programs/ Download Choose Print or Save to PDF in the print dialogue and turn off “Header and Footers” Read more Explore More Articles Mariam Coulibaly needs...
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Sherlyn Assam
This May, the Foundation for Black Communities announced that $9.1 million of grants were going out the door to 107 Black-led organizations across Canada. All grant recipients for the Black Ideas Grants program were chosen by Black communities across Canada. Fellow applicants and other Black Canadians applied to join the community selection circle committee, where they were paid $400 to $500 each to review and rank grant applications.
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May 31, 2024 | 
broadview.org | Sherlyn Assam
Danny Ramadan went from struggling with his queerness as a child to hosting a secret community group for 2SLGBTQ+ Syrians from his home as an adult. But his experiences were not linear, nor without hardship. Ramadan was born in Syria and worked as a journalist in Egypt during the Arab Spring protests, sometimes struggling to find work after his identity as a gay man was revealed.
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May 23, 2024 | 
broadview.org | Sherlyn Assam |Emma Donoghue
What if a confidant, a lover hidden in plain sight, could share his uncensored account of Jesus roaming the Earth? This is the premise of Anthony Oliveira’s debut novel, Dayspring, a daring retelling of the Christ story narrated by Jesus’ beloved disciple. In Oliveira’s immersive fiction, Jesus advocates for social justice, recovers from drunken adventures with friends, performs miracles at weddings and endures crucifixion. He is as divine and human as one’s first love.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
broadview.org | Sherlyn Assam
Faith Arkorful’s debut book, The Seventh Town of Ghosts, was initially a distraction. The poetry collection is a seven-year labour of love, which was eventually brought to life because she was trying to avoid writing a novel. But poetry has long been a companion of Arkorful. It blossomed from a private hobby to an art she shared with fellow poets and enthusiastic audiences. One of her earliest readings was at the launch of the University of Toronto’s publication, Hart House Review in 2017.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
broadview.org | Sherlyn Assam
We can’t get enough of the stories Broadview’s contributors reported this year. While Broadview’s top stories of 2023 were excellent, the digital team was eager to gather seven insightful stories that shaped the year – in case you missed it! Let us know what you think in the comments below. 7. My grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust. These postcards help me remember him.
