EVENT DETAILS
We believe magic happens when community leaders and donors unite -- and it often starts with a conversation. Quick Connects is one of our most popular events and this year we are partnering with Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC) to connect TASSC member and some non-member Indigenous leaders with Toronto Foundation fundholders. Working across issue areas such as housing, employment, arts and mental health, this event is designed to bring together our community organization partners and donors for conversation and reciprocal learning.
Expect to meet leaders from Indigenous-serving organizations, including:
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations
Provides prevention education and support for 2-Spirit, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit people living with or at risk for HIV and related co-infections in the GTA.
Aboriginal Legal Services
Provides Aboriginal controlled and culturally based justice alternatives.
Anduhyaun
Provides emergency shelter and second stage transitional housing to women and their children fleeing violence.
Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts (ANDPVA)
Canada's oldest Indigenous arts service organization. They create healing through the arts by restoring cultures and identities to Indigenous artists and communities.
Centre for Indigenous Theater
Offers a unique Indigenous cultural, theatre and performance training program.
ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency
Provides cultural, employment, life skills, holistic wellness and recreational opportunities to youth ages 12-29.
Native Men's Residence - Na-Me-Res
Provides outreach, temporary, transitional, permanent housing, and much more.
Ojibiikaan Indigenous Cultural Network
Founded to address gaps related to Indigenous food sovereignty, they offer land, food and culture-based programming in Toronto and the surrounding region.
Ontario Native Women’s Association
They empower and support all Indigenous women and their families through research, advocacy, policy development and programs.
Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society
Provides trauma-informed, culturally appropriate services for First Nation, Inuit, and Metis 2SLGBTQIA+ women exiting the justice system.
Toronto Aboriginal Support Services
A leading nonprofit research, policy and advocacy organization that addresses the social determinants of health to improve and enhance the socio-economic prospects and cultural wellbeing of Indigenous people living in the city of Toronto.
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Inuit-specific urban services provider that offers community supports for Inuit of all ages.
What to expect
An Indigenous elder will open and ground the evening followed by an Indigenous performance. Then, based loosely on a musical chairs-like format, donors and Indigenous leaders will move around the room for several rounds of conversations to get as many people talking as possible. There’s nothing you’ll need to prepare in advance.
This is a private, in-person event open only to invited guests. Spaces are limited!
TIME
5:30PM-8PM