Read our latest CEO Update, as originally published in our Fall 2023 newsletter. As the war on Gaza began, the Foundation’s board held an emergency meeting to discuss what we should say as a [...]

Over the summer and throughout the fall, Inspirit has granted to 18 organizations focused on narrative change for underrepresented communities. They are: Research and Sector-building Grants  [...]

[Read in English here] Le journalisme de qualité est un pilier de la démocratie. Il fournit de l’information fiable et permet aux citoyen·ne·s de demander des comptes à leurs dirigeant·e·s.  [...]

[Lire en français ici] Quality journalism is a pillar of democracy. It provides trustworthy information and holds power to account.   Now more than ever, we know that media influences dominant [...]

By Jory Cohen, Director of Finance and Impact Investment, Inspirit Foundation  For more than three years, Inspirit has been openly sharing how our investments and our impact-centric approach have [...]

Congratulations to our 2023 Content Canada Delegation! Inspirit is proud to support a talented group of Muslim creatives to attend this year’s Content Canada gathering. Meet [...]

Bien que le secteur de la philanthropie canadienne n’ait jamais vraiment considéré le journalisme comme une priorité de financement, la dernière décennie a vu un nombre modeste, mais croissant, [...]

As Inspirit’s seven-year impact investing journey has formally come to an end, we have been asking ourselves what’s next? How can we push ourselves further? We believe we have one answer. Back in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Inspirit was featured in The Philanthropist Journal’s recent story on narrative change. CEO Sadia Zaman discusses the Narrative Change Lab and strengthening the Foundation’s support [...]

Inspirit was featured in The Philanthropist Journal’s recent story on responsible investing. Jory Cohen, Director of Finance and Impact Investment, discusses our 100% impact portfolio. Read [...]

The Muslims in Canada Archive (MiCA), a collaborative initiative of the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto, has been included in the Federal Budget 2022.  MiCA acquires, [...]

The Afro Caribbean Business Network Foundation Canada (ACBN) has officially announced a $250,000 investment by Inspirit Foundation to the ACBN Microloan program.   The Microloan program provides [...]

Presented in partnership with Inspirit Foundation, Hot Docs has announced its second year-round Podcast Development Lab, with the support of Amazon Music Canada as a sponsor. An extension of the [...]

Read the in-depth feature on our journey to a 100%  impact portfolio. Board Chair Mitchell Anderson and Jory Cohen, Director of Finance and Impact Investment, share the strategy and [...]

SVX has released the results of the 2021 Annual Canadian Impact Investor Survey, finding that investors want to significantly grow their asset allocation to impact investing. This work was [...]

The Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) engaged Nordicity to conduct a funding analysis for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) creators in Canada’s film and television industry. [...]