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Cision Canada
16-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Introducing the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII)
TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2025 /CNW/ - The Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) and the National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association (NATOA) are excited to announce the launch of a new, independent, Indigenous-led non-profit organization: the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII). Since 2017, SHARE and NATOA have partnered to operate the Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Initiative (RRII), with the goal of mobilizing institutional investors to use their voices and capital to promote positive social and economic outcomes for Indigenous Peoples. As a result of the RRII's success, the project's operation, activities and influence have increased, requiring a new long-term vision, structure, and plan. The Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Institute (RRII) will be governed by an Indigenous Board of Directors, with SHARE providing secretariat services and partnering with NATOA to deliver education and capacity-development programming. The RRII's inaugural Board of Directors will include three prominent Indigenous leaders with vast and varied experience in promoting economic reconciliation: Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe): member and Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation, trustee for the Squamish Nation Trust, and director for the New Relationship Trust Wayne Kaboni: member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory and the NATOA Board of Directors; trustee for the Wikwemikong Trust, and Economic Trust of the Southern Interior Jessica Keeshig-Martin: member and Councillor for the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, member of the SHARE Board of Directors and Chair of its Governance and Nominations Committee The purpose of the Institute will be to: Increase awareness of Indigenous reconciliation as an investor issue, and mobilize a broad range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous investors in support of reconciliation; Support development of Indigenous investor leadership on the connection between institutional investment, community development, and reconciliation; Provide guidance and support to investors on ways they can address reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues in their fund governance, investment policies and practices, including through impact investing, stewardship, ESG integration, and working with investment managers; and, Identify and highlight good corporate practices related to business and reconciliation, and normalize reporting on Indigenous-related indicators that will make it easier for other companies to follow, and for others in the investment value chain to identify and consider those practices in their own decision-making processes. Quotes "The foundation of the RRII has always been the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 92, which calls on the corporate sector to honour the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. The organization's growth into an independent entity is the kind of transformative step needed to reshape our economy to reflect Indigenous values and practices." — Sxwpilemaát Siyám (Chief Leanne Joe) "The RRII has achieved significant success, resulting in an expansion of its activities, workplan and partnerships; becoming an independent, Indigenous-led organization is the next logical step in that evolution. This transformation will help the initiative effectively advance its core value of centring Indigenous leadership by broadening the partnership to include additional Indigenous leaders and organizations." — Kevin Thomas, CEO, SHARE
Associated Press
08-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Hollywood Disrupted: SHARE Empowers Filmmakers with Community-Driven Funding Model
'This is about more than just funding films, it's about fundamentally changing how films get made.'— Erin Norman, CEO and Co-Founder of SHARE LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 / / -- SHARE, the new filmmaker -first platform disrupting Hollywood's traditional gatekeeping, is proud to announce its Community Greenlight Initiative. SHARE commits to fund independent film projects directly from its platform's growth and community support. It's a bold new model aimed at building a stronger, more sustainable future for independent filmmakers. At the heart of SHARE's mission is a simple promise: 'We Grow, You Grow.' As the platform expands, so does its investment in the creative community. With every major growth milestone reached, SHARE will launch a new funding round exclusively for its members. Unlike traditional studio systems where executives dictate what gets made, SHARE puts the decision-making power back where it belongs, with the film community itself. Unlike most tech platforms serving the film industry, which generate millions in revenue each month without reinvesting in the creators who fuel their success, SHARE is built differently. The company believes that the filmmakers driving the industry forward should also benefit from its growth. Through its Community Greenlight Initiative, SHARE pledges to allocate a portion of its earnings directly back to the filmmaking community. This groundbreaking strategy ensures that as SHARE expands, so does its commitment to funding projects, supporting creative talent, and helping filmmakers get back to work. Filmmakers never pay the investment back—instead, they pay it forward. A small percentage of each film's success goes back into the Community Greenlight fund, helping fuel the next round of projects and giving more filmmakers the chance to bring their stories to life. The first Community Greenlight round will award five filmmakers $20,000 each to produce short films totaling $100,000 in direct investment, once SHARE reaches its first milestone of 10,000 pro subscribers. Pro memberships are just $9.99/month, and every subscription helps SHARE bring more funding directly to the film community, empowering members to vote on the projects they want to see green lit and made. 