is Director of Donor Engagement at the and a graduate of 杏吧原创 University’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program.
How has your sector adapted since the COVID crisis started?
At the start of the pandemic, the worked quickly to assure funding reached various organizations swiftly. Our Rapid Response Fund offered for food security, mental health and racial equity initiatives. As we look toward a thoughtful recovery from the pandemic, I hope that policy and advocacy initiatives raised in the gain traction, particularly around earned revenue.
Can you explain a success story in terms of adapting to the COVID-19 crisis in your sector?
Even before the pandemic, the gap between financial resources and need was projected to be $25 billion by 2026. I wrote a summarizing the Senate鈥檚 work, with suggested priorities from the perspective of a grantmaking foundation. This was the subject of a , run by Imagine Canada鈥檚 public policy team in late 2019, called Maintaining Momentum (where the photo below was taken). Systemic solutions demand cross-sectoral commitments to collectively re-imagine systems. Some of those launched by the Ottawa Community Foundation include the to reduce grant dependency. Also, the hopes to address information gaps. No one group can lead the recovery alone. None has all the resources and ideas, but together we do.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Q&A
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