The Inspirit-supported documentary is based on the aftermath of the mosque shooting at Ste. Foy, Québec. It focuses on how its Muslim community wrestles with the narrative of what it means to be Muslim, one year after the devastating attack that took the lives of six of its members. Stream the documentary here. You can also check … Continued
The pandemic is causing major volatility on stock markets globally, and as a foundation that relies on our investments to fund our work, we are watching the markets very closely and are encouraged by the performance of our portfolio. Given the extraordinary market environment and Inspirit Foundation’s focus on impact investing, we thought it would … Continued
In the current climate of COVID-19, how we care for communities is more important than ever. That’s why we’re partnering with/supporting the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective/Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ACC-CCA) in their call for Independent Indigenous Curators and Arts Creatives to share their stories in their Curating Care series. ACC-CCA offers $250 honorariums to eligible participants, all you need … Continued
As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds across the country and in communities, the result has been uncertainty for researchers, analysts, and creators generally, who have lost work. To help support those impacted, Yellowhead is launching A Call for Collaboration. Their hope is to boost the generation and mobilization of creative and intellectual content for communities. The Call for … Continued
Given the recent volatility of the markets, Inspirit is even more committed to our impact investing strategy moving forward. In January 2016 Inspirit committed to a 100% impact portfolio, and became the only foundation in Canada to publicly state that as our goal. From the outset, we wanted to transition what was a relatively traditional … Continued
As executive director at Apathy is Boring, Caro Loutfi works on a national scale and in a non-partisan manner to engage Canadian youth in democracy. In the lead-up to the 2019 Federal Election year, she worked on building and restructuring the organization to grow the not-for-profit’s impact — and the results showed. It was the … Continued
Just when my wife Jill and I were almost halfway towards our goal of a 100% impact portfolio (see previous post), we liquidated a significant chunk of our portfolio to buy a house! The home purchase was fueled by some happy news for us: a baby! We welcomed Hayzen Marty Cohen into our new home … Continued
Posted November 18, 2019 | Inspirit Foundation Job Description: Program Manager Location: Toronto, Ontario Position Details: Full-time permanent Start Date: January 2020 THE ORGANIZATION Inspirit is a public foundation focused on building a pluralist Canada. We do this by funding media and arts for social change, supporting the leadership of youth in the media and arts sectors, … Continued
Posted August 01, 2019 | Inspirit Foundation Location: Toronto, Ontario Reports To: CEO Position Details: Permanent, Part-time (three days/week) THE ORGANIZATION Inspirit is a public foundation focused on building a pluralist Canada. We do this by funding media and arts for social change, supporting the leadership of youth in the media and arts sectors, and … Continued
Published June 24, 2019 | By Inspirit Foundation Our CEO Sadia Zaman recently sat down with Karyn Pugliese, Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), to discuss reconciliation, journalism and the power of narrative. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
