As we welcome the new year, we wanted to take a moment to pause and celebrate the work our partners are embarking on. The innovative solutions they’re championing, and the collective impact they’re working to create in the months ahead bring us hope for 2025. Here are just a few highlights.     Akoma Holdings […]

Moments of Reflection   This time of year always reminds me of the early days with my newborn. My kiddo was born in November 2021 during lockdown. There was nowhere to go, we had very little access to family and community, and my baby wouldn’t nap in a bassinet. So I walked, and he napped […]

We are pleased to share that we have updated the strategy for our Communities focus area. Going forward, we aim to support community resilience through amplifying the leadership of equity-denied groups to address systemic barriers to economic and social justice.   Supporting healthy, resilient communities has been central to the McConnell Foundation since our founding […]

“You will wonder whether it’s all worth it, whether you are capable, whether you have the strength, whether there’s anybody else out there that is going through what you’re going through, and whether you should just give it all up. I do ask you for this commitment and that is that we will do this […]

Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts: Collective land ownership to defend housing affordability and empower communities The community land trust model is increasingly considered a way to address Canada’s housing affordability crisis while also bringing broader positive impacts: securing reparative justice for historically excluded communities, maintaining culture, and empowering people to get involved in the […]

   

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that as of August 30, 2024, Jane Rabinowicz will be stepping into the role of President & CEO of McConnell.   Jane has served as Chief Program Officer at the Foundation since 2021, supporting partners taking action on climate change, reconciliation and Indigenous leadership, and working to decrease […]

On #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate with our partners and feature their inspiring work to mark the day. We honour all our partners across this land and their work with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. A special thank you to Ulaayu Pilurtuut from @productionsfeuxsacres for the breathtaking artwork “Serenade of the Deep,” a symbol of inspiration […]

An Indigenous-led approach to create housing self-sufficiency in First Nations communities Wellbeing starts in the home, but many of the homes currently found in First Nations communities are not climatically or culturally appropriate for the families they house. And that’s for the people who have homes — many more await a dwelling of their own […]

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