Learning from WE Charity’s mistakes
Building a Foundation for Successful Corporate Partnerships By Hava Goldberg, CFRE If you had asked me about WE Charity’s corporate partnerships at this time a year ago, I would have told you their partner list read like a fundraiser’s dream, pages upon pages on some of Canada’s largest companies, spanning …
Lessons in Failure: What Can Be Learned from the WE Movement
By Narinder Dhami and Chi Nguyen Over the past few months, as nearly every facet of our lives has been turned upside, the charitable and non-profit sector has seen massive disruption. The societal reckoning that kicked off in late spring with the deaths of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet called …
WE Charity and we charities
What the WE Charity case means for the rest of us in the sector By Wendy Rinella Although there is a lot of discussion about the potential backlash against the entire charitable sector from this scandal, I would point out the absence of other charity leaders rushing to the aid …
The WE Charity Scandal and its Impact on the Canadian Charity Sector
BY MARK BLUMBERG The WE Charity scandal has now been going on for over three months. It has caused the Minister of Finance to resign, the proroguing of parliament. It has resulted in WE Charity announcing that it will be “winding down the organization’s operations in Canada” and taking their …
Philanthropy, Pandemic & Political Scandal
The WE Charity affair weakens trust in charities as COVID-19 curtails donor giving By Staff/Angus Reid As it has done to nearly every facet of Canadian life, the coronavirus pandemic is also ravaging crucial health programs and social services provided by Canada’s charitable organizations as individual donors face tough spending …
Fundraising in a New Era
By Kathleen Provost As a professional fundraiser, I always saw my social role as one of a broker. I was the one who facilitates philanthropic gifts in support of charities or philanthropic projects in need. However, our current society is being transformed as we experience a global pandemic. The charitable …
A Case of Mission Drift
By Malcolm Burrows The WE Charity’s story should be a business school case study. Young, idealistic founders. Growth and acclaim. Complexity, political scandal, and collapse. But is WE Charity a case that can teach charities and donors, or is it an outlier? The connection with business school naturally comes to …
World Around Us
In a world where attractions are disappearing and prices are rising, we turn to our own for one of Canada’s signature international events is working hard to continue to provide a world-class Festival that is free to the public. The Canadian Tulip Festival is an outdoor event in 1.2 kilometers …
Nobis Launches Virtual Coat Drive
Donations can be made via pre-paid shipping or in-store until December 1, 2020. Details can be found at NoColdShoulder.com. TORONTO, ON–Canadian premium outerwear brand Nobis has announced the launch of No Cold Shoulder, a global campaign starting November 1, 2020, which will upcycle gently worn winter jackets and get them on …
IKEA Canada donates $500,000 as part of its ongoing COVID-19 community relief
Relief efforts to provide funding and in-kind products to Furniture Bank, National Association of Friendship Centres, Black Health Alliance, Save the Children, and Boys and Girls Club of Canada BURLINGTON, ON–IKEA Canada has made a donation of $500,000 in funding and in-kind products to support vulnerable communities across Canada in …