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Press Forward

Press Forward is an organization dedicated to ensuring people in Canada have strong, independent and community-focused journalism. It works to unify, elevate and advocate for independent media organizations and to strengthen innovation, inclusivity and diversity in media across the country.

Canadian Association of Black Journalists

Founded in 1996, Canadian Association of Black Journalists strives to advance the work of Black journalists and media professionals in Canada. This grant supported Job Spark, a CABJ career event.

SHARE Institute

SHARE—the Shareholder Association for Research and Education—helps investors steward their assets in ways that contribute to positive social and environmental outcomes.This grant supports the SHARE – Investors for Racial Equity project – which aims to address the full range of opportuntities that the investment management sector has to advance racial justice. The charitable trustee of … Continued

Press Forward

Press Forward is an organization dedicated to ensuring people in Canada have strong, independent and community-focused journalism. It works to unify, elevate and advocate for independent media organizations and to strengthen innovation, inclusivity and diversity in media across the country. This grant supports the Press Forward Summit 2025.

Tâpwêwin Media

tâpwêwin media is an Indigenous-led storytelling lodge that share news and stories that matter to Indigenous communities, while nurturing a new generation of storytellers through training, kinship, and cultural care. This grant supports Indigenous Photojournalism Fellowship Pilot Program.

Tâpwêwin Media

tâpwêwin media is an Indigenous-led storytelling lodge that share news and stories that matter to Indigenous communities, while nurturing a new generation of storytellers through training, kinship, and cultural care. This grant supports IndigiNews, an independent, Indigenous-run newsroom committed to decolonizing journalism and strengthening Indigenous media ecosystems

Racial Equity Screen Office

Racial Equity Screen Office is a Vancouver-based organization that supports the mentorship, training, funding, production, and distribution of content by racialized Canadian filmmakers with diverse stories. This grant supports the East by Northwest Summit.

Reelworld Screen Institute

Reelworld was founded in 2000 to advance opportunities for Indigenous people and Canadians who are Black, Asian, South Asian and People of Colour in the screen industries by providing professional development and advocating for racial equity in Canadian content and production.This grant supports the 2025 Reelword Film Festival + Summit.

OCAD University

This grant supported DemocracyXChange (DXC) 2025, Canada’s premier democracy summit offers keynote speakers, expert panels and participatory workshops, created to both examine and tackle today’s most urgent civic issues. DXC is co-produced by OCAD University, The Open Democracy Project and the Dais at TMU.