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Michelle Baldwin
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curious about transforming capital, philanthropy, tech & futures.
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Systemic Investing: Insights from Impact United Academy’s Inaugural Leadership Retreat impactunited.ca/systemic-inv...
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Impact United Academy
Driving Impact Investing Through Peer-to-Peer Learning
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Imagination Circle: Rewiring Tech & Philanthropy for Community-Led Futures
Hosts: Alexandra Stef, Sonja Miokovic, Michelle Baldwin
Nov 7-9, 2025 @mozilla.org Festival in Barcelona
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See you soon!
Imagination Circle: Rewiring Tech & Philanthropy for Community-Led Futures
Overview: What if AI, Web3, and blockchain weren’t tools of disruption—but of coordination, care, and community control? In this Imagination Circle, we reframe emerging technologies not as ends in …
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September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Thrilled to co-host with Arti Freeman
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Aug 26 for Philanthropy as Architecture: De-Risking for Innovation and Capital Flow session.

Join in-person or online www.VictoriaForum.ca

#VictoriaForum2025 #VictoriaForum #VictoriaBC #Futures #Philanthropy #Systems #Transformation
August 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Important new review of EU Social Fund and Social Innovation bit.ly/4nr1vpO Thx @samrye.bsky.social @mlbaldwin.bsky.social
Starting, Scaling and Sustaining Social Innovation
Social innovation is increasingly recognised as a tool which helps to address social challenges while generating economic benefits. Social innovation involves the creation and implementation of novel ...
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June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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New report from @aspenpsi.bsky.social ky.com/@AspenPSI !
How can we transform the #communityfoundation from a transactional "community bank" to a transformational "community asset."
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Evolving the Community Foundation Business Model of the Future: A Path Towards Sustainability and Impact
In recent years, some community foundations have invested in local journalism, built new spaces in marginalized neighborhoods, and devoted resources to responding to crises like COVID-19, hurricanes, ...
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June 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Check out these AI Literacy & Advocacy Resources with free courses including AI for Good and AI for Everyone from Kate Arthur, adviser to @mtlaiethics.bsky.social

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AI literacy & Advocacy resources
Immediate Action Sign the Declaration for Responsible AI. Developed by Université de Montréal, the Declaration provides an ethical framework for the development and deployment of AI. Self-pace…
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March 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The AI Ethics Brief is a go to newsletter from Montreal AI Ethics Institute @mtlaiethics.bsky.social

Democratizing AI Ethics Literacy

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The AI Ethics Brief | Renjie Butalid | Substack
Democratizing AI Ethics Literacy. Click to read The AI Ethics Brief, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Funding the Future
Grantmaker Strategies in AI Investment

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From Sarah Di Troia
via Beth Kanter

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March 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Outstanding New Resource
From Collective Change Lab & Vanguard Charitable

Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

#futures #transformation
January 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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AI and the Planet: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility communityfoundations.ca/ai-and-the-p... @cfc-fcc.bsky.social
AI and the Planet: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility — Community Foundations of Canada
Relentlessly pursuing a future where everyone belongs
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January 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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🚀 Calling all emerging leaders from across Canada: Applications for the 2025 Action Canada Fellowship (@actioncanada.bsky.social) are now open!

Apply and learn more: actioncanada.ca/apply/
Deadline for applications: March 11, 2025
January 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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NEW WINGS Philanthropy Transformation Initiative case study.
The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust unites Indigenous communities, youth & organisations to tackle socio-environmental challenges & build resilient futures
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The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) – Philanthropy Transformation Initiative
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January 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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AI & the Planet: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility

@cfc-fcc.bsky.social

Norman Valdez Alex Tveit & Manuela Garzón

How do we harness AI's potential to solve environmental problems while not making those very problems worse

communityfoundations.ca/ai-and-the-p...
AI and the Planet: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility — Community Foundations of Canada
Relentlessly pursuing a future where everyone belongs
communityfoundations.ca
December 4, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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We searched for a Canadian-focused non-profit Starter Pack but couldn't find one, so we've started one ourselves!

Respond here if you're a non-profit, charity or funder based in Canada (or have Canadian chapters) so we can add you!

go.bsky.app/UPrYE9H
November 26, 2024 at 10:07 PM