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Black and Indigenous Futures Fund Results

Advancing Equality, Discover Community Organizations, Indigenous Toronto / /

We’re so excited to announce the funding recipients and grassroots pilot participants!Ā  The Black and Indigenous Futures Fund is designed to support Black and Indigenous leaders, organizations, and grassroots groups who are best equipped to identify and advance solutions for their communities and push for an equitable and just recovery from the challenges of COVID-19. […]

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We’re so excited to announce the funding recipients and grassroots pilot participants!Ā  The Black and Indigenous Futures Fund is designed to support Black and Indigenous leaders, organizations, and grassroots groups who are best equipped to identify and advance solutions for their communities and push for an equitable and just recovery from the challenges of COVID-19.

Annual Report 2020

Organizational Updates, Philanthropy / /

Read the 2020 Annual Report The pace of work has been so hectic that we almost opted to forego this yearā€™s annual report and just issue our financial statements. But then we started remembering all the examples of overwhelming generosity and the collaborative partnerships that enabled it ā€“ in an otherwise devastating year ā€“ and

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Read the 2020 Annual Report The pace of work has been so hectic that we almost opted to forego this yearā€™s annual report and just issue our financial statements. But then we started remembering all the examples of overwhelming generosity and the collaborative partnerships that enabled it ā€“ in an otherwise devastating year ā€“ and

Welcome to our new Board Members!

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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our Board of Directors, Ava-Dayna Sefa and Eugenia Duodu-Addy! We are excited about the expertise, leadership and insights they bring to Toronto Foundation and look forward to working together. Ava-Dayna is a business and public policy professional with extensive experience working across the private, public and

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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our Board of Directors, Ava-Dayna Sefa and Eugenia Duodu-Addy! We are excited about the expertise, leadership and insights they bring to Toronto Foundation and look forward to working together. Ava-Dayna is a business and public policy professional with extensive experience working across the private, public and

Pandemic Giving Guide

Advancing Equality, COVID, Philanthropy / /

Last year, Vital Signs authors Steve Ayer and Gobika Sriranganathan heard from over 300 sector leaders to glean their insights for theĀ Fallout Report. What emerged from those conversations was a common thread on how giving perspectives and actions need to change ā€“ and quickly. In this brand new guide, weā€™ve highlighted nine tips for you

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Last year, Vital Signs authors Steve Ayer and Gobika Sriranganathan heard from over 300 sector leaders to glean their insights for theĀ Fallout Report. What emerged from those conversations was a common thread on how giving perspectives and actions need to change ā€“ and quickly. In this brand new guide, weā€™ve highlighted nine tips for you

Writing for women of colour

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When I was seven, I attempted my first novel by tracing my favourite book. I still have the pages, their edges now frayed and yellow. But it took me a long time to pursue my writing professionally. Though my parents nurtured my early love of books, it was tough to get their support as an

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When I was seven, I attempted my first novel by tracing my favourite book. I still have the pages, their edges now frayed and yellow. But it took me a long time to pursue my writing professionally. Though my parents nurtured my early love of books, it was tough to get their support as an

Five fundholders fighting for racial justice

Advancing Equality, Philanthropy / /

Clockwise from top left: Nadine Spencer, Ray Williams, Isaac Olowolafe Jr., Donald McLeod, and William Wallace.   Weā€™ve heard the words ā€œunprecedented timesā€ a little too much this year. Even though many things didnā€™t go quite as planned in 2020, the adverse realities and injustices that are coming into the light are actual, real experiences

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Clockwise from top left: Nadine Spencer, Ray Williams, Isaac Olowolafe Jr., Donald McLeod, and William Wallace.   Weā€™ve heard the words ā€œunprecedented timesā€ a little too much this year. Even though many things didnā€™t go quite as planned in 2020, the adverse realities and injustices that are coming into the light are actual, real experiences

Nine strategies for maintaining momentum on your racial and social justice journey

Advancing Equality, Discover Community Organizations, Indigenous Toronto / /

Clockwise from top left: Elisa Levi, Patti Pettigrew, Agapi Gessesse, Zahra Ebrahim, Phylicia Davis-Wesseling Raise your hand if you’ve hit the metaphorical wall. COVID fatigue: check. Depressing news fatigue: check. Information overload: check. 2020 has been a year unlike any we could have predicted, and itā€™s taking a toll. Many of us are feeling overwhelmed.

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Clockwise from top left: Elisa Levi, Patti Pettigrew, Agapi Gessesse, Zahra Ebrahim, Phylicia Davis-Wesseling Raise your hand if you’ve hit the metaphorical wall. COVID fatigue: check. Depressing news fatigue: check. Information overload: check. 2020 has been a year unlike any we could have predicted, and itā€™s taking a toll. Many of us are feeling overwhelmed.

Indigenous Toronto & COVID-19: Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society

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Indigenous women in Canada face disproportionately high rates of incarceration. According to the Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls, Indigenous women make up 4% of the Canadian population, yet account for roughly 40% of the federal prison population. And these incarceration rates are rising faster than any

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Indigenous women in Canada face disproportionately high rates of incarceration. According to the Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls, Indigenous women make up 4% of the Canadian population, yet account for roughly 40% of the federal prison population. And these incarceration rates are rising faster than any

COVID-19 and the Environment: ClearWater Farm

COVID, Discover Community Organizations / /

Whether you’re in a big city or a rural area, COVID-19 has exposed some our most serious challenges, like food security and environmental justice. Located on Lake Simcoe in the town of Georgina, ClearWater Farm is an educational farm that aims to deepen young peopleā€™s connections with the environment. In addition to moving much of

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Whether you’re in a big city or a rural area, COVID-19 has exposed some our most serious challenges, like food security and environmental justice. Located on Lake Simcoe in the town of Georgina, ClearWater Farm is an educational farm that aims to deepen young peopleā€™s connections with the environment. In addition to moving much of

It is a time to listen, learn and act

Advancing Equality, COVID, Discover Community Organizations, Organizational Updates, Philanthropy / /

It is a time to listen, learn and act. We are committed to listening to, learning from and funding grassroots leaders and organizations working to right inequalities in our city. From our last Vital Signs report we know that the majority of Black community members doubt they will be treated fairly by police. We know

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It is a time to listen, learn and act. We are committed to listening to, learning from and funding grassroots leaders and organizations working to right inequalities in our city. From our last Vital Signs report we know that the majority of Black community members doubt they will be treated fairly by police. We know

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