Let's Imagine

'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.

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Nonprofit workforce through the immigrant experience with Debbie Douglas

This week on the podcast we’re grateful to chat with Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of OCASI - the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, about the nonprofit workforce through the lens of the immigrant experience. National data from Statistics Canada, analyzed by Imagine Canada to identify employment trends in the nonprofit sector, uncovered that nationally, employees in our sector are more than twice as likely to be immigrants. In addition, half of all jobs held by immigrant women ...

Mar 12, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Decent work: the rise of the four-day work week with Annika Voltan

This week on the podcast, with our guest Annika Voltan of Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia , we’re discussing work-life balance and the rise of the 4-day work week. There’s no denying that the pandemic has been difficult on all of us. Staff worked extra hard, and the lines between personal and professional lives got blurred with everyone working from home. A growing number of organizations, mostly companies, but also nonprofits, have started to explore new ways of working and providing more f...

Feb 21, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Advancing equity in corporate social investment with Mide Akerewusi

This week on the podcast we’re discussing a new study that looks at the influence of Justice, Access, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity - commonly referred to as JAIDE - within the Corporate Community Investment Profession. The Covid-19 pandemic, the ensuing racial reckoning and rallying cry for justice resulting from the murder of George Floyd and Black people killed through acts of anti-Black racism, has taken corporate citizenship and philanthropy to an inflection point — an opportune time for ref...

Jan 30, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Game-changing public policy files from a legal perspective, with Terry Carter

What recommendations for improving the legislative and regulatory environment for the nonprofit sector could be ‘game changers’ in 2023? To kick off the first season of our podcast, we discuss policy files from a legal perspective that will likely affect the sector in 2023 and beyond. Public policy often moves at a very slow pace, but over the past few years we have seen progress on a number of key files - political activities, the disbursement quota and direction & control. What is that sta...

Jan 30, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Let's Imagine: A podcast by Imagine Canada - Teaser episode

Thanks for tuning in to ‘Let’s Imagine’ a brand new podcast by Imagine Canada. You might be wondering ‘why a podcast?’ Well, there are a few reasons for that. One: our guiding ethos: together, we want to imagine a strong nonprofit sector. We believe that by leveraging our national vantage point, building cross-sector relationships, and sharing and developing our knowledge base we can advance social, economic and environmental justice through our collective action Two: this format allows us to in...

Jan 24, 2023•1 min

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