{"id":98,"date":"2026-06-07T17:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:20:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ascendance-hero ascendance-hero--apropos wp-block-ascendance-hero\">\n        \n                    <div class=\"ascendance-hero__watermark\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 113 140\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M68.7084 60.0073C65.6249 57.8859 61.7538 56.133 59.2027 54.7039C57.1285 53.5427 54.7881 52.9733 52.3701 53.0291H52.2259C46.7909 53.1854 42.0103 56.7024 40.2245 61.8718L39.9694 62.6199C39.6256 63.6024 39.4037 64.6184 39.3039 65.6345C39.0266 68.3699 39.7365 71.1165 41.0786 73.517L46.9795 84.135C57.0065 100.38 43.4633 123.101 24.4075 115.274C4.40888 107.068 7.85844 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60.0184L68.7084 60.0073Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M16.0853 33.1397C24.9689 33.1397 32.1705 25.9216 32.1705 17.0177C32.1705 8.11374 24.9689 0.895668 16.0853 0.895668C7.20161 0.895668 0 8.11374 0 17.0177C0 25.9216 7.20161 33.1397 16.0853 33.1397Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ascendance-hero__grid\">\n            <h1 class=\"ascendance-hero__headline\">A network of mutual support, not a <em>business club.<\/em> A network to <em>grow,<\/em> to <span class=\"pop\">pull the next ones up.<\/span><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"ascendance-hero__lede-wrap\">\n                <p class=\"ascendance-hero__lede-text\">Ascendance is <em>not a company.<\/em> It is a private circle of mutual support among people who have built a trajectory far beyond their origins, and who choose to invest their time so that others can do the same. <strong>No dues, no chequebook, no investor.<\/strong> The only value we exchange is our commitment.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-ticker wp-block-ascendance-ticker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    <div class=\"ascendance-ticker__track\">\n            <div class=\"ascendance-ticker__seq\">\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">About \u00b7 <em>manifesto<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item ascendance-ticker__item--mark\">Ascendance<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Not a business club \u2014 <em>a circle of mutual support.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">No profit motive \u00b7 <em>no dues.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">The only value, <em>your time.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Five <em>cumulative<\/em> criteria.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Trajectory \u00b7 excellence \u00b7 values.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Changing mindsets, <em>one trajectory at a time.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ascendance-ticker__seq\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">About \u00b7 <em>manifesto<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item ascendance-ticker__item--mark\">Ascendance<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Not a business club \u2014 <em>a circle of mutual support.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">No profit motive \u00b7 <em>no dues.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">The only value, <em>your time.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Five <em>cumulative<\/em> criteria.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Trajectory \u00b7 excellence \u00b7 values.<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__item\">Changing mindsets, <em>one trajectory at a time.<\/em><\/span>\n            <span class=\"ascendance-ticker__sep\">\/<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ascendance-ticker__mono\">\n        <div class=\"ascendance-ticker__mono-track\">\n                            <span>\u00b7\u2500  \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u00b7  \u00b7\u2212  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7<\/span>\n                            <span>\u21b3 Founding manifesto \u00b7 the code of the circle<\/span>\n                            <span>\u00b7\u2500  \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u00b7  \u00b7\u2212  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7<\/span>\n                            <span>MMXXVI \u00b7 Montr\u00e9al \u00b7 Global<\/span>\n                                        <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7\u2500  \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u00b7  \u00b7\u2212  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7<\/span>\n                            <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u21b3 Founding manifesto \u00b7 the code of the circle<\/span>\n                            <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7\u2500  \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u00b7  \u00b7\u2212  \u2212\u00b7  \u2212\u00b7\u2212\u00b7  \u00b7<\/span>\n                            <span aria-hidden=\"true\">MMXXVI \u00b7 Montr\u00e9al \u00b7 Global<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-conviction ascendance-conviction--signal wp-block-ascendance-conviction\" data-screen-label=\"02 Conviction\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-conviction__grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-conviction__body\">We live in an increasingly <em>locked-down<\/em> society \u2014 where the postal code you were born in predicts success better than talent or hard work. Ascendance refuses to accept that fate. The network exists to <strong>prove that mobility is still possible,<\/strong> and to make it a little less improbable for those who come after us. <u>Changing mindsets, one trajectory at a time.