Non-profits seek answers after changes at Suncor Energy Foundation

Since 1998, the foundation has disbursed $284 million to various charities, including $24 million in its most recent fiscal year.

Why It Matters

Some non-profits spend years aligning themselves with funders. Executive directors say the loss of institutional knowledge and community connections resets that process.

Shannon is a multimedia journalist in Treaty One Territory who first joined Future of Good as a news and features reporter, covering issues ranging from policing alternatives and the impact of inflation on international development to Indigenous fundraising and reconciliation. She has since transitioned through a variety of roles and is currently Future of Good’s editorial fellow on inclusion and anti-racism in the social impact world. Her work has also appeared in Maclean’s Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, Toronto Star, The Independent and Metro Winnipeg, as well as the Manitoba Co-operator, Country-Guide and the Western Producer.

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