This report analyzes the evolution of the Collectif des fondations québécoises contre les inégalités, after a decade of existence (2014-2023). During this period, within the Collective, the way of understanding inequalities changed: in addition to taking into account the economic dimensions, member foundations opened the discussion on the subject of racial discrimination and environmental injustices. The action repertoire has also changed. The birth of the Collective was a public media release in March 2015 to challenge the government on the impact of its austerity measures on social inequalities. This strategy was coupled in the following decade with a more sustained effort to question and transform the practices of the foundations themselves, on issues linked to inequalities. The Collective’s evolutions are taking place in a changing Quebec philanthropic landscape, marked by the increase in collaborations but also, paradoxically, by the inequalities of means between foundations. Ultimately, this case study also highlights the challenges experienced within the Collective by its members and their sometimes diverse expectations for this collective tool.
Read the research paper: Influencer et s’influencer ? La trajectoire du Collectif des fondations québécoises contre les inégalités (2014-2023)
Research paper by Annabelle Berthiaume, Sylvain A. Lefèvre, Andréanne Brunet-Bélanger
