The Conversation Lab

Sarah is an academic, a lawyer and she is extremely active in our community. Sarah is a regular contributor to The Georgia Straight and The Huffington Post and supports a number of non-profit organizations. We talk about the impact of COVID 19, how our legal system and human rights have been impacted, and how some not for profit organizations have responded to the pandemic.

Celebrating Radio's 100th anniversary in Canada with Stories from some of Canada's iconic broadcasters and music makers. This episode includes Rob Braide, Cliff Dumas, Bernie Finkelstein, Keith Hampshire, Alexander Mair, Shirley McQueen, Joanne Wilson (Dusty Shannon) Terry David Mulligan, Doug Thompson, Bob Roper, Earl Jive. This episode is co-hosted by Eric Rothschild & Don Shafer

Registered in 1969, Archway Community Services is a non-profit, multi-service, multi-funded community based social service agency. Rod Santiago is their Executive Director and he talks about the challenges and opportunities looking after over 90 programs.

Jennifer Johnstone is the President & CEO of the Central City Foundation. She has an extensive background in non-profit management and community resource development,. She is a leader in the business community for her continued mentorship of women and youth and passionately committed to social justice. In our conversation, she talks about the past, present and future of the CCF and the challenges...

Approximately 700 youth experience homlessness every night in Vancouver. Sean Easton talk about Zero Ceiling and how they are committed to ending homeless in British Columbia.

Fresh Roots is a non profit society that grows food for all. In this podast Alexa Pitoulis talks about thier programs before, COVID 19 and what they are doing now in various communites with programs like "Chefs for Families!"

Carpenter and builder, Andy Hoffman is also a professor at the University of Michigan. Our conversation focuses on many of the issues that are emerging in a post-COVID 19 world. Are our universities facing a crisis of relevance? Can this crisis spark lasting changes in Society?

Kimberly Nemrava talks about how non-profit organizations and community groups can prepare for and respond to COVID 19.

Sharon Davis and Christina Labaraca founded Giving Well, a not-for-profit organization that helps companies find meaning and purpose with philanthropy.

Stacey Dallyn is a registered art therapist and the founder of the Art Hub. Together with Kat Shein writer, storyteller and digital explorer, they talk about the art hub, art therapy and how important it is!

The Community Evolution Foundation partners with community enterprises in Canada, Bolivia and Ecuador. Paul Zysman discusses use his passion and vision as he imagines a different world. Lyn Tyler speaks to some of the issues of fundraising in a changing world.

The Potluck Cafe Society is an award-winning social enterprise the employs neighbourhood residents in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Naved Noorani talks about what's changed since COVID 19.

The BC Tech for learning society has been around for 26 years and in that time they have worked with comminutes and government to provide over 180,000 computers to not for profit organizations. Mary Em Waddington talks about the challenges of keeping us connected.

How do we imagine a new world when we are in a crisis? Dara Parker discusses what a new normal could look like and how the Vancouver Foundation is responding to an urgent need as well as planning for a brighter future.

Jessica Lifely talks about the Electronic Recycling Association and the way they keep organizations and individuals connected.

Why does violence against women and children increase when there is a crisis? The Executive Director of the Battered Women's Support Services - Angela Marie MacDougall explains why, what they are doing about it, and why they need our help.

Tony and Michael Wallace are “changemakers” doing their very best to make a difference. In this episode, they share some personal stories about their family, life in Jamaica and London, racism, their desire to help kids in the neighborhood, no matter where they live.

Jessie talks about a belonging lens, a simple compass and raw emotion to help us re-connect to our values and relationships and re-discover our incredible diversity, the wisdom and the gifts that lie within it.

Megaphone is a magazine sold on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria by homeless and low-income vendors looking for a way out. Suzanne Kilroy, Julia Aoki and Will Pearson join us to talk about how they save lives and create significant social change.

Good Pitch Vancouver brings together documentary filmmakers with foundations, NGOs, philanthropists, policymakers, brands and media around leading social and environmental issues - to forge coalitions. Sue Biely talks about the key issues independent film producers have ensuring impact and how "Story Money Impact" brought Good Pitch to Vancouver.

Our conversation is with Barbara Coates and Tom Littlewood. We talk about the origins of Dans Legacy, the various programs that they have, some of the “upstream” issues regarding trauma, homelessness and addiction and how we can understand them better.

Kelly is a professor of philosopher specializing in feminism, political philosophy, and ethics. Oliver is the author of 15 books and hundreds of articles. We talk about what she is passionate about, humans, animals and others and how her writing has changed over the years.

Peter, Charlene, and the team at Hollyhock are looking to the future and an organization in transition. We discuss emergent program areas in leadership, liberation, climate advocacy, and inner skill development for greater social impact,

The science, denial, politics, and business of Climate Change are challenging. Jae Mather is the Co-founder and Director of the Carbon Free Group. He is a cleantech growth strategist, global macro trend specialist and a champion of the low carbon economy and helps make sense of what' going on.

In this episode, Nicola Dunne who is with the PLAN Institute - and Cynthia Minh who is with The Disability Alliance join us. We talk about the world’s first Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), and the work of both organizations.