How Parkinson Canada is adapting to support its Community
TORONTO, ON– Parkinson Canada is pivoting to implement new service delivery methods as coronavirus (Covid-19) has a prolonged impact on Parkinson Canada’s operations. Just eight weeks ago, thousands of Canadians would have penciled their monthly support group meeting in their calendars. Others would have attended education events in communities coast …
Medavie Commits $5 Million to Support Mental Health and Food Insecurity in Response to COVID-19
MONCTON, NB–Medavie, through its Foundation, is committing $5 million to support the needs of Canadians responding to COVID-19. The funding will focus on initiatives addressing food insecurity, the mental health needs of adolescents, and frontline responders coping with COVID-19-related anxiety and post-traumatic stress. The funding will be distributed to community …
SkipTheDishes Commits Over $15 Million To Help
$10 million to local restaurants on their network, $1 million to Food Banks Canada WINNIPEG, MB–SkipTheDishes, Canada’s largest and most popular food delivery service, is hungry to help Canadians through these challenging times brought on by COVID-19. The delivery service app is giving an additional estimated $10 million back to …
Week-long In Concert Supports Food Banks Canada, Unison Benevolent Fund
Fundraiser goes towards COVID-19 Relief Efforts TORONTO, ON–ET Canada in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association and the CCMA Foundation, are staging Canada Together: In Concert, an unprecedented five-night broadcast event showcasing 20 of the biggest names in country music coming together in support of Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts. …
Western Financial Group’s charitable arm adapts donation model to changing needs of local communities
Western Communities Foundation Launches the Community Food & Nutrition Emergency Fund Program HIGH RIVER, AB–As we all continue in the face of collective uncertainty, Western Financial Group’s charitable arm, the Western Communities Foundation wants to help bring a bit more certainty to those who are most vulnerable at these times. …
Canadians are feeling unprecedented levels of anxiety, according to Mental Health Index
Pandemic has caused a dramatic 16-per-cent drop in Canadians’ mental health, according to Morneau Shepell’s Mental Health Index: a score of 63 TORONTO, ON–Morneau Shepell, a leading provider of total well-being, mental health and digital mental health services in Canada, announced new results from its new Mental Health Index, which …
The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Relationship to Online Behavioral Shifts in Canada
by Bryan Segal Senior Vice President, Commercial, Comscore This article is part of a series of insights that reveal a Canadian perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behavior and significant audience shifts across digital platforms. Things are moving fast. Following our last update regarding digital media consumption during …
Fundraising Day Postponed to June 1, 2021
From AFP Greater Toronto: A message to Fundraising Day 2020 partners: Thank you for your interest in and support of Fundraising Day 2020: The Fundraising Frontier. While we were excited to host another great conference and to partner with you, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this event …
ONN Analysis: Ontario COVID Action Plan and Federal economic measures in response to COVID-19
This from the Ontarion Nonprofit Network With two new policy updates from the provincial and federal governments, ONN has analyzed each with a sector-wide lens. And we are pleased to launch a free webinar series with Imagine Canada, starting with two webinars on managing staff and volunteers in the time …
Air Canada and Air Canada Foundation Work with Second Harvest
Redistribute Onboard Fresh Food Items to Canadians in Need; Over 2,330 kg of fresh food from 7 cities across Canada redistributed to date MONTREAL, ON–Air Canada and the Air Canada Foundation are working with Canadian food rescue organization Second Harvest’s FoodRescue.ca to redistribute fresh food items from Air Canada’s in-flight …