Laura Manning
@ljmanning.bsky.social
Nonprofits, philanthropy, community-building, social justice │ Former grantmaker and foundation CEO turned advisor and mentor │ Occasional photographer │ Waterloo Region on the Haldimand Tract │ she/her
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
August 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Reposted by Laura Manning
Join us May 29 for a webinar on bias in AI & how nonprofits can adopt fair, inclusive tech. Learn practical steps to prevent harm & support your mission with ethical AI.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/0QPWMug
🔗 Register: buff.ly/0QPWMug
Breaking Biases: How to Promote Fair & Inclusive AI | Imagine Canada
As AI technologies become more prevalent in the nonprofit sector, it’s essential to ensure these tools are used in ways that promote fairness, accessibility, and inclusivity. Without proper…
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May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Join us May 29 for a webinar on bias in AI & how nonprofits can adopt fair, inclusive tech. Learn practical steps to prevent harm & support your mission with ethical AI.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/0QPWMug
🔗 Register: buff.ly/0QPWMug
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The Right Relations Collaborative has officially become fully independent. This initiative redefines philanthropic structures by putting Indigenous women in charge of funding decisions, with a focus on trust, long-term relationships, & Indigenous sovereignty.
#Read: futureofgood.co/the-next-ste...
#Read: futureofgood.co/the-next-ste...
The next step: Unique funding model for Indigenous groups now fully independent | Future of Good
“We hope to see more funders step up, listen, and commit to the deep, relationship-based work required to truly support Indigenous sovereignty."
futureofgood.co
May 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Right Relations Collaborative has officially become fully independent. This initiative redefines philanthropic structures by putting Indigenous women in charge of funding decisions, with a focus on trust, long-term relationships, & Indigenous sovereignty.
#Read: futureofgood.co/the-next-ste...
#Read: futureofgood.co/the-next-ste...
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Nodding at an almost alarming rate at this @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com piece on the problems with AI. It makes you lazy, bad at thinking, and it’s incorrect so much of the time youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-...
11 things I hate about AI
Behold! I have had a thought.
youngvulgarian.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nodding at an almost alarming rate at this @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com piece on the problems with AI. It makes you lazy, bad at thinking, and it’s incorrect so much of the time youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/11-things-...
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A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms www.propublica.org/article/neva... @propublica.org
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
May 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms www.propublica.org/article/neva... @propublica.org
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Ontario’s #homelessness crisis continues to deepen, with shelters increasingly functioning as long-term housing.
Read the full article here: futureofgood.co/shelters-are...
Read the full article here: futureofgood.co/shelters-are...
“Shelters are becoming de facto long-term housing” as Ontario grapples with alarming rates of homelessness | Future of Good
When people seek support at Street Help in Windsor, Ont., Anthony Nelson is often one of the first people they talk to. And increasingly, Nelson is seeing whole families come in for the organization’s...
futureofgood.co
May 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ontario’s #homelessness crisis continues to deepen, with shelters increasingly functioning as long-term housing.
Read the full article here: futureofgood.co/shelters-are...
Read the full article here: futureofgood.co/shelters-are...
Please read. Dr. Jen has laid it all out, clearly and succinctly.
Dear Canada, Pierre Poilievre is Coming for Your Reproductive Rights vajenda.substack.com/p/dear-canad...
Dear Canada, Pierre Poilievre is Coming for Your Reproductive Rights
A letter to my fellow Canadians
vajenda.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Please read. Dr. Jen has laid it all out, clearly and succinctly.
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History & context matters.
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation theconversation.com/why-history-...
"Since context is key to critical thinking, learning to analyze information about current events likely requires knowledge about politics and history..."
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation theconversation.com/why-history-...
"Since context is key to critical thinking, learning to analyze information about current events likely requires knowledge about politics and history..."
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
theconversation.com
April 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
History & context matters.
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation theconversation.com/why-history-...
"Since context is key to critical thinking, learning to analyze information about current events likely requires knowledge about politics and history..."
Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation theconversation.com/why-history-...
"Since context is key to critical thinking, learning to analyze information about current events likely requires knowledge about politics and history..."
Reposted by Laura Manning
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
Reposted by Laura Manning
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S. | CBC News
Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future...
www.cbc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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HR Checkup from Imagine Canada’s HR Intervals is here to help you assess the current health of your organization’s HR. It’s the perfect tool for nonprofit leaders looking for practical advice and easy-to-use resources to make a real impact. Have you taken the FREE assessment yet? 🔗 buff.ly/eQLT7NL
April 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
HR Checkup from Imagine Canada’s HR Intervals is here to help you assess the current health of your organization’s HR. It’s the perfect tool for nonprofit leaders looking for practical advice and easy-to-use resources to make a real impact. Have you taken the FREE assessment yet? 🔗 buff.ly/eQLT7NL
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An excellent thread. I am far less worried about boots matching across the border than I am by incremental erosion and incremental appeasement. I fear we may surrender our sovereignty bit by bit - unless we steal our resolve. For Canada, this will not be a sprint. It will be an iron man triathlon.
