Canada’s movement for trust-based, community-led funding continues to grow.
On November 15th, we celebrate National Philanthropy Day by highlighting funding successes, exploring transformational funding practices, and advocating for trust-based philanthropy.
Philanthropy is changing and communities are leading the way! This National Philanthropy Day, Tamarack Institute recognizes funders and organizations embracing trust, flexibility, and shared power. Together we're building a movement that shifts decision-making closer to communities and creating lasting, meaningful impacts across Canada.
The Movement is Growing
What happens when hundreds of nonprofits, charities, associations, and funders align around a shared vision? This summer and fall, more than 100 nonprofits, charities, and funders took another step in uniting in a shift from transactional funding to trust-based partnerships. Their open letter is sparking new conversations that strengthen communities and economies. It demonstrates how collective action can shape community well-being and economic development.
Building Capacity and Supporting Collaboration in Lewiston-Auburn
Over a three-year pilot in Lewiston-Auburn, community leaders, funders, and diverse organizations collaboratively designed a systems-change model that centres youth and BIPOC voices.
Learn more about how the initiative strengthened cross-sector networks, and launched participatory grantmaking for sustainable, community-led impact.
Next fall, join a movement of changemakers in Toronto for a summit that celebrates the courage of community, the power of place, and the promise of what’s next.
Together, we’ll learn, connect, and accelerate solutions that transform lives and landscapes. Save the date now!
Join us for a timely conversation featuring speakers with deep experience working on federal budgets and community issues, along with community leaders and organizations sharing what these changes could mean on the ground.
Together, we’ll explore how Budget 2025 may shape the future of the community sector and share insights to help organizations respond to and shape the Government’s efforts.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been the ancestral home of Indigenous Peoples of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit descent.
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