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Inspirit Newsletter | March 2024

Journalism

Read our latest newsletter, which includes a message from CEO Sadia Zaman, media coverage on our guide for funding journalism, new grantee announcements, an impact investing event held at the Inspirit office, and much more.

Inspirit Foundation Announces Three New Board Members

Journalism

Media Release – Download the PDF version  Inspirit Foundation Announces Three New Board Members  TORONTO, August 15, 2023 — Inspirit Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of three new board members: Sagal Dualeh, Layla Saad, and Julien Valmary. As board member terms expired, Inspirit engaged in a targeted recruitment campaign, seeking individuals with a passion for … Continued

Inspirit Board Chair Completes Term, Foundation Announces New Co-Chairs

Journalism

Media Release – Download the PDF version  Inspirit Board Chair Completes Term, Foundation Announces New Co-Chairs TORONTO, July 18, 2023 —The Inspirit Foundation thanks outgoing chair Mitchell Anderson for his 12 years of volunteer service on Inspirit Foundation’s Board of Directors.   Mitchell joined the Board as a youth observer in 2012, and two years later was asked … Continued

Funding Journalism, Strengthening Communities

Journalism

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

CEO Update | April 2023

Journalism

Read our latest CEO Update, as originally published in our Spring 2023 newsletter. My understanding of ‘systems’ has evolved throughout my life. Systems were integral to my family’s experiences of immigration, to learning English as a second language, to growing up as a brown teen girl in a small Prairie town, and to watching my … Continued

CEO Update | January 2023

Journalism

Read our latest CEO Update, as originally published in our Winter 2023 newsletter. As someone who never makes resolutions, the start of the new year began as most other days in the still kind-of-but-not-really pandemic haze that has changed my sense of time. The bigger barometer of the passage of time had always been the … Continued

Muslims Turn to Pop Culture to Challenge Stereotypes

Journalism

Inspirit was featured in New Canadian Media’s recent story on narrative change. CEO Sadia Zaman, Program Manager Angie Balata, as well as Lab Cohort members Adnan Khan and Yazmeen Kanji discuss the Narrative Change Lab and its work to shift narratives about Muslim Canadians. Read New Canadian Media’s feature here.[mk_divider] An excerpt from the article: … Continued