PhiLab Podcasts
Qu'est-ce que le PhiLab? Le Réseau Canadien de Recherche Partenariale sur la Philanthropie (PhiLab) est un réseau de recherche sur la philanthropie au Canada dont le siège est situé au centre-ville de Montréal, sur le campus de l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM).Ce balado à pour objectif de mettre de l'avant les étudiant(e)s - professeur(e)s - chercheur(euse)s - partenaires de notre réseau pour qu'ils/elles puissent partager leurs découvertes sur le monde de la philanthropie canadienne.
What is PhiLab? The Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network (PhiLab) is a Canadian research Network on philanthropy with its head office in Montreal, on Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)'s main campus. This platform will offer an opportunity for students - teachers - researchers - partners of the Network to share their discoveries and help us better understand what philanthropy is. We will showcase stories and research that define the reach and impact Canadian foundations have in our society.
PhiLab Podcasts
EN - Canada from West to East - Community Foundations (Western) │ Eva Friesen, Carm Michalenko & Sky Bridges
Today's episode is the first of a three parts serie that will cover the Canadian territory from the western to the eastern part.
The goal is to give a voice to as many philanthropic actors as possible.
We are starting out west to find out more about what community foundations are, as they are a big part of the philanthropic ecosystem but are sometimes misunderstood.
To help us answer this question we have three guests on the show today :
- Eva Friesen who is the President and CEO of the Calgary foundation
- Carm Michalenko who is the CEO of the Saskatoon foundation
- And Sky Bridges who is the CEO of the Winnipeg foundation
We will be exploring the following three themes with our guest:
- What are some of the misconceptions about community foundations
- What is their role on the provincial scene
- How did Covid affected there work