<\/u><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story wp-block-ascendance-logo-story\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__visual\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__stamp\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"brand-mark-svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 113 140\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M68.7084 60.0073C65.6249 57.8859 61.7538 56.133 59.2027 54.7039C57.1285 53.5427 54.7881 52.9733 52.3701 53.0291H52.2259C46.7909 53.1854 42.0103 56.7024 40.2245 61.8718L39.9694 62.6199C39.6256 63.6024 39.4037 64.6184 39.3039 65.6345C39.0266 68.3699 39.7365 71.1165 41.0786 73.517L46.9795 84.135C57.0065 100.38 43.4633 123.101 24.4075 115.274C4.40888 107.068 7.85844 83.9675 7.85844 83.9675C13.2047 57.5398 38.96 47.2791 38.96 47.2791C51.8377 41.2165 61.5098 43.7063 75.419 46.6985C75.419 46.6985 81.5639 48.0607 86.1448 46.6539C97.8911 43.0587 97.4585 38.8271 97.4031 34.1602C97.3033 24.48 82.296 29.5713 82.296 29.5713L59.9791 35.8907C49.3309 38.9053 38.6273 42.4893 24.9399 42.5116C14.6578 42.5228 4.34232 39.2626 2.34578 48.5519C-0.160982 60.1636 6.58288 103.037 6.58288 103.037C7.59224 112.695 15.6893 120.019 25.3392 120.019H74.7202C93.9535 120.019 109.549 104.321 109.549 84.9612C109.549 84.9612 109.693 59.4825 110.026 54.4359C110.358 49.3893 111.701 30.5315 109.859 15.2242C108.018 -0.0830771 93.4433 0.642651 93.4433 0.642651C93.4433 0.642651 76.8166 0.519836 59.3358 0.017408C41.855 -0.48502 35.211 10.0101 35.5438 15.7266C35.8765 21.4432 41.1229 29.9398 56.7292 30.3194C76.7611 30.7995 67.7212 12.0198 87.7864 12.5334C107.852 13.047 107.352 37.1077 107.352 39.2961C107.352 39.2961 109.371 57.5733 91.6464 61.95C76.1511 65.7796 68.7195 60.0184 68.7195 60.0184L68.7084 60.0073Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M16.0853 33.1397C24.9689 33.1397 32.1705 25.9216 32.1705 17.0177C32.1705 8.11374 24.9689 0.895668 16.0853 0.895668C7.20161 0.895668 0 8.11374 0 17.0177C0 25.9216 7.20161 33.1397 16.0853 33.1397Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-logo-story__stamp-text\">Ascendance<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascd-duotone ascendance-logo-story__photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/ascendance\/assets\/img\/logo-architecture.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture \u2014 vertical ascent\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__wordmark\">Ascendance<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ascendance-logo-story__title\">We are more than <em>our beginnings.<\/em><br>We are <em>our ascent.<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__copy\"><p>Ascendance was born of those who learned to move forward without a map, without a shortcut, sometimes without an answer. Like <strong>a Morse signal<\/strong> sent into the silence, every trajectory begins alone: a dot, a dash, a movement forward. Then another signal answers. A meeting, a helping hand, an open door. Little by little, the paths cross, extend one another and become a collective force.<\/p><p>The logo carries this idea: it is not only the letter <em>a,<\/em> but a <strong>trajectory in motion,<\/strong> the symbol of people who rose alone, then chose to light the way for those who follow.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-logo-story__morse\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lsm-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-l\">A<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dash\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lsm-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-l\">S<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dash\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lsm-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-l\">N<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dash\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lsm-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-l\">C<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dash\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dash\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lsm-letter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-l\">E<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-arrow\">\u2193<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lsm-dot\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio wp-block-ascendance-portrait-bio\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__photo-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascd-duotone ascendance-portrait-bio__photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-0\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/ascendance\/assets\/img\/founder-yacine.png\" alt=\"Portrait of the founder \u2014 Yacine Hanaya\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascd-ph-corner\">MTL \u00b7 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascd-ph-footer\">FOUNDER \u00b7 MTL CHAPTER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__corner\">\n\t\t\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__name\">Yacine Hanaya<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__role signal\">CEO, ALEIA \u00b7 Montr\u00e9al<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__subtitle\">Founder of Ascendance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__title\">Yacine Hanaya \u2014 <em>one trajectory,<\/em><br>one project.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__lead\"><em>Serial entrepreneur.<\/em> The first in his family to raise funds, to sell and to launch companies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__bio\"><p>Lecturer at <strong>UQAM<\/strong> and <strong>HEC Montr\u00e9al.