Inspirit Foundation

C’est avec un grand plaisir que nous vous présentons la nouvelle cohorte de l’École Converse ! Depuis maintenant 4 semaines, Firas, Aya, Aude, Sènan, Cindy et Sabrina prennent part à une aventure de 12 semaines pour s’initier au journalisme de dialogue.

Divesting needs to be entwined with impact investing, an investment philosophy that aims to generate social and environmental benefits as well as robust financial returns, says Jory Cohen of Inspirit Foundation:

☃️ Submit to our call for proposals and join other amazing artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, January 23rd for an online conversation on the eco-economics of AI in Art! Are you studying the environmental impact of AI technologies or have a startup working to reduce AI’s carbon footprint? Do you have a new business model that can empower artists in the age of GenAI? See the full list of topics and the partial program for the Art-Laws’s 1st Symposium of 2025! 🎊🍾🥂 Thanks to our partners, members, speakers, collaborators for making possible! Please share this CFP in your network! Lindsay Rodgers Ana Sofía Hibon Inspirit Foundation Ebrahim Bagheri Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD U Obvia (en français aussi!) Samuel La France Kelly Wilhelm Confirmed speakers include Sasha Stiles Audrey Gaussiran Caroline Running Wolf Art P. Tonia Samsonova ( Exactly.ai ) and invitations are still going out. Fill out the CFP if interested in joining. #ecofeminism #ecoeconomics #businessmodel #innovation #art #aiforSDGs #artforSDGs #artlaws #aiethics #aipolicy #CFP #conference #generativeAI #culture

Really honored to have been asked to contribute to Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard’s Predictions for 2025—Each year, this initiative brings together media leaders to explore what’s next for journalism. This year, I chose to write about a topic that’s deeply personal to me and central to the work of BIPOC-led and centered media. It’s something we discuss often within our circles but isn’t talked about enough in the broader journalism landscape: the need to prioritize equity over inclusion. In recent years, the term “sustainability” has dominated conversations among funders, media organizations, and industry leaders. Phrases like “We want to fund sustainable organizations” or “By the end of the grant, the funding should go to zero” have become increasingly common. While sustainability is essential for any successful organization, it raises a critical question: Who benefits from this definition of sustainability, and who is excluded by it? For media serving marginalized communities like La Converse, sustainability cannot be achieved without first addressing systemic inequities. True equity requires redistributing resources and creating conditions where these organizations can thrive—not just survive. If you’re a funder or partner interested in supporting a more equitable media future, let’s connect!

I'm incredibly proud of this, IndigiNews's first story ever in nêhiyawêwin (Cree). I had the pleasure of recording Language Holder Dorothy Thunder reading aloud her translation of our story "Travelling the Buffalo road," so Cree language learners can hear the language and read along. hiy hiy to The Narwhal, with whom we collabed on this groundbreaking project! https://lnkd.in/gzsRN8sn

Environment Policy Briefing: The great new thaw; Water security needs intelligence; Carbon tax mayhem; And more: https://buff.ly/4f2skeE

