Suncor Energy Foundation Honoured with Social Innovation Award Capacity Canada made a donation to the non-profit Indspire to empower one indigenous youth in Canada to pursue higher education. In 2008, on the 10th Anniversary of the board governance BootCamp, Capacity Canada issued its first Social Innovation Award. The purpose of honouring organizations with the award was to raise the profile and quality of social innovation across Canada and the state of the field internationally. This year, the Suncor Energy Foundation was recognized for its work and awarded Capacity Canada’s prestigious Social Innovation Award. It was presented on the opening night of the 12th Manulife Board Governance BootCamp on November 5, 2020. As part of the award, Capacity Canada made a donation to Indspire on behalf of the Suncor Energy Foundation. Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities. In partnership with Indigenous, private and public sector stakeholders, Indspire educates, connects and invests in Indigenous people so they will achieve their highest potential. The donation is to empower one indigenous youth in Canada to pursue higher education. Indspire has created a bursary to support this endeavour.
“For more than ten years, Capacity Canada has partnered with Suncor Energy Foundation in nurturing resilience and innovation in communities across Canada. The vision and generosity of Suncor Energy Foundation have inspired all aspects of our capacity-building work,” said Cathy Brothers, CEO, Capacity Canada. The Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF) was recognized for using social innovation to build healthier communities and improve the quality of life. The award was presented to Kimberly Nordbye and Kelli Stevens of SEF by Joe Sehl, Board Member, Capacity Canada. “We are always thinking of ways to work more closely with the non-profit sector to develop more programs and services to drive societal change,” said Nordbye, who has been with Suncor Energy Foundation for over 20 years. The first recipient of this award was Manulife for its commitment to building a culture of leadership and innovation across Canadian social purpose organizations.
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