'We're building a platform where filmmakers don't have to wait for permission. The community gets to choose.' said Erin Norman, CEO and Co-Founder of SHARE. How It Works: - Once SHARE reaches 10,000 Pro Members, they unlock their first Community Greenlight funding round. - Filmmakers add their projects to SHARE and launch their own campaigns, rallying the SHARE community, friends, family, and fans to vote. - The project with the most votes at the deadline gets the funding. It's that simple. - In the first round, five filmmakers will each receive $20,000 in production funding for their short films. This cycle repeats every time SHARE hits a new milestone. More members = more films funded with bigger budgets. SHARE is democratizing how films get made, putting the power back in the hands of the creative community. No gatekeepers. Just stories chosen by the people. With this initiative, SHARE is not only creating opportunities for filmmakers to get their work funded and seen, but also fostering a new creator economy built on transparency, empowerment, and community-driven decision making. To learn more or become a Pro Member, visit About SHARE: SHARE is a revolutionary platform founded by filmmakers for filmmakers, dedicated to democratizing the entertainment industry by providing tools, funding, and exposure for independent creators around the world. By completely reimagining the financial model of filmmaking, SHARE is creating an ecosystem where creators have direct access to funding, services, and collaboration—all while ensuring they retain control over their work. SHARE Team The SHARE Platform [email protected] Visit us on social media: Instagram Facebook YouTube TikTok X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Leader Live
04-05-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Dandy's Topsoil, Sealand, opening 'Events Lawn' at site
Dandy's Topsoil, situated off Sealand Road in Sealand, has a 16 acre field on its land - which it will be hosting community events on. It will be hosting 28 events a year - starting with a series of car boot sales. Adam Dandy, owner of the business, said the field is "perfect" for "car meets, weddings, festivals, makers markets and a Christmas winter wonderland". A percentage of the proceeds raised by the events will go to homeless charity, SHARE. MORE NEWS: r Dandy said: "We're really excited to launch the Events Lawn, which is a 16 acre field on Sealand Road next door to Dandy's, providing a fantastic new space for the community to come together. "Whether it's family fun days, car boot sales, or special celebrations, we hope it brings a real boost to the local area and offers something for everyone to enjoy throughout the year. "We will be kicking off with 14 car boot sales starting from Sunday, May 25." He added: "We're also proud to be donating a percentage of the revenue generated to SHARE, helping to support people in our community looking for a safe place to call home.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Faith Inclusion Network takes root in the Basin
Apr. 29—Tom Jones, formerly executive director of SHARE, is now helming the Faith Inclusion Network. It carries on some of the same work as SHARE, which stands for Sharing Hands A Respite Experience, by encouraging churches to include people with disabilities and their families. The nonprofit Faith Inclusion Network is headquartered in Midland. It was in Norfolk, Va., previously. "When I retired from SHARE, I wanted to get involved in some faith inclusion, inclusion in churches for people with disabilities. We never addressed that issue at SHARE," Jones said in a phone interview. He found the Faith Inclusion Network. They help churches and other faith communities include people with disabilities. Faith Inclusion Network provides resources, training and consultations and holds conferences and seminars for different churches. "The one thing that they did that was really cool is that they had a listing of all the churches that included people with disabilities and had programs. When I saw that, I thought ... I'd say 90% of our SHARE families do not go to church ... One of the reasons, I think, is because they don't know where they're going to be welcomed, and they don't know if they're going to be told to leave or we can't work with your kid. "I thought something like that would really be helpful to special needs families here in Midland and Odessa ... the same area that SHARE covers. I talked to them about starting an affiliate out here. That's what started my involvement," Jones said. What also contributed was that he couldn't find funding for a faith-based organization in Virginia and he didn't have the connections and the ones he did have turned them down because they were faith-based. Jones told the board he could find funding in West Texas and the decision was made to relocate Faith Inclusion Network to Midland. It is now housed at First Christian Church in Midland. "Our mission, kind of similar to SHARE, includes Midland-Odessa ... We want to make an effort to contact those towns like Monahans and Andrews and some of those smaller West Texas towns, because we are just so isolated out here from resources. There are so many things going in disability ministries nowadays, and we just don't know about it. "We're not connected. We're not in the big city where a lot of these things happen. That's one of the goals that I have for the Faith Inclusion Network, is to bring some of those resources, make them available, out here, to our people here in Midland, Odessa and West Texas," Jones said. Faith Inclusion Network offers training and connections that they need to be successful in including people with disabilities. They hold an institute on theology and disability and this year it will be in Denver. One of the first churches Faith Inclusion Network worked with locally was Grace Christian in Odessa. One of the parents who attends there was in SHARE so she reached out. "I was able to go in and do some training with the Children's Minister, minister and volunteers, and got them started" on how to start a special needs ministry and what's important to include, Jones said. He added that the Grace Christian ministry has taken off. "They have a wonderful special needs program, and just very proud of them and the way they've taken off and help families in a lot of different ways," Jones said. Catholic churches have also started special needs masses. