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Climate Philanthropy Learning Series – Information Session

10 March 2026 / Registration Open

You are cordially invited to attend our information session that will offer an overview of our five-week professional development Climate Philanthropy Learning Series and answer all your questions.

The course is a focused, cohort-based learning journey for Canadian grantmaking organizations designed to turn climate commitments into concrete strategy, partnerships, and funded action.  

Through peer exchange, coaching, and thematic exploration, participants will build clarity, confidence, and community around climate action.  

Participants leave with practical tools, clear action plans, and direct connections to funders, pooled vehicles, Indigenous-led approaches, and global networks. 

Learn more and register below.

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for PFC Members and open to staff, board and committee members that are working across the spectrum of climate action.  This can include strategy, policy, advocacy, grantmaking, investment, operations, and partnerships.  

We encourage foundations to join who are: curious about climate action, are in the early days in their climate action journey, and/or trying to take their efforts to the next level. 

Q: Do I have to be a signatory to the Canadian Philanthropic Commitment to Climate Change? 

A: Our goal is to have a mix of signatories and non-signatories participate in this Learning Series.   

Program Overview

A focused, cohort-based learning journey for Canadian grantmaking organizations designed to turn climate commitments into concrete strategy, partnerships, and funded action.  

Through peer exchange, coaching, and thematic exploration, participants will build clarity, confidence, and community around climate action.  

Participants leave with practical tools, clear action plans, and direct connections to funders, pooled vehicles, Indigenous-led approaches, and global networks. 

  • Session 1 — Indigenous-Led Climate Action and Protocol

    Ground climate strategy in Indigenous leadership, relationships, and protocols.

  • Session 2 —Collective Learning and Funding Opportunities

    Use peer collaboration to strengthen strategy, surface funding opportunities, and join collective initiatives.

  • Session 3 — Scaling Impact Through Collaborative Vehicles

    Understand how pooled funds, co-investing, and collaborative vehicles can multiply philanthropic impact on mitigation and clean economy transition.

  • Session 4 — Global and Regional Movements: Lessons for Canada

    Learn how regional philanthropic climate movements across the UK, France, Spain, Brazil, Italy, the Arab region, Poland, South Africa and others translate commitments into practice, and surface approaches that could be adapted in Canada.

  • Final session — Participant Report-Back to Canadian Climate Signatories

    In the final session, cohort participants will present a concise report-back using an Organizational Action Plan template to Canadian climate signatories.

  • 1-1 Coaching with Impatience Earth

    Translate values and high-level commitments into practical first steps and realistic timelines.
Information Session

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Yasmin Ahammad

Chief Executive Officer

Yasmin has 15 years’ experience in international development and social justice, and has been a long-time climate activist. Her work includes supporting indigenous migrants and refugees from Myanmar, as well as grassroots communities on the frontline of climate change across Asia.

André Pawan Vashist

Director, Learning & Collaboration

A multi award winning social innovator, André has 20 years of experience in community wellbeing and transformations and is a facilitator of multi-stakeholder collaborations that are working towards social and ecological justice.

At his core, he is a dedicated family member with two children, a lover of the land with joy for being outdoors, a poet who expresses openly about life’s journey, and a passionate collaborator for a better world.   

Co-designing solutions to shared challenges is where André likes to infuse his magic by weaving identities with a healing centered approach - connecting the inner and outer work as we attempt transformations to solve societal challenges. Watch this TEDx Talk to learn more about André.

André is currently located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Chonnonton (Chun-ongk-ton) Nations, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum - also known as London, Ontario, and along the river, Deshkan Ziibi.   

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London, Ontario are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures and customs.      

(This Land Acknowledgement is a first step towards reconciliation. Awareness means nothing without action. He continues to learn and take steps towards decolonizing practices, including being informed about the traditional lands, Treaties, history, and cultures of the Indigenous people across Turtle Island.)