In May 2020, SKETCH, a not-for-profit that works with youth navigating marginalization and poverty through the arts, launched Project Home–a capital campaign to purchase its studios located in Artscape Youngplace in Toronto. Their $4 million campaign goal involved two revenue streams: fundraising and issuing community bonds to the public. Inspirit Foundation invested in these Home … Continued
Together with the Laidlaw Foundation, the Inspirit Foundation uses our capital to help launch a new foundation to support Black communities. On Wednesday, March 10th, Future of Good, a digital online publication, recognized Inspirit Foundation and the Laidlaw Foundation capital transfer to support a new philanthropic organization focused on supporting Black communities – Foundation for … Continued
In the not-for-profit world, there is often a mismatch between ambitious goals and modest means, and this certainly applies to Inspirit. I was privileged to serve on Inspirit’s Board of Directors as the organization struggled to understand more deeply its mandate to create a more inclusive society in Canada, to develop practical strategies to fulfill … Continued
Until I realized that murdered black man George Floyd and I both went to Jack Yates High School, in the Third Ward black ghetto of Houston, Texas, I was going to stay out of commenting. My childhood home in the 1960s was flanked by our school and the stadium where Mr. Floyd played football in … Continued
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