<\/strong> Graduate of <strong>INSA<\/strong> and <strong>ESSEC.<\/strong> CEO of <strong>ALEIA,<\/strong> a product design &amp; UX agency in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p><p>Ascendance was <em>launched in 2026<\/em> with his own funds. No investor, no monetization plan, no fundraising.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-portrait-bio__pivot\">The network is <em>free in its choices<\/em> because it owes nothing to anyone.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-section-head ascendance-section-head--bare wp-block-ascendance-section-head\">\n        \n                <h2 class=\"ascendance-section-head__title\">What we are <em>not \u2014<\/em><br>what we <em>are.<\/em><\/h2>\n    \n        \n        <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-model-cols wp-block-ascendance-model-cols\">\n\t<article class=\"ascendance-columnar-item ascendance-columnar-item--model wp-block-ascendance-columnar-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__num\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__roman\">I<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__cat\">Not a company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__strike ascendance-columnar-item__strike--line-through\">No profit motive.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__title\">Nothing to <em>sell.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__description\">Ascendance has nothing to sell. No premium subscription, no billed services, no investor to pay back. The network is not a commercial structure \u2014 it is an <strong>informal association<\/strong> among people who choose to commit to one another.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\n\t<article class=\"ascendance-columnar-item ascendance-columnar-item--model wp-block-ascendance-columnar-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__num\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__roman\">II<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__cat\">No dues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__strike ascendance-columnar-item__strike--line-through\">No financial contribution.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__title\">No one <em>pays to get in.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__description\"><strong>Platform and infrastructure<\/strong> costs are covered by the founder. <strong>Events<\/strong> \u2014 receptions at the office or at a member&#8217;s home, dinners, cocktail hours \u2014 are paid for by those who attend. We are all accomplished leaders: <em>we can settle our own bills.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\n\t<article class=\"ascendance-columnar-item ascendance-columnar-item--model wp-block-ascendance-columnar-item\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__num\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__roman\">III<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__cat\">But: a commitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__strike ascendance-columnar-item__strike--plain\">The only value, your time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__title\">Two <em>axes.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-columnar-item__description\"><strong>Among ourselves:<\/strong> sharing experience, opening our networks to one another, taking turns through the hard passages \u2014 growing <em>together.<\/em> <strong>Toward the next generation:<\/strong> collectively supporting four people a year. No one carries the load alone \u2014 each contributes according to their means.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-section-head ascendance-section-head--bare wp-block-ascendance-section-head\">\n        \n                <h2 class=\"ascendance-section-head__title\">When the circle decides<br><em>to act together.<\/em><\/h2>\n    \n        \n        <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-action-list wp-block-ascendance-action-list\">\n<div class=\"ascendance-action-item wp-block-ascendance-action-item\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__number\">\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-value\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-sub\">Voluntary action<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-action-item__title\">Donations to <em>humanitarian foundations.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-action-item__description\">Members may decide, on a one-off or annual basis, to pool donations for the benefit of foundations active in Canada or internationally. The choice of cause and the amount are decided by those who take part \u2014 never imposed, never collected by Ascendance as a structure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag ascendance-action-item__tag--default\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-line\">Subscription<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-sub\">voluntary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-action-item wp-block-ascendance-action-item\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__number\">\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-value\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-sub\">Case by case<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-action-item__title\">One-off <em>grants.