Alison Henning

Director, Communications @makewaytogether *personal account* | social change | environment | Nice to tweet you.

[Kris Archie @WeyktKris]

A thoughtful, invitational read filled to the brim with good wisdom, questions for consideration AND opportunities for growth and connection. Beauty work!! @CommFdnsCanada @PhilanthropyCDA @EnviroFundersCA @TheCircleCanada check this out and share with your networks.

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

@VaughnPalmer Those $ performance metrics do not = BCF success achieving its purpose as a service provider. As anyone living in a coastal communities will tell you... the consumer experience is a real mess. Glad the board intervened.

[Scale Collaborative @scalecollab]

The spectrum of impact investing is nothing without local values and place-based consideration. “Where there is place, there is relationship,” Kim Hardy (@makewaytogether) said, emphasizing the importance of pushing the boundaries of what financing looks like in Canada.

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

A HUGE congrats to Sharita Henry, who we are lucky enough to work with everyday!
And to all the impressive young leaders on this list: thank you for pushing the boundaries and leading the way forward. The future looks bright! 💡😎 #youngleaders #leaderstowatch

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

Congrats! I really enjoyed reading your piece...

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

“It's a bold experiment to decolonize Canadian philanthropy and it’s built on the strength of relationships of a group of powerful Indigenous and settler women.”

Sharing this beautiful feature by @futureofgood on the Right Relations Collaborative! https://t.co/QfHnVXmNv0

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

Happening next Tuesday, May 11th! Join Shanna MacDonald, @StevenNitah, @inutiq, & @thefirelightgp as we chat about best practices, challenges, & next steps for #Indigenous Conservation Agreements in #Canada. #IndigenousStewardship #LetsMakeWay https://t.co/5UB1yJfE5L

[American Institute of Biological Sciences @AIBSbiology]

Latest #BioScience #Podcast: @will_atlas, @andreajanereid & @WilliamHousty describe how a return to traditional management may revitalize Indigenous communities #fisheries and bolster the fishing communities that depend on them. #aibs https://t.co/zPR0qdLm8g

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

Community-led solutions tackling digital divide: @DigitalNWT on our #sharedplatform is a train the trainer model for #digitalliteracy in NWT led by Gwich’in Tribal Council, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Sahtú Renewable Resources Board, & Tłı̨chǫ Gov't.
https://t.co/AtgtUAFoFZ

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

#Indigenous guardian programs can create thousands of jobs, protect the land, heal communities via @thenarwhalca

“Guardians aren’t just an instrument for public governments to do their jobs,” says @MakeWay's Steve Ellis “but an expression of Indigenous governance over land.”

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

Congrats @EntrepreNorth, great news from within the @makewaytogether shared platform community...

[Joanna Kerr @joannadkerr]

Let's do great things!

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

#North #philanthropy #cdnpoli #inuit #socialenterprise #women

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

We're so excited to be partnering with
@cdnwomenfdn on a new #grantmaking program in service of women & girls in Canada’s northern territories & Inuit regions. Find out more: https://t.co/FkzowvT2ar #LetsMakeWay

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

Thanks for helping us share our re-brand news, @nbennett_biv and for the clarification, @Garossino! #LetsMakeWay #bcpoli #cdnpoli

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

@iancapstick @makewaytogether Ian, you are a brilliant partner, thank you so much!!

[Together Project @together_hello]

Let's @makewaytogether for more welcoming communities by connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers for remote social support in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. #LetsMakeWay.

[Atkinson Foundation @AtkinsonCF]

Congratulations to our friends at @makewaytogether on this day they've chosen to re-introduce themselves to the world!

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

Thank you Natasha!

[Natasha van Bentum @GiveGreenCanada]

Alison, I had a feeling that you played a major role in stewarding this major undertaking. Good to see your tweet. A big leap forward. Well done. @alison_henning

[Alison Henning @alison_henning]

Big day, after stewarding this process for what feels like forever!

[MakeWay @makewaytogether]

We are now MakeWay! “No org takes on a name change lightly. It's time to define ourselves. For too long we’ve been defined by others,” says CEO @joannadkerr. We build partnerships and solutions to help nature + communities thrive together: https://t.co/EumKVrQn0j #LetsMakeWay