Protection, Attention and the Healing Words of a Leader
How The Fur-Bearers Maximize Their Voice By Michael Brooke In 2023, The Fur-Bearers will celebrate their 70th anniversary. Since 1953, the non-profit has been dedicated to advocating and protection for all fur bearing animals in Canada. This includes badgers, bears, beavers, foxes and coyotes. As Lesley Fox, their Executive Director …
Helping Wildlife Though Land Donations
Staff More than 1,600 ecological gifts have been donated across Canada, protecting more than 213,000 hectares of wildlife habitat, including for many species at risk. The $1-billion milestone was reached with the most recent project in Frontenac County, Ontario, thanks in part to two generous neighbours who donated adjacent parcels …
Vital Signs Bodes Well for All Life in Muskoka
By Lynn DeCaro The Muskoka Community Foundation, a charitable organization founded to support donors meet their philanthropic goals and support local charities in Muskoka’, published two Muskoka Vital Signs Reports in 2018 and 2021. At first glance the reader might wonder why the environment was included amongst topics such as …
Fundy Community Foundation Making Big Impact in Rural New Brunswick
By Kirsten Rouse In the fall of 2010, Peter and Cindy Bartlett tragically lost their young son Andrew. The close-knit family from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, had strong ties to the community and every single resident mourned the loss. While the loss was unexpected and devastating to the family, Peter …
PROFILE: INSPIRATIONAL PHILANTHROPY – Paul Goldstein – A Force of Nature
By Michael Brooke To those in the insurance and financial world, he is known as a legend — a 40-year member of the Top of the Table club where the top one percent of all insurance agents reside. To the 700 children of Netzer Ariel, in Israel, he is known …
How One Small Charity Rose During the Pandemic
By Michael Brooke Anika Apollon is the founder of a remarkable charity that started up during the 2020 pandemic. While working full-time at her job as a funeral director, Anika started to think about how to help children in need — especially those who are with their families in shelters. …
Jean Lumb Foundation Toronto, Ontario
A table tennis champion from Vancouver, a scholar with a 99.5 percent average from Bolton, Ontario, an advocate for social justice from Calgary, a Taekwondo black-belt from Markham. These were four of eighteen student winners of the 24th Annual Jean Lumb Awards. Jean Lumb was the first Chinese Canadian woman …
Everything Comes Down to Relationships
By Maryann Kerr An excerpt from Tarnished: Let’s rethink, reimagine and cocreate a new social impact sector. In every workplace, there is an effort underway by leaders to earn the trust of stakeholders. Trust is the foundation of relationships, and relationships are everything. But what comes first? In his book, …
The World Around Us
Russian oligarchs have donated millions to U.S. charities, museums and universities, according to analysis from the Anti-Corruption Data Collective. American philanthropies, museums and universities have accepted millions of dollars from tycoons aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including several who are the targets of Western sanctions. As many as a …
5th Annual Giving Report Reveals Unprecedented Strain on Charities as Demand Rises and Giving Declines
One in four Canadians are already or will soon be using charitable services to meet basic needs in 2022 TORONTO – CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, has released the fifth edition of its annual report on the charitable sector and the state of giving. The …