Putting community knowledge and leadership at the centre of a challenge – that’s what we’re doing in a unique collaboration with local Indigenous communities, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and Indigenous Services Canada’s First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (FNIB) to end the scourge of diabetes in Indigenous communities in Canada. Learn more about this co-created community-driven solution to diabetes by reading this article published in the Hill Times.
Karen leads program development for four of the Lawson Foundation’s funding programs and provides leadership for the Foundation’s nascent Impact Investing program. She has over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit sector working with foundations and national arts organizations.
Latest posts by Karen Shelstad (see all)
- Call for Letters of Intent: Prevention of type 2 diabetes in northern and remote Indigenous communities - 17/12/2021
- Upcoming Funding Call | Diabetes prevention in northern and remote Indigenous communities - 10/12/2021
- Diabetes in Indigenous Communities: A transformative, community-driven solution in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations - 22/06/2020