Protecting and Promoting Excellence in Journalism

The Globe and Mail Foundation is a Canadian charity dedicated to protecting and promoting excellence in journalism.

With an educational mandate, the foundation will deliver programming that enhances media literacy, deepens Canadians' knowledge and understanding of issues of the day, and supports high quality training for journalists. We will also fund expert coverage and investigative reporting on a range of topics that will be made available to all.

Ensuring access to clear-eyed, fact-checked information is critical to the health of our society, and to democracy at large. The Globe and Mail Foundation is proud to support the media ecosystem in Canada and abroad, and contribute to a future in which journalism thrives.

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Who We Are

Staff

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Laura Lavie

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Laura has two decades of experience in the charitable sector, and through philanthropy and fundraising campaigns, has facilitated a range of programming in social services, the arts, and journalism. She has worked for Michael Garron Hospital, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto, Child Development Institute, Luminato, Aga Khan Museum, and The Walrus.

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Chris Donovan

PROGRAMMING LEAD

Chris Donovan is a photojournalist, artist, and educator based in Saint John, New Brunswick. He holds an MFA in Documentary Media and is a PhD candidate at Toronto Metropolitan University. His work has been exhibited at galleries including The Image Centre in Toronto and the National Gallery of Canada, and regularly appears in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Globe and Mail.

Board of Directors

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Phillip Crawley

BOARD CHAIR

Phillip Crawley is the chair of The Globe and Mail Foundation, and former Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. He retired from that role in 2023 after leading the business through transformational change for 25 years.

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Susanne Boyce

BOARD MEMBER

Susanne Boyce is former President, Creative, Content and Channels at CTV Inc. Starting in a local newsroom (BCTV) in Vancouver, she has held a variety of executive positions in news and current affairs programming, at both public and private national television networks in Canada (CBC and CTV respectively).

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David Macdonald

BOARD MEMBER

David Macdonald is co-founder and managing partner of Glencoban Capital Management Inc., a private merchant banking firm founded in 2002. He previously worked in Toronto as an investment banker with UBS Bunting Warburg Inc., as head of corporate finance and joint managing director.

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Your generous contribution supports our mission to protect and promote excellence in journalism. By donating to The Globe and Mail Foundation, you're investing in the future of quality reporting, journalistic training, and informed citizenship.

The Globe and Mail Foundation is a registered Canadian charity. Tax receipts will be issued for all eligible donations.

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