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The Hidden Cost of Funding: How Federal Policies and Practices Impact Nonprofits and Their Communities

The Hidden Cost of Funding: How Federal Policies and Practices Impact Nonprofits and Their Communities

September 29, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Webinar: The Hidden Cost of Funding — How Federal Policies and Practices Impact Nonprofits and Their Communities. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. ET.

Federal funding is powerful, but when it doesn't work well, the smallest nonprofits often carry the heaviest burden - and it costs communities.

On September 29, join the team behind The Hidden Cost of Funding to learn about research insights into how administrative burdens, short-term funding models, and excessive restrictions are straining the sector and those who depend on it.

Through this webinar, you’ll learn about:

  • The impacts - positive and negative - of federal funding on organizations, nonprofit workers, and the communities they serve
  • The opportunities to make federal funding more efficient, equitable and effective
  • The collaborative model behind this research project


Whether you’re a funder, a policy maker, researcher or a recipient of funding, there’s something in this conversation for you.

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This event is organized by Imagine Canada and the Research Center on Social Innovation and Transformation at St. Paul University.

Mitacs logo and acknowledgement of support for research through the Mitacs Accelerate Program, with thanks to additional funders.