Chief Executive Officer @TorontoFdn / mom/ idealist / justice seeker/ hoping to inspire radical generosity (she/her)
Joined March 2013
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The wait is over! Today we're releasing the results of our 2023 Toronto’s Vital Signs Report and coming together with friends, old and new, to talk about how we can show more love for our city! torontofoundation.ca/powerof… #PowerOfUs
ALT Results ready now for Toronto's Vital Signs Report, The Power of Us.
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#UrbanHealth #PowerOfUs
Concerning & inspiring presentation of Toronto’s Vital Signs by superb @TorontoFdn’s CEO Sharon @s2Avery.
Loneliness is huge. Interesting to see that Canada’s cities w best use of public spaces, Montréal & Vancouver have lowest; Toronto highest. A factor.
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Here is a thread of some events and happenings in our networks that you should know about. 🧵
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Great day collaborating with colleagues from @OttCommFdn & @TorontoFdn & @HamCommFdn . Thanks for hosting @s2avery & welcome @MichaelMaidment !
@CommFdnsCanada – at Toronto, Ontario
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Thank you to the over 750 people from coast to coast to coast and 21 countries around the world who joined us this week for #RECONNECT2023! Thank you to our lead partner @Mawer_Invest, to @TorontoFdn and all our partners for your incredible support.
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“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are but to be as authentic to ourselves as we can be.”- @TorontoFdn’s @MohamedHuque opens day 2 at #Reconnect2023 with powerful opening remarks and a reminder of what community foundations are all about.
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AND WE’RE OFF! 🎉 The #RECONNECT2023 opening plenary was fantastic!
Thank you to @s2avery, @andreamdicks, @AndrewChunilall, @dr_robynehd, and @Mawer_Invest!
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🚨Our Future, Our Vote: happening tonight!🚨
At 6:30 we're with @BradMBradford, @anabailaoTO, @marksaunders_TO, @JoshMatlow, @MitzieHunter and @oliviachow discussing the pressing social and economic concerns facing communities across Toronto.
More at unitedwaygt.org/public-polic…
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📣 This is an announcement you don’t want to miss!
The Canadian Disaster Response Organization (CDRO) presents an incredible opportunity for you to immerse yourself in the world of Indigenous leaders and communities, who are bravely tackling climate change head-on with their adaptive and mitigative efforts.
Join the Canadian Climate Institute and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources in a sharing circle, where you'll have the privilege to connect with the Preparing Our Home leaders.
Get ready for an exhilarating journey as you delve into the heart of their innovative strategies and witness their inspiring resilience in the face of environmental challenges.
Community is the solution: Experiences from the 2021 extreme heat emergency in urban, rural and remote B.C. First Nations.
Date: June 15, 2023 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern
Click on the link below to register to learn about the impact of B.C.’s 2021 heat wave on Indigenous lands and waters and what we can learn from Indigenous leaders and communities as they respond to climate change through adaptation and mitigation.
REGISTER HERE ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/events/i…
#WeAreHereToHelp
#CanadianClimateInstitute
#CentreForIndigenousEnvironmentalResources
#CDRO
Sharon Avery retweeted
📅 2 weeks away from #RECONNECT2023! We're getting excited for Paul Nazareth's session - Are Donor-Advised Funds at a Crossroads? Join us and find out!: buff.ly/3YiAg3p
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Together with @CommFdnsCanada we are hosting hundreds of staff from community foundations and nonprofit organizations at our first in person national conference since 2019. It is an opportunity to reconnect and reimagine philanthropy.
Register today at link in bio.
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Woven together from coast to coast to coast, volunteering reinforces our ability to grow, thrive, and create change within our community, province, and country. Thank you volunteers! #NVW2023
Looking to get involved? Check out your local volunteer centre: ow.ly/GmHM50NPK8h
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Something exciting is coming to Toronto…
Opening this June, a place for all of Toronto to remember, learn, reflect and be inspired. A state-of-the-art facility; this Museum will be the most technologically advanced in the region.
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Who is most likely to feel unsafe in the country's biggest city? My colleague @s2avery and I take a look.
How to build a safer Toronto thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar
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A #decolonizingwealth #WomensHistoryMonth celebration! 🔥Join Vanessa Thomas @decolonizwealth, Hakima Abbas
@BlackFemFund, Luam Kidane
@1000currents & Pontso Mafethe @awdf01
as they talk #philanthropy, #Blackfeminist sheroes & why funding Black matters. bit.ly/herstories2023
Sharon Avery retweeted
The 2022 Toronto Social Capital Study revealed that women in the city are struggling.
This month we are highlighting the factors affecting the wellbeing of women in Toronto, and the community organizations that are stepping up to address their needs. #InternationalWomensDay
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Our staff are showing their support for the #UNMETCampaign! 👏🎈❤️ The campaign is raising awareness about how social services agencies, such as WoodGreen, are ensuring that the increasingly unmet needs in Toronto are met.
Learn more at WoodGreen.org/unmet
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“Every expression of generosity is a manifestation of the human instinct to be a part of something bigger than oneself, to contribute to good.” @RadioFreeAsha #GivingTuesday writes about the power of radical generosity for SSIR’s 20th Anniversary series. ssir.org/articles/entry/the_…
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Meet our CEO Gladys Ahovi, she is one of four Black women leading a Foundation in Canada. She is the only one at a Foundation that is Black serving. This is Canadian women’s history. #WomensHistoryMonth
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How is capital flowing to Black communities over the last two years?
Join us tomorrow at 12pm EST with @_yonishassan @LBirikundavyi @bababeausoleil discussing realities, barriers, and opportunities of capital flows to Black communities.
Register: newpowerlabs.org/registratio…
