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Funding Narrative Change

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Inspirit Foundation and the Narrative Change Lab initiative were highlighted in The Philanthropist Journal’s feature on funding narrative change.

Funding Journalism, Strengthening Communities

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Canadian philanthropy has not traditionally viewed journalism as a funding priority. However, over the past decade, a small but growing number of foundations have started supporting journalism. This year, Inspirit will co-develop resources that explore journalism philanthropy in Canada. We will share practical tools that are based on our experience over the past five years … Continued

Reimagining Community-Led Journalism

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What enables a healthy news and information ecosystem? This is a question we often ask ourselves. Inspirit supports several fledgling journalism organizations that address gaps in how their community is covered.  InsideWaterloo, La Converse, IndigiNews, The Local, Peterborough Currents, and The Green Line are part of a new wave of local online news organizations that … Continued

Inspirit’s Impact Investment in SKETCH

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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

Inspirit makes capital commitment to help launch Foundation for Black Communities

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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

IndigiNews Wins Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs)

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet won the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team won the awards under the category Best Photojournalism. The COPAs are recognized as the premier digital publishing awards in Canada. Read more about the winners here. IndigiNews aims to debunk stereotypes about Indigenous communities perpetuated by mainstream media. … Continued

IndigiNews Nominated for Three Prestigious Awards

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IndigiNews, an Indigenous-led media outlet has been nominated for two Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). Reporter Kelsie Kilawna of the Okanagan team was nominated under the categories Best Photojournalism and Best Continued News Coverage of a Story. Check out media coverage of the COPAs here. Winners will be announced in February 2020. Kelsie along with … 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