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          Regulating through COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic created substantial challenges for the sector and the directorate, requiring determination, flexibility, and creativity to adapt and press on, including transitioning to remote work. It has never been more important for the directorate to employ a people-first approach focused …

Invitations called from Rural Southwestern NB Charities St. Andrews, NB–The Board of Directors of Fundy Community Foundation is pleased to invite charitable organizations and other qualified applicants to apply for 2022 community funding opportunities. This year, Fundy Community Foundation expects to have more than $115,000 in total funding available to …

Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns By Steve Allan, Commissioner The report confirms the existence of well-funded foreign interests that have been waging a decade-long campaign of misinformation with the goal of landlocking Alberta’s oil and gas. The inquiry used freelance writer and researcher Vivian Krause’s materials as a foundation, or starting point …

By Jennifer Alldred and John Young Sofereti and Mkulila work at a solar-powered peanut butter cooperative, a food security project supported by Oxfam in Lilongwe, Malawi. At Oxfam, we know charity isn’t enough. Delivering food and essential supplies is critical and indeed lifesaving. But we know that to end poverty …

Spencer Wyatt House | Charlottetown, PEI While no specific plaque exists yet on the house, the heritage value of the Spencer Wyatt House lies in its association with the Spencer and Wyatt families, its interesting saltbox architectural style, and its role in supporting the Hillsborough and Dorchester Street streetscapes. Wanda …

By Mark Blumberg I recently read on a blog with some statistics relating to the number of audits that the Charities Directorate of CRA was conducting each year. Frankly, I could not believe the numbers, so I wrote to CRA to ask them for up-to-date information. Here is the response …

Shaping Tomorrow’s Donor Strategies   By Yannick Archambault and Arundel Gibson For centuries, the philanthropic activities of successful individuals and families have played an important role in societies in Canada and around the world. This becomes even more important in economically and socially challenging times. The pre-COVID-19 world saw increased …

By Michael Brooke The desire of Michelle Francis to do philanthropic work is rooted in her earliest childhood memories. “I was the youngest daughter of four and the first to be born in Canada,” she recalls. “From the time I can remember, I was my dad’s shadow.” Michelle says her …

Foundation Magazine spoke with Brea Blight, Development Officer, Annual Giving and Communications for the Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health. This year’s campaign was examined and explored. Here’s the conversation. Is this campaign part of your annual fundraising strategy? Yes, like the majority of charitable organizations our big direct mail …

By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P I’ve written before about “Accidental Philanthropists™” — people who discover, through working with us, that they can choose to leave less of their hard-earned money to the tax department and more of their legacy to their families and the charities they care about. This …