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Shifting Power
Shifting Power is a Communities for Gender Equality podcast. It was created by Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) with help from community foundations from across Canada to share the stories of change makers in communities from coast to coast to coast. Join CFC's president and Shifting Power's host Andrea Dicks as she chats with recipients from the Fund for Gender Equality who are shifting power in their communities. To listen to this podcast in French, please search À pouvoir égal on your podcast platform.
Shifting Power
Community-First Funding
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Community Foundations of Canada
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Season 2
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Episode 2
Jennifer Debues of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Foundation speaks about embracing participatory grantmaking—an approach that puts funding decisions into the hands of the communities most affected. This shift not only ensured funds reached those who needed them most but also helped validate and amplify gender-focused work that often goes unnoticed.
Despite being the “tiniest Community Foundation,” Manda Aufochs Gillespie of Cortes Island Community Foundation shares how her small but mighty team is taking bold steps to challenge traditional funding models, from tackling food insecurity to prioritizing immediate impact over long-term financial reserves.