{"id":2797,"date":"2023-02-26T20:37:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2025-05-02T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:58:14","slug":"canadas-foundations-the-strategies-of-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/2023\/canadas-foundations-the-strategies-of-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Foundations: The Strategies of Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Canada\u2019s Foundations: The Strategies of Philanthropy\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>As part of PhilanthroTHINK, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program<\/a>, at Carleton University, hosted &#8220;Canada\u2019s Foundations: The Strategies of Philanthropy&#8221; on Feb. 23, 2023, featuring three speakers. This is one-hour recording of the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PhilanthroTHINK, Canada&#039;s Foundations &amp; the Strategies of Philanthropy, Feb 23, 2023, Carleton Univ\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xLzWuG8rkBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson-700x560.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Hilary-Pearson.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hilary Pearson<\/strong>, former president of Philanthropic Foundations Canada, discussed her new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mqup.ca\/from-charity-to-change-products-9780228014508.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Charity to Change: Inside the World of Canadian Foundations<\/a>, which offers a portrait of today\u2019s foundation landscape and highlights organizations that are acting on some of the most pressing social and economic challenges of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflections on strategies in action were provided by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-400x341.jpg\" alt=\"Lili-Anna Peresa\" class=\"wp-image-2749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-400x341.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa-700x597.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Lili-Anna-Peresa.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lili-Anna Pere\u0161a<\/strong>, President &amp; CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mcconnellfoundation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McConnell Foundation<\/a>, a private Canadian foundation that contributes to diverse and innovative approaches to address community resilience, reconciliation and climate change. It does so through funding and investment partnerships, strengthening capabilities, convening, and collaborating with the public, private and nonprofit sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Arti-Freeman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Arti-Freeman.jpg\" alt=\"Arti Freeman\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Arti-Freeman.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Arti-Freeman-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arti Freeman<\/strong>, Founding CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/definityfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Definity Insurance Foundation<\/a>, spoke about Definity, a registered charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Canadians, particularly in marginalized and underserved areas. Definity Foundation makes grants to registered charities that address the health and environmental impacts of inequality through community-based services, advocacy and awareness initiatives, and research and knowledge development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of PhilanthroTHINK, the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program, at Carleton University, hosted &#8220;Canada\u2019s Foundations: The Strategies of Philanthropy&#8221; on Feb. 23, 2023, featuring three speakers. 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