1.0MPNLhttps://carleton.ca/mpnlAlex Gillishttps://carleton.ca/mpnl/author/alexgillis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1uz3gnvwqI"><a href="https://carleton.ca/mpnl/2026/lisa-wolverton-on-philanthropy/">Lisa Wolverton on Philanthropy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/mpnl/2026/lisa-wolverton-on-philanthropy/embed/#?secret=1uz3gnvwqI" width="600" height="338" title="“Lisa Wolverton on Philanthropy” — MPNL" data-secret="1uz3gnvwqI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/mpnl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://carleton.ca/mpnl/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2026/05/Lisa-in-podcast1600.png1600795Lisa is also Director of the Wolverton Foundation. In the podcast, she shares how her path began with community work focused on families and children, and how that work grew through her board service and her family’s foundation. One idea has shaped much of her work: communities know what communities need. That shows up in […]