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton has one quarterly just for people and their families that have people with special needs. The priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe has one once a month. Father Bala Anthony Govindu at St. Stephen's Catholic Church just started one last month, and will do one on the second Sunday of the month, Jones said. "There's a special needs mass on the first and the second Sunday of the month in the Catholic Church, and there's about 100 people that attend," he added. Jones noted that he will work with any religion, faith or denomination. "It really does offer a place, and it's interesting, because you go into that mass and people are making noises. They might blurt out in the middle of a sermon and just all kinds of different things. But nobody cares. It doesn't matter. Sometimes the people with special needs are part of the service. They might bring the elements up in front. They might do a reading. In that respect, they're providing a place for people who are raised Catholic to have a place to go," Jones said. He added that his job is to talk to churches, see who's doing disability ministry, and get that information and get the information to special needs families. "So many of those families have been asked to leave churches, but some of the research shows that 84% of people with disabilities tell us that faith is important to them and so they want to have that spiritual aspect and meet those needs, but ... only 20% have supports for people with disabilities. Some of it is churches just don't know how or they don't have the resources," Jones said. "That's where the Faith Inclusion Network (can) come in and let them know that all these families are wanting relationships, and any size church can provide those relationships. They're not looking for programs. You don't have to have specialized people ... What they're looking for is acceptance and welcome and a church that's hospitable, and a church where they can belong," Jones said. He added that there's a little bit of education that he has to do to let churches know they can provide a place of belonging for families. At SHARE, Jones said he learned it's not just that one person with a disability, "it's the whole family that's excluded from worship and from having their spiritual needs met," Jones said. He added that Faith Inclusion Network is one of the few organizations that are faith-disability focused. Learn more about Faith Inclusion Network at
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Midland's most heartfelt walk returns, and you're invited to join the celebration
Editor's note: The video above first aired July 19, 2024, and shows SHARE's annual 'Shooters that Share Clay Shoot' event. MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Start your engines, West Texas! One of the most beloved, inclusive, and joy-filled events in the Permian Basin is back…and this year, it's picking up speed. The 16th Annual SHARE Walk rolls into the Midland County Horseshoe on Saturday, April 26, with a brand-new racing theme, exciting prizes, and an open invitation for every family to come out, be seen, and feel celebrated. Whether you're walking for a loved one, discovering local resources, or just showing support, this free community event is more than a fundraiser, it's a celebration of love, acceptance, and the beautiful differences that make us who we are. This year's event marks a turning point for the organization. For the first time ever, SHARE has secured a presenting event sponsor: United Supermarkets and Market Street. For United Supermarkets and Market Street, the event isn't just about sponsorship, it's about showing up for the people of West Texas. 'We are so proud to continue our tradition of supporting local non-profit organizations like SHARE with this fundraising campaign,' said John Jameson, regional vice president for The United Family. 'Their mission and positive impact on our community is truly inspiring. We know each dollar raised will make a huge impact for this organization and its families.' The free, family-friendly event is hosted by SHARE, a local nonprofit that has supported more than 200 West Texas families raising children with disabilities since its founding in 2005. From sensory-friendly programming to respite nights, sibling groups, and parent resources, SHARE offers critical services at no cost to families who often feel unseen or isolated in the community. That's exactly what makes the SHARE Walk so powerful, said Cali Trowbridge, SHARE's Director of Marketing and Development, and a parent within the SHARE community. 'The SHARE Walk is an event that encourages, supports, and celebrates special needs and disabilities, which is the heart of what SHARE is and who we support,' said Cali Trowbridge, SHARE's Director of Marketing and Development. 'We're excited to celebrate its 16th year, with next week's event showcasing a racing theme and welcoming our first-ever SHARE Walk event sponsor. We are so excited to see the Pavilion filled and see all these amazing families celebrating each other within the community.' From 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Horseshoe Pavilion will transform into a festival of joy and connection. Guests can expect music, food, games, resource booths, and a community walk, all designed with inclusion in mind. Strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs are welcome. There will also be raffle items and top prizes available throughout the day. Last year's event drew hundreds of families and community members, many of whom shared emotional stories about the difference this walk makes in their lives. Hannah Legg, a SHARE parent, reflected on the sense of belonging it provides. 'When you have kids with special needs, sometimes you feel very unseen and you're worried that your kids are unseen,' she said. 'But when I come here and I see all these people, I love seeing just an overwhelming amount of support, and it's just beautiful.' SHARE is also reaching for its biggest fundraising goal yet, $123,000, which will help sustain and expand their services for local families. How to Get Involved Walk registration is open now at: Vendor/resource booths can register through Traci Hopper at thopper@ Volunteers can contact Anna Casas at acasas@ Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Email Cali Trowbridge at ctrowbridge@ or text (432) 978-0447. Deadline for printed materials is March 26. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
