Archives: School Fellows

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Liban Abokor: Honorary Degree Recipient

Congratulations to SPPA School Fellow Liban Abokor who was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at Carleton University's Spring Convocation.    ... More

Monday, December 19, 2022

Three of the Top 30 Social Purpose Researchers of the Year in SPPA

Dec 18, 2022 Authors: Kylie Adair & Vinod Rajasekaran So much happened in 2022. New leaders have emerged, first-of-their-kind organizations have launched, and much more. It can be hard to keep up and understand what it all means — but that’s what Future of Good is here for. 2022 was a big year for... More

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

School Fellow: Tony Manconi

The School welcomes Tony Manconi as a School Fellow. Tony has had a 34-year career in the federal government, and held various executive roles for 21 years. For the last six years, Tony was the Director General of the Charities Directorate at the Canada Revenue Agency and taking on the role of the Regulator... More

Friday, April 8, 2022

Video – IRPP Panel Series: Emerging Shifts in Regulatory Governance

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 22 – IRPP Panel Series: Emerging Shifts in Regulatory Governance

Please join our webinar Tuesday, March 22 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time (registration link below). This event is part of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) 50th Anniversary Panel Series: "What should be on Canada's policy radar?" As governments are faced with the increasing possibility of austerity measures in the... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Around a Sacred Fire: Indigenous Youth and Medicine People Connect for Change

“You are skiy’ze — young future leaders who are coming up,” said Satsan (Herb George), one of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs of the Frog Clan, at the inaugural gathering of the Inherent Rights Youth Initiative (IRYI) in October 2021. Satsan is the president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and a project... More

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

SPPA Welcomes Liban Abokor as School Fellow

Liban Abokor is the Executive Director of Youth LEAPS, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for Black youth in Toronto. He is also a co-author of the report, Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy, which highlighted the inequitable funding of Black communities by Canada’s... More

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