Raksha Bhayana

“A Future Built on Recognition at the Bhayana Family Foundation,” Episode 2, Season 2, of our PhilanthroThink Podcast, features Raksha Bhayana (CEO and Co-founder of the Foundation). She tells the MPNL hosts, Megan Skivington and Fengwen Yu, about who gets recognized in the nonprofit sector — and who usually doesn’t — and about her early career in social work and her family’s values that led the Foundation on celebrating frontline nonprofit workers across Canada through partnerships with United Way Centraide Canada.

She also discusses the advocacy behind nonprofit appreciation initiatives in Nova Scotia, Ontario and BC, and how her adult children help to shape what’s next. Volunteering was always part of how Raksha raised her two children. In the early days, that meant time spent in seniors’ homes and supporting people experiencing homelessness in Toronto. As the Foundation grew, they attended events and edited Raksha’s speeches, offering feedback that made messages more relevant to younger audiences. Now, they’re advising and helping to decide the next phase of the Foundation, including recognizing frontline workers in hospital emergency departments.

Watch the YouTube video with Raksha (below), or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Thank you to IG Private Wealth Management for a grant to make the PhilanthroThink Podcast series possible.