Ivan Canada

A do-gooder. Non-profit/foundation leader. Bridge/Relationship builder. Music lover, traveler and runner.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@NCDOT_I40 Any update as to how much longer the highway will be closed. We’ve been sitting for almost an hour and a half.

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@AJamesMcCarthy I would like the full resolution version

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@gookygox Hi

[helios @beyzhive]

andrew makadsi stuns in newly shared photo

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@BeyonceRumours @beyoncepress Website

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@AmyKStrecker @HRC @tarheel93 Aww we were at the @GuilfordGreen 25th anniversary Gala this evening!

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@AmyKStrecker @MarblesRaleigh Now that’s how to have a mission moment at a board meeting!

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@mollyyholman Because in this country we value profits over people

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@ncnonprofits @MsCoThinkk Such a great session! Will be taking this framework back to @NCCJTriad.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

Dana Weston providing an inspiring speech to kick of @ncnonprofits annual conference. Summary of her speech, Leading with Optimism:
Chaos requires #leadership
#Leadership requires confidence
Confidence requires optimism
Optimism inspires change
#19ncnpc #Homegrowninnovation

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@CFGGnews So glad to finally have a #BPM2018 event in our community. Long overdue. Thanks for taking the lead on this important initiative.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@MelAll_In Yasss to all of this.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

"How do you build a wall? One brick at a time and you have to have the vision of the wall to follow the plan over the long haul." -Dr. Otis Johnson, @mrbf_org board member at @CFGGnews #BPM2018 event.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

"We need to use our philanthropy to deal with the upstream issues, we are used to dealing with the downstream challenges." -Dr. Otis Johnson, @mrbf_org board member and @CFGGnews #BPM2018 event.

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

"Communities of color are in the conditions they are, because we don't have a just and caring society." -Dr. Otis Johnson, @mrbf_org board member @CFGGnews #BPM2018 luncheon. #truth

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

@CFGGnews hosts #BPM2018 luncheon with @mrbf_org board member, Dr. Otis Johnson. African American Philanthropy - giving of time, talent, goods and services or money by African Americans to charitable causes. #sogso

[Molly Rivera @MsMollyRivera]

Excited for #ynpn18 panel on advocating with the LGBTQ+ community, complete with @g_i_can and @ACLU-ers @kitchen666 & Katie Blair. @ACLUIndiana

[YNPN Triangle NC @YNPNTriangleNC]

White leaders: Don’t listen to respond. Listen to comprehend. And know when to fall back to make space for other leaders, particularly people of color. #ynpn18

[Ivan Canada @g_i_can]

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair" Shirley Chisholm quote shared by Kimberly Peeler-Allen of @HigherHeights #ynpn18

[YNPN Triangle NC @YNPNTriangleNC]

“Mommy, why is it so hard to be Black in America?” Kimberly Peeler-Allen talking racial justice and leadership of Black women at #ynpn18. “The stakes are just too high.”