WE Charity Delivers Documents to Finance Committee
Responses made publicly available on WE Charity’s website TORONTO–In anticipation of the Finance Committee resuming its study of WE Charity, and in fulfilment of undertakings from its previous study, WE Charity is providing information and documents requested during its witness testimony at FINA on July 28 and August 13, 2020. …
Health Charities, Patient Groups Jointly Protect Access to Breakthrough Medical Treatments in Canada
Patients shut out of process leading to the release of revised guidelines by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board TORONTO and MONTREAL–As exciting medical advances continue to be made around the world, there is a shared concern that people in Canada will not be able to access these scientific breakthroughs. …
World Around Us
In the middle of March, to protect residents from COVID-19, Prince Edward Island closed all of its long-term care facilities to visitors. While this reduced the risk of potential infection, residents were affected by the lack of visits, experiencing loneliness and feeling disconnected. Kent Hudson, Executive Director of Community Foundation …
Will Fundraisers Finally Give Up on Personalization?
By Stephen Shaw Mastering the practice of personalization can seem overwhelming for marketers, leaving them to wonder whether the cost and effort is worth the trouble. But giving up on the dream of one-to-one marketing would be a shame. When the era of Big Data dawned in the early 2000s …
The Changing Art of Donor-Centred Fundraising
Donor-centred fundraising (DCF) is the dominant mode of thought and practice in the fundraising profession. But its core principles have been challenged by the rise of the new community-centric fundraising (CCF) movement — inspired by the ideas of American thought leader Vu Le — in what is becoming a clash …
Seen, Heard & Noted
Workplace Rivalries Hold Steady Despite Pandemic; charities still on the agenda Though business teams continue to work remotely, a sense of workplace competition is still alive and well, new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows. And that means charities may still be benefiting from in-house competition during fundraising …
Raising Funds & Consciousness in 2020
By Tracy Howard Nneka Allen is an accomplished professional fundraiser, but to get an idea of the unique lens with which she views the role requires only a look at the profile summary on her LinkedIn page. Fundraiser is listed but it comes after the titles “Relationship-Builder/Stone-Catcher/Freedom-Fighter.” A sixth-generation Canadian …
A Perspective of Privilege: Volunteer Engagement is a Non-Priority
By Joanne McKiernan The data confirms it — 2020 has changed our sector in almost every way. We’ve learned 35 percent of charities in Canada have seen a significant increase in demand due to COVID-19, while 2 in 3 have lost more than 30 percent of the revenue that allows …
How to Create an Equitable Organization
by Joenita Paulrajan Having diversity in the ranks and working on making the organization more inclusive is a commendable first step. However, diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts do not automatically lead to an equitable organization. Creating pathways to make an organization equitable requires different approaches and processes. Take a look …
New Survey: The State of the Ontario Nonprofit Sector Three Months into the COVID-19 Crisis
The Ontario Nonfprofit Network and the Assemblée de la Francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) partnered on a bilingual survey to understand of the impact of the pandemic on Ontario’s 58,000 nonprofits and charities, and the effectiveness of the public policy and supports provided by the provincial and federal governments. It was …