This new organization will investigate the power imbalance between Canadian funders and marginalized communities

Author Brennan Doherty
New Power Labs will work to accelerate access to capital for marginalized communities through research, advocacy, and hosting conversations within the sector.

Why It Matters

Canadaโ€™s social impact professionals routinely rely on U.S. data to demonstrate systemic racism within the sector, especially as it relates to inequitable grants, funding, and capital transfers. Changing that will require Canadian social impact professionals to gather their own data.

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