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-action-item__description\">When a student in the <em>Next Generation<\/em> stream runs into a temporary financial obstacle, the circle may decide to release a support grant. Decided case by case, funded by the members who choose to contribute \u2014 <strong>never by Ascendance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag ascendance-action-item__tag--default\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-line\">At the members&#8217;<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-sub\">initiative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-action-item wp-block-ascendance-action-item\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__number\">\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-value\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"ascendance-action-item__number-sub\">Coming \u00b7 2027<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__text\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-action-item__title\">Annual <em>ascent award.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-action-item__description\">Publicly recognizing an exemplary trajectory from the Next Generation or Emergence streams. A discreet ceremony, a symbolic endowment funded by a subscription among several members (no obligation), and above all: amplifying the journey across the network and beyond. <em>First edition coming soon.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag ascendance-action-item__tag--signal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-line\">Coming 2027<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-action-item__tag-sub\">voluntary subscription<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack wp-block-ascendance-crit-stack\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__sticky\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascd-duotone ascendance-crit-stack__frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/ascendance\/assets\/img\/crit-montreal.jpg\" alt=\"Montr\u00e9al \u2014 downtown skyline\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__grain\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__cap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__eyebrow ascd-mono\">\u21b3 Entry conditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__title\">Five<br><em>cumulative<\/em> criteria.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__note ascd-mono\">All five must be met. No identity-based criterion \u2014 trajectory, excellence, values.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__right\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__track\" data-track>\n\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"ascendance-crit-card wp-block-ascendance-crit-card\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__kicker ascd-mono\">Criterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__num\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-crit-card__title\">A trajectory that <em>far exceeds<\/em> your origins.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-card__desc\">The first in your family to reach your level of education, your position, your professional or artistic standing. Not a question of current income \u2014 a question of <em>distance travelled.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum-label ascd-mono\"><b>1<\/b> \/ 5 cumulative<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"ascendance-crit-card wp-block-ascendance-crit-card\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__kicker ascd-mono\">Criterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__num\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-crit-card__title\">Having distinguished yourself <em>through excellence.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-card__desc\">Academic, athletic, artistic, entrepreneurial, scientific, medical \u2014 the field doesn&#8217;t matter. Talent and hard work must have produced visible results. This is not social sorting \u2014 it is a message sent to the next generation: <em>hard work still pays off.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum-label ascd-mono\"><b>2<\/b> \/ 5 cumulative<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"ascendance-crit-card wp-block-ascendance-crit-card\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__kicker ascd-mono\">Criterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__num\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-crit-card__title\">Wanting to contribute to <em>a fairer world.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-card__desc\">Equal opportunity is not a slogan: it is a concrete fight, waged one introduction, one mentorship, one open door at a time. You must want to be <em>actively<\/em> part of it.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum-label ascd-mono\"><b>3<\/b> \/ 5 cumulative<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"ascendance-crit-card wp-block-ascendance-crit-card\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__kicker ascd-mono\">Criterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__num\">04<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-crit-card__title\">Accepting the <em>personal and collective<\/em> commitment.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-card__desc\">Giving time to the next generation. Not a crushing burden: the circle commits to supporting four people a year, and each contributes according to their means \u2014 a call, an intro, a letter of recommendation, a coffee. <em>Mutual support, kindness, sharing experience.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum-label ascd-mono\"><b>4<\/b> \/ 5 cumulative<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"ascendance-crit-card wp-block-ascendance-crit-card\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__kicker ascd-mono\">Criterion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__num\">05<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-crit-card__title\">Carrying <em>humanist<\/em> values.