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Clockwise from top left:  Three Indigenous children wearing heavy winter gear, outdoors in the snow petting a husky. A Black woman wearing a baseball cap demonstrating outside Parliament Hill. Four wind turbines in a field at sunset. Trois enfants autochtones portant de lourds vêtements d'hiver, à l'extérieur dans la neige et flattant un chien husky. Une femme noire portant une casquette participe à une manifestation devant la Colline du Parlement à Ottawa. Quatre éoliennes dans un champ agricole au coucher de soleil.

Our 2022 Year in Review

Our Year in Review 2022 spotlights our partners in Communities, Reconciliation and Climate, and provides an update on our 100% impact investing strategy, aligned with our mission. We hope this [...]

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Resilience

As this publication sets out to explain, for the Foundation, enhancing resilience means investing in the capacity of Canadians to handle challenges at multiple levels. Our concept of resilience links [...]

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Communities Focus Area Webinar (Video & Slides)

  In this webinar, our program staff explained our new approach to the Communities focus area, including how we got here, as well as our updated priorities and funding strategies. [...]

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Ten Actions to Accelerate University Social Impact

Canadian university presidents collaborated for five years from 2017 – 2022 to accelerate their universities as a greater force for good. Supported by the McConnell Foundation, a group of 30 [...]

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Impact Investing Report 2021

Our third annual Impact Investing Report provides an update on our 2021 allocation of our impact investing portfolio.

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Year in Review 2021

For our first Year in Review, we shine a light on the work of our partners and share an overview of our finances for 2021.

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Funding and Partnerships Guide

Funding and Partnerships Guide

The guide provides information on what types of funding partnerships we engage in and how we assess proposals.

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Application Orientation Webinar Video and Slides (2022)

The application orientation webinar provides an overview of our focus areas as well as the new process for applying for McConnell Foundation funding.

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McConnell Foundation Sample Application and Instructions

This document provides instructions and a sample application for our focus area funding streams.

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