Online PFC Members & Funders

Healthy Aging Affinity Group Meeting

9 December 2024 / Registration Closed

Who? | Participants

Philanthropic Funders interested in being part of a group of funding organizations who want to work together and have impact across Canada in the healthy aging sector into the future.

What? | Agenda

We will be welcoming new members and covering the following agenda items:

  • Introductions with “tell us what you are most proud of in 2024” (20 mins)

  • Advocacy and government relations for foundations and grantees at a pre-election time with guest speaker James Janeiro, Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (30 min presentation and 15 min Q&A)

  • What do you want to know more about from the HAAG in 2025 (20 mins)

  • Meeting dates for 2025 – decide on a regular quarterly meeting time (5 mins)

When? | Date and Time

*NEW DATE AND TIME* – Monday, December 9, 2024 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET (Online)

Where? | Location

Online by videoconference

How? | Registration

Register here

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 collaborationist who currently sits on the Board of Libro Credit Union and is Advisor to Carolinian Canada’s conservation finance project.

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.