by Sawsan Nashashibi | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog
Fundraising while minoritized often feels like translating your own soul—switching tongues, choosing which parts of yourself the world can see. Here’s a reflective journey through that “battle of identities,” and six lessons that show why our layered backgrounds are...
by Janine Ayoub | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog
Engaging your donors isn’t just good fundraising practice; it’s an opportunity to build bridges between those who care and those who carry the daily weight of the work. Nonprofits are often the connectors in this relationship, translating values into action, and...
by Janine Ayoub | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog
A reflection and call to action for newcomers with lived experiences of colonialism and displacement When you arrive in Canada, the first stories you often hear are about opportunity, peace, and diversity. We felt this warm welcome, and witnessed it as newcomers to...
by Janine Ayoub | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog
I have just finished reading Parable of the Sower and the reference to change is inspired by the book. In the Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler takes us on a journey through a dystopian America where society has collapsed under the weight of environmental...
by Janine Ayoub | Jan 25, 2025 | Blog
This article explores how flexible funding saves costs and creates impact, using real-world scenarios to highlight its transformative potential. I tried playing around with numbers, estimating the costs saved, and the revenue gained, thanks to having unrestricted...