How Nonprofit Capacity-Building Can Eliminate ‘Philanthropy Deserts’
By Sevetri Wilson The nonprofit sector has always been a vital pillar of support for communities around the country, and its role continues to deepen as we emerge from COVID-19. In many cases, nonprofits are responsible for the provision of basic services — healthcare, education, and the delivery of essentials …
Acting On Purpose
By Stephen Shaw Coming out of this pandemic the time has come for every company to take stock of the role it plays in the world and define its true social purpose. But that job cannot be left to marketing alone — it demands a top down commitment to a …
Fundraising for the Future
Shanan Spencer-Brown, executive director of the Telus Friendly Future Foundation, on her career, this past year and what post-pandemic fundraising may look like By Tracy Howard Taking the reins of a recently established, multimillion-dollar charitable foundation connected to one of Canada’s major telecommunications companies is a challenging proposition at any …
Diversifying Diversity
Women Well Represented in Nonprofit Sector, But What About Intersectionality?: Part Two By Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE and Mariya Yurokova, MBA, CFRE In March, we introduced you to four nonprofit leaders who courageously opened up about their experiences as leaders with visible identities. In this issue, we present four more …
Fundraising In Challenging Times
By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P Raising money during a pandemic requires tenacity, skill, and a measure of luck. But it can be done. Canadians are very charitable people, and our government has inspired more giving by introducing 29 pieces of charity-friendly legislation since 1995. During pre-COVID times (the olden …
The Power of Sponsors & Supporters
By Sarah Chamberlin At the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), we’re driven by a belief that Mental Health is Health and aspire to have mental health positioned at the centre of health care. Thankfully, our sponsors and supporters are driven by this purpose as well. With the level …
The True Profession of Fundraising
By Kathleen Provost As a professional fundraiser, I have always been fascinated by my own profession, and wondered how is it that Fundraising can offer me so much potential to learn and evolve within my profession. In an attempt to better understand the profession of Fundraising, I turned my attention …
Increase the Disbursement Quota
By Malcolm Burrows The 2021 Federal Budget announced the Government’s intentions to launch a consultation with charities about “potentially increasing the disbursement quota…beginning in 2022.” This consultation has garnered a mixed reaction from the charitable sector, but there are numerous reasons why the time is right to review the current …
Seen, Heard & Noted
Online Donations More Than Doubled in 2020 in Crisis Response CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, has released the 2021 Giving Report, an annual report that provides an in-depth, data-driven look at the state of Canada’s charitable sector. Since the onset of the pandemic, the charitable …
“Being told you don’t belong to a place that you’ve lived in for thirty years is pretty tough to listen to.”
David Pawl* is a thirty-eight year old Welshman from Criccieth and had been experiencing homelessness for four years prior to the beginning of the pandemic. After leaving the army and following a relationship break down, he was forced into homelessness and moved between sofa surfing and sleeping in a tent. …