What It Means to Turn Caring into Lifelong Action
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 …
Disruptive Philanthropy
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 …
Insights on the Dramatic Reduction in CRA Charity Audits
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 …
Historic Plaques Which Honour Philanthropy
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 …
How Oxfam Goes Beyond Charity
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 …
In Case You Missed It: The Public Inquiry Final Report
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 …
CAGP Conference comes back live in June; no virtual sessions
TORONTO, ON–The CAGP Annual Conference, which had been scheduled for April 6 – 8, 2022 as a virtual event has been changed to an in person event for the first time in two years. Now set to take place from June 14 to 16, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the event, …
Sunnybrook Foundation launches campaign in support of the new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre
TORONTO, ON–Sunnybrook Foundation launched the “For Everyone with a Brain” campaign to drive the final push of a multi-year fundraising effort for Sunnybrook’s new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre. Once complete, the Centre will be a state-of-the-art facility for patient care and interdisciplinary research across mental health and brain sciences …
RBC Future Launch, Riipen partnership set to deliver 27,000 work-integrated learning experiences
Renewed for another school year starting September 2021, RBC Future Launch and Riipen will support the delivery of 10,000 more work-integrated learning experiences at 30 post-secondary institutions across Canada VANCOUVER, BC–Riipen, the world’s largest online work-integrated learning (WIL) marketplace, is proud to announce the expansion of their partnership program with …
Calls for proposals to create lasting impact, greater opportunities for persons with disabilities
GATINEAU, QC–Building accessible and inclusive communities, where persons with disabilities have equal opportunities to thrive and succeed, will be an essential part of Canada’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why the Government of Canada is supporting community projects to provide greater access and opportunities for persons with disabilities. …