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ascendance-crit-card__desc\">Unconditional respect for everyone&#8217;s dignity. A refusal of social contempt, sexism, racism and homophobia in all their forms. This is the <em>sine qua non<\/em> of the circle.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bars\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__bar is-on\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-card__accum-label ascd-mono\"><b>5<\/b> \/ 5 \u2014 <em>all required<\/em><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__progress-count ascd-mono\"><b data-counter>01<\/b> \/ 05<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__progress-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__progress-fill\" data-fill><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-crit-stack__progress-hint ascd-mono\">\u2194 scroll<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-section-head ascendance-section-head--reveal wp-block-ascendance-section-head\">\n        \n        \n        \n                <h2 class=\"ascendance-section-head__title\">\n                            <span class=\"ascendance-section-head__line incl-line\"><span class=\"ascendance-section-head__line-in incl-line-in\">An <em>open<\/em> circle,<\/span><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"ascendance-section-head__line incl-line\"><span class=\"ascendance-section-head__line-in incl-line-in\">a <em>clear-eyed<\/em> stance.<\/span><\/span>\n                    <\/h2>\n        <span class=\"ascendance-section-head__rule incl-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-grid wp-block-ascendance-inclusion-grid\">\n\t<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-grid__grid\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col ascendance-inclusion-col--light ascd-reveal wp-block-ascendance-inclusion-col\">\n\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow\">\n\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-lead\">Principle<\/b>\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> \u00b7 <\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-detail\">An open circle<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__headline\">Open to <em>everyone.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__body\"><p>Regardless of religion, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation or gender. <strong>No quota, no identity filter.<\/strong> The only criteria that count are the ones set out above: trajectory, excellence and values.<\/p><p>The founding circle&#8217;s decisions are made collegially, behind closed doors, and are final.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col ascendance-inclusion-col--dark ascd-reveal wp-block-ascendance-inclusion-col\">\n\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow\">\n\t\t<b class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-lead\">Reality<\/b>\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> \u00b7 <\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__eyebrow-detail\">Statistical clarity<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<h3 class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__headline\">Clear-eyed about <em>the real world.<\/em><\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__body\"><p>In a society that does not offer everyone the same starting points, the hardest trajectories to climb are statistically those of racialized people, children of immigration, and young people from working-class or single-parent backgrounds. When these people succeed against all odds, their journey <em>commands respect.<\/em><\/p><p>The circle of members reflects this reality. Some groups are overrepresented within it \u2014 <strong>not by policy,<\/strong> but because they are the ones who cleared the most obstacles to get there.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ascendance-inclusion-col__pullout\">It is an <em>effect of reality,<\/em> not an admissions policy.<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ascendance-final-cta ascendance-final-cta--light wp-block-ascendance-final-cta\">\n            <div class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow ascd-mono\">\n                                            <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow-seg\">If all of this speaks to you<\/span>\n                                                <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow-seg\">The circle is open to trajectories<\/span>\n                                                <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__eyebrow-seg\">Not to spectators<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <h2 class=\"ascendance-final-cta__headline\">\n                            <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__line\">The circle<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__line ascendance-final-cta__line--lc\">is open,<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"ascendance-final-cta__line ascendance-final-cta__line--lc ascendance-final-cta__line--emph\">write to us.<\/span>\n                    <\/h2>\n    \n            <p class=\"ascendance-final-cta__lede\">If the five criteria fit you, and if the binding commitment truly commits you \u2014 not as a formula, but as a promise \u2014 the circle is waiting for you.<\/p>\n    \n            <div class=\"ascendance-final-cta__cta\">\n                            <a class=\"ascd-btn ascd-btn--primary\" href=\"#\">Apply to the network<span class=\"ascd-btn__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n                                        <a class=\"ascd-btn ascd-btn--ghost\" href=\"#\">Back to home<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-98","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascendancecircle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}