The Philanthropic Powers Of Life Insurance
The Accidental Philanthropist – Mark Halpern By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P In my 31 years of professional practice, I’ve had the good fortune of helping many successful business owners, entrepreneurs, incorporated professionals, and affluent families. A lot of my work has involved collaborating with their allied professionals specializing in …
No One Left Behind
Marketing & fundraising – Sarah Chamberlin CAMH Launches $500-million No One Left Behind Campaign for Mental Health Research By Sarah Chamberlin Happy 2023! I am proud to kick off this year with some exciting news from CAMH Foundation: On February 7, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) publicly …
Raised To Be Nice
Thinking Out Loud – Maryann Kerr By Maryann Kerr If you have not watched the film Deconstructing Karen on CBC’s The Passionate Eye1, I highly recommend it. The film documents the work of Saira Rao2 and Regina Jackson3 Co-Founders of the Race2Dinner4. Race2Dinner’s mission: … is simple — reveal the …
Welcoming a New Era with a Human Touch
Leadership – Kathleen Provost By Kathleen A. Provost, CFRE, MAdEd As a professional fundraiser, I believe we are in the “business” of building relationships, so I always seek to better understand how to improve these human relationships. Over the last few years, I have journeyed, as many of you, through …
Estate Donations That Don’t Get Made
Wealth Management – Malcolm Burrows By Malcolm Burrows John Quinn was a corporate lawyer and Wall Street titan. A bachelor known for his many lovers, Quinn was also America’s first great modern art collector and tireless public champion. He was a friend of literary and art legends like Picasso, WB …
Seen, Heard & Noted
Twice as many families will have direct access to fresh food in 2023 thanks to Lufa Farms. The launch of their registered charity in order to grow their Direct Giving Program is a vital step toward improving access to fresh food for Quebec families in need is accompanied by a …
The Avian Virus: An Enemy of Sea Lions
A scientific analysis is thought to link migratory birds from the U.S. as responsible for transmitting the bird flu to hundreds of sea lions which have died of bird flu in Peru in recent weeks. Authorities are urging people to stay away from the beaches. More than 55,000 dead birds, …
Minister St-Onge highlights funding to organizations in Prince Edward Island
The Government of Canada provides support to facilitate access to community sport activities and eliminate barriers to participation in organized sport CHARLOTTETOWN, PE–A priority of the Government of Canada is to remove barriers to sport among under-represented populations to increase their participation. Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport …
Women’s entrepreneurship: Desjardins continues to support businesswomen
Registration is now open for the spring 2023 cohort of the Empowering Women Entrepreneur’s learning path LÉVIS, QC–Businesswomen across Canada who are interested in taking part in a free personal development path can now register for the spring 2023 cohort of the Entrepreneur’s learning path. This Desjardins initiative, created by …
Duke Chang Appointed President and CEO of CanadaHelps
Chang to steward CanadaHelps through its next chapter of growth, prioritizing initiatives that advance digital transformation and innovation in support of Canadian charities TORONTO, ON–CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, today announced the appointment of Duke Chang as President and CEO. An accomplished executive with more …