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Climate Philanthropy Learning Series – Information Session

14 April 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.

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

The program is designed for:

  • Foundations that are in their early implementation stages of the Canadian Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change  
  • Organizations exploring whether and how to engage in climate philanthropy
  • Leaders responsible for strategy, governance, granting, or organizational direction

Participants include senior staff, board members, program leads, and others shaping institutional climate action.

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

A: No, our goal is to have a mix of signatories and non-signatories participate in this Learning Series.

Register below.

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Program Overview

The Climate Philanthropy Learning Series is a focused, cohort-based learning journey for Canadian grantmaking organizations designed to turn climate curiousity and 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.

By strengthening climate literacy, strategy, and collaboration, foundations can help accelerate climate solutions, advance equity, protect natural systems, and contribute to a resilient future for communities across Canada.

  • Session 1: Indigenous‑Led Climate Action and Protocol — May 20

    Explores Indigenous leadership, knowledge systems, and protocol in climate action, grounding participants in relational and reciprocal approaches.

  • Session 2: State of Climate Philanthropy and Collective Learning — May 27

    Provides an overview of the climate philanthropy landscape, emerging trends, and opportunities for collective action in Canada and globally.

  • Session 3: Connecting Your Mission to a Climate Journey — June 3

    Supports participants in linking organizational mission, values, and priorities to climate strategy and action.

  • Session 4: Implementation Workshop — June 10

    A practical session focused on translating commitments into action through tools, frameworks, and peer problem‑solving.

  • Session 5: Participant Report‑Back — June 17

    Participants share insights, commitments, and next steps, strengthening accountability and collective learning.

  • 1‑1 Coaching with Impatience Earth

    Optional individualized coaching to support contextual application and organizational readiness.

Yasmin Ahammad

Co-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.)