Let's Imagine
by Imagine Canada
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About this podcast
'Let's Imagine' is a podcast series that invites listeners to explore topics and issues that matter to those who care about the nonprofit sector. Listen in as we explore a diverse range of topics such as policy priorities, decent work, social finance, the rise of trust-based philanthropy and more. Join us, and together, Let's Imagine a stronger future.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 51 episodes
- Transcending Transactions: Human-Centred Fundraising in a Digital Age (with Adrian Bartha & Aaron Sanderson) · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 46A donor becomes a row in a database. A gift becomes a number on a dashboard. A person in need becomes a story deployed to move that number. Somewhere along the way, fundraising…
- You're Already Part of It: The Nonprofit Sector in Every Canadian's Life (with Heather McDonald & Patti Pon) · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 45The hospital where you were born. The summer camp that shaped a childhood. The food bank that carried a neighbour through a hard stretch. The museum you wandered through last…
- Breaking the Cycle - Education, Equity, and Back-to-School (with Owen Charters) · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 44Every September, millions of students head back to school. For many, it's a familiar rhythm - new school supplies, new teachers, a fresh start. But for young people growing up in…
- « Le communautaire à boutte » : mobiliser pour se faire entendre (avec Sophie Tétrault-Martel et Caroline Chartier) · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 43Attirer l'attention des élus et des médias est déjà difficile. Le faire en mobilisant des organismes déjà débordés relève d'un défi encore plus grand. Pourtant, une initiative du…
- Who We Fundraise With Matters: Representation in Philanthropy (with Alain Mootoo) · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 42Across the nonprofit and charitable sector, organizations regularly talk about equity, community impact, and meeting people where they are. But there's a harder question that…
- Innovative community partnerships for northern education (with Willa Black and Paul Boucher) · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 41Across northern Canada, geography, distance, and limited infrastructure have long made equitable access to education harder to achieve. Connected North was designed to change…
- The state of the economy and what business transformation means for Canada's nonprofit sector (with Candace Laing) · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 40Canada's economic landscape has shifted significantly in recent years. Businesses are navigating inflation, labour shortages, digital transformation, and growing geopolitical and…
- Workplaces Were Not Built for Mothers (with Allison Venditti) · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 39As International Women's Day approaches, we're invited not only to celebrate progress, but to confront the systems that still shape inequality in the world of work. One of the…
- Celebrating Black Changemakers: Leadership, Culture & Community Care (with Nathan Hall) · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 38As we mark Black History Month, we honour the vision, courage, and generosity of Black leaders whose work has long shaped Canada's nonprofit and charitable sector. From…
- Good Governance and Leadership in Founder-led Organizations · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 37Founders are often the spark that launches nonprofit organizations - bringing vision, passion, and relentless drive to meet urgent community needs. But founder-led organizations…
- Futureproofing the Nonprofit Workforce: Building Digital Skills for Resilience with Sampada Kukade and Max Palamar · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 36In this special episode of Let's Imagine, guest host Wilfreda Edward, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCNDR), explores how nonprofits…
- Funding Movements in Times of Crisis: Building Trust and Power Amid Adversity · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 35• In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald speaks with Jess Tomlin, CEO of the Equality Fund, about reimagining how philanthropy can truly meet the urgency of our…
- Young Women Are Reimagining Leadership in Canada's Nonprofit Sector with Anjum Sultana and Emma Asiedu-Akrofi · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 34In this special International Day of the Girl episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald sits down with two trailblazers who are reshaping what leadership looks like in…
- Questions Every Settler-Led Nonprofit Should Be Asking · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 33In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald is joined by two powerful voices challenging settler-led organizations to move beyond symbolic gestures: Justin Wiebe of…
- AI & the Future of Grant Writing: Empowerment or Automation Overload? · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 32In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald welcomes Deepa Chaudhary — founder of GrantOrb, an AI-powered grant writing platform designed to support nonprofits in one…
- Practicing Community-Centric Fundraising, with Maria Rio · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 32In this episode of Let's Imagine, we welcome Maria Rio — fundraising professional, sector advocate, and host of the Small Nonprofit podcast. With over a decade of experience and…
- Beyond Inclusion: Decolonizing Workplaces and Centering Cultural Safety · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 31In this powerful new episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald welcomes Eden Fineday — award-winning nêhiyaw (Cree) journalist, changemaker, and Publisher of IndigiNews…
- Building Trust, Not Just Transactions – Rethinking Corporate–Nonprofit Partnerships · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 30In this episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald sits down with Andrea Barrack, SVP, Sustainability & Impact at RBC, and Claudia Hepburn, CEO of Windmill Microlending—a…
- Corporate social responsibility, charity rankings, trust, salaries, and admin costs: Canadians speak up! · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 29For this week's episode of Let's Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald is joined by Émilie Pontbriand, Senior Manager of Strategic Communications at Imagine Canada. Together they review…
- Classements des organismes, responsabilité sociale des entreprises, salaires et frais administratifs : la population se prononce! · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 28Pour cet épisode spécial du balado Imagine, Mélanie Valcin, membre de notre conseil d'administration et présidente directrice-générale de l'organisme Littératie ensemble, se…