Incredibly chuffed and honoured that Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Lab published a front-page feature on The Green Line. This wouldn't have been possible without my phenomenal team — thank you for everything you do. And thanks to everyone who cheered me on, sending lovely texts, emails and posts about this article my way; being an entrepreneur can be a rollercoaster ride, so your kind words help keep me going. Here's to even bigger and better things to come in 2025! Check out some highlights, below, then read the full feature here: https://lnkd.in/g3Pt6Zey ✨ Toronto-based local news site The Green Line doesn’t just want to inform its audience; it aspires to improve their lives. The Green Line describes its mission as investigating "the way Torontonians live to report on solutions, actions, and resources that help you become happier in our city." Launched in April 2022 and named for a local train line, its primary output is a news product pioneered (and trademarked!) by founder Anita Li: an "action journey" that combines traditional reporting, community events, and solutions and action. ✨ The Green Line is part of a broader movement to redefine local news as civic information. Li significantly changed language on The Green Line’s website to move away from even describing it as journalism and news, and instead wants to emphasize branding focused on “information services and community services.” (One line on the site: “How many people do you know who don’t trust the news or are bored by it? (Yeah, same here.) That’s why we’re on a mission to make important information less boring and more user-friendly. Our Action Journeys are solutions-focused to help more Torontonians feel like they can thrive here.”) People “are turning away from the idea of big-J journalism and news,” Li said. ✨ Li aspires to be a successful “old-school local business” akin to the local breakfast place in her neighborhood called Maha’s. While it doesn’t have the scale to serve everyone in Toronto, it always has an hours-long wait thanks to customer loyalty and deep connections with the community (Li knows Maha, her children, and the people who work at the restaurant), and can afford to close for a month every December so the family can return home to Egypt. Li contrasted The Green Line’s Maha’s-style local model — attentive to its mission, personalized relationships with its audience, and the quality of life of its team — with her time in “venture-backed digital media.”...The community-based model, to her, has far better potential for sustainability in every sense.

Nouveauté appel à projets Béati | Lancement de notre nouvel outil IA d’aide à la rédaction 🎉 (English below) Nous sommes ravi·es de vous présenter notre outil qui, nous l’espérons, simplifiera et rendra plus accessible le dépôt de votre candidature à notre appel à projets ! 🔹 Pourquoi cet outil ? Conçu pour répondre aux critères et modalités spécifiques de notre appel à projets, il vous guide étape par étape. Grâce à ses capacités multilingues, il vous permet d’écrire dans près de 7 000 langues, y compris plusieurs langues autochtones, pour lever les barrières à l’accessibilité. 🔹 Nos engagements éthiques et écologiques Cet outil a été développé avec Écohésia, un partenaire québécois reconnu pour ses systèmes d’IA éthiques et écoresponsables. La consommation énergétique de l'outil est 160 fois inférieure à celle des outils conventionnels – soit même moins qu’une recherche Google ! Pour en savoir plus sur nos engagements, consultez notre politique de responsabilité IA https://buff.ly/4fPwVlJ 📅 Rappel important : notre appel à projets se clôture le 15 janvier. 👉 Essayez notre nouvel outil dès aujourd’hui et soumettez votre projet en toute simplicité https://buff.ly/49wbALA Et bien sûr, nous sommes toujours intéressé·es d'entendre vos commentaires et suggestions ! ___ Beati Call for Proposals News | Launch of our new AI writing assistance tool 🎉 We are excited to introduce our tool that we hope will simplify and make submitting your application to our call for proposals more accessible! 🔹 Why this tool? Designed to meet the specific criteria and requirements of our call for proposals, it guides you step by step. With its multilingual capabilities, it allows you to write in nearly 7,000 languages, including several Indigenous languages, breaking down accessibility barriers. 🔹 Our ethical and environmental commitments This tool was developed with Écohésia, a Quebec-based partner recognized for its ethical and eco-friendly AI systems. The tool's energy consumption is 160 times lower than conventional AI tools – even less than a Google search! To learn more about our commitments, check out our AI Responsibility Policy here: https://buff.ly/4fPwVlJ. 📅 Important reminder: our call for proposals closes on January 15. 👉 Try our new tool today and submit your project with ease https://buff.ly/49wbALA And of course, we’re always eager to hear your feedback and suggestions!

Divesting is a hot-button issue. In his op-ed for The Hill Times, Jory Cohen, Inspirit's Director of Finance and Impact Investment, explains that investments can have an even greater impact when divesting is entwined with impact investing. Read here: https://bit.ly/4gf0CN9 #impactinvesting #divesting #investing

When it comes to generating positive social and environmental impact from investments, a divestment strategy is only part (and I think a relatively minor part) of the solution. What's more essential is how those divested funds are redeployed. You can read about my thoughts on divestment and redeployment in this piece in the Hill Times (sorry in advance for the paywall). https://lnkd.in/gvEfn5eT