Media Release – Download the PDF version Inspirit Board Chair Completes Term, Foundation Announces New Co-Chairs TORONTO, July 18, 2023 —The Inspirit Foundation thanks outgoing chair Mitchell Anderson for his 12 years of volunteer service on Inspirit Foundation’s Board of Directors. Mitchell joined the Board as a youth observer in 2012, and two years later was asked … Continued
Canadian philanthropy has not traditionally viewed journalism as a funding priority. However, over the past decade, a small but growing number of foundations have started supporting journalism. This year, Inspirit will co-develop resources that explore journalism philanthropy in Canada. We will share practical tools that are based on our experience over the past five years … Continued
Read our latest CEO Update, as originally published in our Spring 2023 newsletter. My understanding of ‘systems’ has evolved throughout my life. Systems were integral to my family’s experiences of immigration, to learning English as a second language, to growing up as a brown teen girl in a small Prairie town, and to watching my … Continued
By Jory Cohen, Director of Finance and Impact Investment, Inspirit Foundation It’s been nearly three years since the beginning of the pandemic. While life seems to have settled back into a more comfortable rhythm for many, the financial markets continue to be volatile. Following record-setting positive performance for our portfolio in 2020 — from both … Continued
Inspirit Foundation’s 2021 Annual report is now out! Learn about a pivotal year in the Foundation’s history. Read the 2021 annual report here. Some significant events from 2021: the appointment of Inspirit’s first Indigenous Board Chair, capital transfers to the endowments of The Foundation for Black Communities and the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund, and the … Continued
Inspirit was featured in The Philanthropist Journal’s recent story on responsible impact investing. Jory Cohen discusses our 100% impact portfolio.
By Jory Cohen, Director of Finance and Impact Investment Hayzen, our two-and-a-half-year-old son, has a tendency to ask Jill and I some interesting questions. The other day, he paused mid-activity as if he had an epiphany, looked squarely at both of us, and asked “What is love?” I stared blankly at this precocious toddler. … Continued
Media Release – Download the PDF version Inspirit Foundation Announces Cohort of Muslim Creatives and Content Creators for Narrative Change Lab TORONTO, August 17, 2022 — Seventeen Canadian Muslims from across the country have been selected to join the inaugural Cohort of Inspirit Foundation’s Narrative Change Lab (NCL). The Narrative Change Lab aims to shift the story … Continued
