Remembering Tracy Friesen
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Inspirit Foundation is saddened to learn of Tracey Friesen’s death, at the age of 58.
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Inspirit Foundation 2023 Annual Report
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Inspirit Foundation’s 2023 Annual Report is now out! Read about the Foundation’s funding, investments, programming, and more.
Inspirit Foundation Announces Two New Board Members
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Inspirit Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Camille Georgeson-Usher and Lori Tagoona.
Four Inspirit Foundation Directors Complete Board Terms
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Inspirit Foundation thanks the following outgoing board members for their many years of dedicated service to the mission and vision of Inspirit: Alexandra McCann, Caro Loutfi, Mohamed Huque, and Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey.
Grantees InFocus | Fall 2023
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Over the summer and throughout the fall, Inspirit has granted to 18 organizations focused on narrative change for underrepresented communities. They are: Research and Sector-building Grants BIPOC TV & Film BIPOC TV & Film is a registered non-profit advocating for and amplifying Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour professionals working and creating content in Canada’s … Continued
2023 Content Canada Delegation
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Congratulations to our 2023 Content Canada Delegation! Inspirit is proud to support a talented group of Muslim creatives to attend this year’s Content Canada gathering. Meet Inspirit’s 2023 Content Canada Delegation: Panta Mosleh is a graduate from Groundlings School of Comedy in Los Angeles and a recipient of the 2021 SNL scholarship, Panta Mosleh is … Continued
Inspirit Foundation Announces Three New Board Members
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Media Release – Download the PDF version Inspirit Foundation Announces Three New Board Members TORONTO, August 15, 2023 — Inspirit Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members: Sagal Dualeh, Layla Saad, and Julien Valmary. As board member terms expired, Inspirit engaged in a targeted recruitment campaign, seeking individuals with a passion for … Continued
Inspirit Board Chair Completes Term, Foundation Announces New Co-Chairs
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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
June is National Indigenous History Month
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In June, we commemorate National Indigenous History Month. During this month, Canadians take time to recognize the rich heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. In an effort to celebrate Indigenous voices, culture, and leadership, Inspirit is highlighting Indigenous-led partner organizations; they are advancing Indigenous narrative sovereignty and control over intellectual and cultural … Continued
CEO Update | January 2023
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Read our latest CEO Update, as originally published in our Winter 2023 newsletter. As someone who never makes resolutions, the start of the new year began as most other days in the still kind-of-but-not-really pandemic haze that has changed my sense of time. The bigger barometer of the passage of time had always been the … Continued