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Impact Investing and the Pandemic: Part 4

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Looking back, 2020 was an unprecedented year as a pandemic affected every area of our lives, including the markets. It was also an unprecedented year for Inspirit’s investments and our overall portfolio. Prior to 2020, Inspirit’s cumulative net value-added performance since inception (2014), that is, our portfolio’s net returns versus benchmark, was a total of … Continued

Indiegraf: Media Incubator Wins Spring Impact Investor Challenge

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Indiegraf, a national Canadian independent media platform won the Spring Impact Investor Challenge for making high-quality news accessible to communities. The Spring Impact Investor Challenge is an eight-week online program that helps start-ups raise capital through a series of workshops and networking opportunities with impact investors. Indiegraf competed against 19 companies to win $100,000, provided … Continued

Indiegraf: Media Incubator Wins Spring Impact Investor Challenge

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Indiegraf, a Canadian independent media incubator has won the Spring Impact Investor Challenge for making high-quality news accessible to communities. The Spring Impact Investor Challenge is an eight-week online program launched by Spring, a global incubator, accelerator, and advisory firm that helps entrepreneurs and investors innovate and thrive. The challenge helps start-ups raise the right type of capital … Continued

Stream for Free – nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

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Stream the award-winning documentary nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up for free on NFB and CBC Gem from the comfort of your home. The documentary follows the family of the late Colten Boushie, a young Cree man fatally shot in a Saskatchewan farmyard and highlights their fight for justice. Read more about the film here. Inspirit is proud to support the … Continued

Watch from Home – nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

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Watch the award-winning documentary nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up on September 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM, EST on APTN from the comfort of your home. The documentary follows the family of the late Colten Boushie, a young Cree man fatally shot in a Saskatchewan farmyard and highlights their fight for justice. Watch the film here and … Continued

Emergency Funding for Black and People of Colour Screen-based Creators

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The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), in partnership with the Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) and BIPOC TV & Film  has launched the Solidarity Fund, an emergency Covid-19 fund to support Black and people of colour screen-based content creators in Canada. The Solidarity Fund will provide tools and resources to help content creators develop new projects. Individuals and production companies can apply for development … Continued