BeCause Radio

BeCause Radio

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BeCause Radio episodes

  • Looking back at The Foundation's 2019 with Rick Frost

    Rick Frost, CEO of The Winnipeg Foundation, reflects on The Foundation's 2019 results, achievements and initiatives.

    BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

    16 min
  • Winnipeg Impact Makers: Realize Radicalization

    Our most recent Winnipeg Impact Makers are Realize Radicalization, a group of five University of Winnipeg students who are working to build awareness and educate people about extremism. Realize Radicalization was initially formed to compete in the Facebook and EdVenture Partners Peer to Peer: Facebook Global Digital Challenge, a global competition with universities around the world designed to push back against extremism. Today, Realize Radicalization continues its outreach in our community.

    BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

    21 min
  • BeCause Radio Recap 2019 - Part 2

    Part 2 of our BeCause Radio 2019 Recap revisits stories about the streetcar art installation commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, coverage from the groundbreaking of the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre, how we can live long and stay strong, and more.

    BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

    45 min
  • BeCause Radio Recap 2019 - Part 1

    Part 1 of our BeCause Radio 2019 Recap revisits stories about the Saint-Boniface Belvedere, new Indigenous art installations at The Forks, Senator Murray Sinclair's keynote at The Foundation's Vital Conversation: Lighting the Way Forward, and more.

    BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

    49 min
  • Building community and strengthening children and families
    • Wolseley Family Place provides supports to build community and strengthen children and families 
    • The State of the Inner City Report 2019 focuses on reducing drug and mental health harms in the community. 
    • The Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School teaches participants about the history and art of Indigenous handcrafts. 
    • And an update on Siloam Mission's Make Room in Your Heart Capital Campaign.

      • BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.


      47 min
    • Darkspark helps youth create social change through music

      Darkspark is an initiative that facilitates collaborations between musicians and youth in communities across Canada to give youth a voice and build bridges across cultural divides. Its Four Directions project led to the release of an EP on December 6, 2019, which includes lead single "Follow", recorded by Grade 7 and 8 students at David Livingstone Community School in Winnipeg.

      The Winnipeg Foundation's BeCause Radio spoke with Darkspark educator and photographer Sage Nokomis Wright to learn more about the Four Directions Project.

      BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

      13 min
    • Siloam Mission opens a commercial laundry social enterprise

      On December 11, 2019, Siloam Mission announced the grand opening of its commercial laundry social enterprise. It's part of Siloam Mission's strategy to provide a variety of holistic supports that not only help people who are experiencing poverty and homelessness with their day-to-day needs, but also to help provide opportunities for change.

       

      By operating as a social enterprise, Siloam Mission's commercial laundry is setting out to help people build skills and self-esteem that can lead to more opportunities, and transition out of poverty and homelessness. The Winnipeg Foundation's BeCause Radio spoke with Siloam Mission's CEO, Jim Bell, to learn more about the initiative.

      BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.

      13 min
    • Living long and staying strong
      • The Winnipeg Foundation recently held a Vital Conversation on Living Long and Staying Strong, and today's episode will focus on how we can stay healthy and how our communities can be more age-friendly.
      • Find out more about the Manitoba Association of Senior Centres and A&O Support Services for Older Adults.
      • Hear what Vital Conversation attendees do to stay healthy and their thoughts on how we can make communities more age-friendly.
      • And highlights from this week's BeCause & Effect podcast with Kai Madsen, Executive Director of the Christmas Cheer Board. Listen to the full episode and subscribe for a new episode each week.

        • BeCause Radio is produced by The Winnipeg Foundation in partnership with 93.7 CJNU-FM. Subscribe to the podcast or listen to more episodes at becauseradio.org.


        40 min

      About BeCause Radio

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      The Winnipeg Foundation's weekly radio program, where hosts Robert Zirk and Sonny Primolo speak with people and organizations who are working together to make Winnipeg better.