In “Two-Eyed Seeing” (Episode 4, Season 1 of our PhilanthroThink Podcast), tells hosts Megan Skyvington and Emily Goodwin how Indigenous-led approaches are reshaping philanthropy and how we need trust-based philanthropy, community engagement and “two-eyed seeing.” Wanda is co-founder of the and co-founder of . Driven by a passion for collaborative solutions, Wanda bridges gaps between diverse stakeholders, specializing in creating partnerships that drive positive social impact while promoting cultural respect and reciprocity. Listen or watch on (also available below), or .

Chapters:

00:00 Intro and Indigenous Acknowledgment
02:25 Wanda Brascoup茅’s Journey into Philanthropy
05:23 Decolonizing Philanthropy: Rethinking Power Dynamics
07:09 Indigenous-Led Initiatives: Changing the Philanthropic Landscape
12:54 The Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund: A Case Study
20:09 Trust-Based Philanthropy: Building Relationships with Communities
24:40 Grounding in Community Values
27:23 Daily Reflections on Philanthropy
29:56 Building Trust in Philanthropic Processes
31:51 Engaging with Indigenous Communities
34:07 Humility and the Future of Philanthropy
36:34 Hope for the Philanthropic Sector
38:43 Encouraging Trust-Based Philanthropy
40:17 Learning from Past Experiences
44:13 Looking Ahead: Questions for Future Generations

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The PhilanthroThink Podcast is a series that complements our PhilanthroThink discussion series from 杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) program. In each episode, we sit down with wealth creators, philanthropic leaders and innovative thinkers to dig into the challenges, opportunities and strategies shaping the sector both at home and abroad.

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In this extraordinary podcast, “What Makes a Philanthropist” (Episode 3 of Season 1 of the PhilanthroThink Podcast), talks to and about her early memories and philanthropic motivations, offering insights from her journeys in the business, public and nonprofit sectors. Manjit reflects on a defining moment early in her career when she was first called a “philanthropist” and how she wrestled with the label. Listen or watch on YouTube (below) — or via “PhilanthroThink” on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

This is Manjit at 9:10 of the podcast:

“I’m an immigrant in Canada. My father was living in Vancouver. He emigrated in 1959 or 1960… My parents had seven daughters; I’m the youngest of seven. Once my father could afford a house, which was not until 1968 — I think I was two, no, I was one and a half — all of us came, so that we could move here and build a life here. To make a long story short, we were a blue-collar family. My father was a sawmill worker. It’s not easy to support seven girls, in a culture, also, that was more patriarchal; so, there was some energy around what it means to take care of the girls.”

“That first summer, we arrived in May, and by June, my mother, with her five youngest girls — we were living in cabins in the Fraser Valley, and I was basically a migrant berry picker, even at almost two. My mother would tell stories of how I would be crawling behind her in the rows of strawberries. There was a lot of hard work, and there was a lot of sacrifice. And to come from there to be able to go to at a place where you feel so lucky to be able to contribute — and understanding that we can actually contribute at any level. But yet, not thinking that I want to be known, that I’m able to contribute, was a really interesting dichotomy to work through.”

“My first sense of what it means to be generous and to be kind, and to not be judgmental, was in those farm communities. It was mostly immigrant South Asian women, who were living there without their partners, with their children, in their own cabins, sleeping on bunk beds and things, but that was the only privacy you had. There was the communal kitchen, the communal bathroom. I remember these women singing, my mother included — stepping up for one another to feed one another if one wasn’t doing as well one week. I also remember my mother saying she would let one of the daughters who was old enough take care of sick kids, because she didn’t want other women to not have an income that day. There was this beautiful community that was rich and vibrant in support, in cooperation and in lifting each other up. That’s never left me. For me, that has been one of the key foundations of driving whatever I do: how do we bring people together to be more human together?”

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Emily Goodwin鈥檚 interest in the nonprofit sector began at a very young age when she trained and volunteered with a nonprofit dance studio aimed at fundraising for community needs and creating positive opportunities for youth in her small town. After graduating with both a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology from Crandall University and a Bachelor of Theology from Acadia University in 2019, Emily completed a Post-Degree Bachelor of Social Work at St. Thomas University in 2021.

In many contexts, Emily has experience working with youth. From summer camps, to shelter work, to disability support, she’s worked in program planning and facilitation, focusing on holistic youth development and recreation opportunities. This joy-filled work allows her to connect with youth and co-create opportunities for them to engage in their interests.

Emily loves working in Nova Scotia, which she calls home, and is thrilled that the MPNL program will allow her to do that while studying. The program will help her to continue to develop the skills needed to grow her work in this sector.

In her spare time, Emily loves music and spending time outdoors with friends and family. She sees life as one big adventure and finds ways to meaningfully celebrate with others every single day.

In 2025, Emily was one of the hosts of the program’s PhilanthroThink Podcast series.

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