Forthlane Friday Sessions - Forthlane Partners

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416-306-8225

Forthlane Fridays

Philanthropy

SESSION 6: MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

We were joined by three experts on Addiction and Mental Health: Andrew Galloway from Access Recovery; Dr. Sidney Kennedy, a psychiatry professor at University of Toronto; and Eric Windeler, founder and Executive Director of Jack.org (read full bios). Our guests covered the following topics: How can we best support family members, friends and colleagues who might be struggling with mental health or addiction issues? How does someone get help? What services and resources are available currently? How has the delivery of mental healthcare changed in response to COVID-19? What are the long-term implications of this pandemic on the mental health sector?

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SESSION 23: DONOR DUE DILIGENCE AND FAMILY FOUNDATION DYNAMICS

We were joined by Hilary Pearson, a Strategic Advisor & Facilitator, as well as the Founding President of Philanthropic Foundations Canada, and Malcolm Burrows, the Head of Philanthropic Advisory Services at Scotia Wealth Management (read full guest bios here). Our guests covered trends in the sector, questions to ask in the diligence process, and family dynamics in the operation of family foundations.

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SESSION 4: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PHILANTHROPIC STRATEGY

We were joined by Tracia Luh (Director and Program CFO of Global Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Ted Garrard (CEO, SickKids Foundation) and Claudia Hepburn (CEO, Windmill Microlending) (read full bios) . This session looked at the ways in which benefactors could amend their philanthropic strategies and the approaches that charities are taking to support causes related to the pandemic.

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