If Trump is serious (and who really knows), I think there are a few things to keep an eye out for:
1. Creating economic instability in the country to "soften us up" for annexation: tariffs, attacks on debt issuance, limiting correspondent banking relationships (think FATF action) and access to US$
1. Creating economic instability in the country to "soften us up" for annexation: tariffs, attacks on debt issuance, limiting correspondent banking relationships (think FATF action) and access to US$
This is new: “A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News that Trump is heavily focused on Canada in conversations with aides, who believe he is completely serious about making the country the 51st state—even with Trudeau out of power”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
An excellent thread. I am far less worried about boots matching across the border than I am by incremental erosion and incremental appeasement. I fear we may surrender our sovereignty bit by bit - unless we steal our resolve. For Canada, this will not be a sprint. It will be an iron man triathlon.
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“we have room to take risks, think innovatively, focus on scaling, make investments in our long-term sustainability, … position ourselves to push for policy changes that will eventually (hopefully) make our work obsolete.” - Allison Sesso, Undue Medical Debt on Mackenzie Scott grants. #philanthropy
A Margin for Error: How Big Gifts Help Nonprofits Go From Surviving to Thriving | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
MacKenzie Scott's big gifts enabled us to innovate, scale, invest in sustainability, and push for policy changes that will, hopefully, make our work obsolete.
cep.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“we have room to take risks, think innovatively, focus on scaling, make investments in our long-term sustainability, … position ourselves to push for policy changes that will eventually (hopefully) make our work obsolete.” - Allison Sesso, Undue Medical Debt on Mackenzie Scott grants. #philanthropy
So much this.
Being middle aged during these times is wild because it’s like, will I die of a preventable disease, will I die as a casualty in WW3, or will I live long enough to die when humankind gets eradicated by climate change?
February 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So much this.
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@bachynski.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social
On the ethical betrayal of clinical trial participants worldwide by the Trump-Musk-Vought administration.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
On the ethical betrayal of clinical trial participants worldwide by the Trump-Musk-Vought administration.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal
In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...
www.bmj.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@bachynski.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social
On the ethical betrayal of clinical trial participants worldwide by the Trump-Musk-Vought administration.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
On the ethical betrayal of clinical trial participants worldwide by the Trump-Musk-Vought administration.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Give her what she really wants this Valentine’s Day - Reproductive rights, an ancient tome of curses, the souls of her enemies, and pockets in every dress.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Give her what she really wants this Valentine’s Day - Reproductive rights, an ancient tome of curses, the souls of her enemies, and pockets in every dress.
So. Much. This.
Love that our news-monitoring anxiety options are:
a) take little sips of poison all day long, try to shake it off between doses
b) wait to chug a gallon of the stuff until end of day or in the morning
c) ignore it entirely and be surprised when Trump-branded tanks roll down your street oh no
a) take little sips of poison all day long, try to shake it off between doses
b) wait to chug a gallon of the stuff until end of day or in the morning
c) ignore it entirely and be surprised when Trump-branded tanks roll down your street oh no
January 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
So. Much. This.
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there are simply too many stories and not enough paid journalists to write them all. this is by design.
January 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
there are simply too many stories and not enough paid journalists to write them all. this is by design.
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𝐵𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑁𝐸𝑊𝑆
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
January 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
𝐵𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐾𝐼𝑁𝐺 𝑁𝐸𝑊𝑆
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
A company that made its name regurgitating and recombining sliced-up bits of intellectual property in statistically probable ways (sometimes verging on plagiarism) without due compensation is now … whining about . another company apparently doing the same, at lower cost.
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Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Living in Amsterdam, I'm constantly surrounded by small, poignant reminders of the Holocaust—traces that weren’t so visible to me when I lived in the UK.
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January 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. Living in Amsterdam, I'm constantly surrounded by small, poignant reminders of the Holocaust—traces that weren’t so visible to me when I lived in the UK.
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If you see this quote with a bridge from your gallery.
January 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If you see this quote with a bridge from your gallery.
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IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
IMPORTANT: If you live in the United States or Canada, you’ve probably heard Trump‘s constant claim that the United States is “subsidizing” Canada. It’s wrong of course, but here’s the best explanation I’ve seen about how & why it’s wrong. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE IT A LOT. Kudos to Andrew Chang & CBC.