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CharityVillage ConnectsThe 2025 Giving Report: Disruption and the Digital Shift of Canadian DonorsEpisode 32 In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we take a close look at the insights revealed in the 2025 CanadaHelps Giving Report about the landscape of charitable giving in Canada, and what these insights mean for your nonprofit or charity. Joined by sector leaders, we examine donor trends, shifting patterns of giving, and the broader implications for fundraising in today’s uncertain economic climate. Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance Nicole Danesi, Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and Brand, CanadaHelpsAllen Davidov, Senior Vice President, Practice Leader of the N...2025-08-051h 16
Canadian Club of TorontoIndigenous Reconciliation on Bay StreetKrystal Abotossaway (TD Bank), Jaimie Lickers (CIBC) & Sarah Midanik (Downie Wenjack Fund), with Karen Restoule (Crestview Strategy)2024-06-0552 min
The Tragically Hip Top Forty CountdownTalking with Sarah Midanik from the DWFjD, Pete, and Tim are in learning mode as they speak with Sarah Midanik from the DWF Don't forget to get your tickets to the event this coming Friday at gettinghiptothehip.comTranscriptTrack 2:[5:23] Hey, it's JD here and we are back with another episode in our Talking With series. So far we've talked with 50 Mission, Trevor Stickman, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair, and today we are really thrilled to be joined by the President and CEO of the Downey Wenchak Fund,which we are supporting with our event tonight, if you are listening to this on Friday, September 1st. 2023-08-3048 min
Getting Hip to The HipTalking with Sarah Midanik from the DWFjD, Pete, and Tim are in learning mode as they speak with Sarah Midanik from the DWF Don't forget to get your tickets to the event this coming Friday at gettinghiptothehip.comTranscriptTrack 2:[5:23] Hey, it's JD here and we are back with another episode in our Talking With series. So far we've talked with 50 Mission, Trevor Stickman, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair, and today we are really thrilled to be joined by the President and CEO of the Downey Wenchak Fund,which we are supporting with our event tonight, if you are listening to this on Friday, September 1st. 2023-08-2948 min
Relentless-The PodcastSarah Midanik: Tirelessly dedicated to increasing social impact across Indigenous communitiesJoin host Kyle Dubé as he chats with his guest Sarah Midanik about her tireless dedication to increasing social impact across Indigenous communities and creating a path towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Sarah Midanik is an Indigenous professional and a proud member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. She is currently the President & CEO of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, a national charity that builds cultural understanding and creates a path towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Sarah is passionate about increasing capacity and social impact among Indigenous communities. Sarah is the fo...2023-06-2053 min
Impact ConversationsGord Downie’s Legacy of #ReconciliACTION!Sarah Midanik, Executive Director of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund shares a message of hope, as she reflects on the important work of reconciliation requiring us all, and non-Indigenous Canadians in particular, to take action. We hear about the important work to be done to address systemic racism and how this national charity found a way, working from the ground up, to address the history not previously being told in the school curriculum, providing tools and resources into some 6000 schools within 4 years. And that’s just one example. Resources Gord Downie & Chanie Wenja...2022-06-2328 min
Moment of TruthMOT - SARAH MIDANIK, OSSIE MICHELIN (JUN 29, 2021)The show starts with the President and CEO of the @downiewenjack fund Sarah Midanik talking about Wednesday, June 30th, "A Day To Listen" is broadcast from 6 am to 6 pm across Canada on over 500 radio stations.
Then it's Award-winning journalist Ossie Michelin, the Director of a new CBC Podcast entitled "Telling our Twisted Histories" Exploring 11 words whose meanings have been twisted by centuries of colonization.2021-06-3056 min
#EduCrush15 – Providing Space for Reconciliation in Canada's Schools (w Sarah Midanik)Reconciliation is a personal journey that all Canadian educators have been called to embark upon. But where does that journey start? Where does it end? How might we walk the long and uncertain road together? Sarah Midanik is an inspiring Indigenous professional and leader who is honoring the legacy of Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack by helping educators to take #reconciliACTION.View full show notes at www.educrushpod.com!2021-01-2539 min
DnextDnext Sarah MidanikSarah Midanik, President and CEO, Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund.2020-10-2129 min
Welcome with Karim KanjiSarah Midanik: Episode #143Sarah Midanik is the President and CEO of the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund. She is also a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta and current resident of Toronto.2018-10-1848 min