Awareness Campaign

Fund Calls on Canadian Government to Move Money From Foundations Currently Holding More Than $85 Billion TORONTO, ON–Public and Private foundations in Canada are hoarding over $85 billion in charitable assets at a time when communities need the money most, according to an organization called Justice Fund. In early November, …

TORONTO, ON–Space Place Canada, a community-based, Canada-wide charity, is launching an awareness and advocacy campaign to bring an iconic public planetarium to Toronto. The public planetarium will display past and current accomplishments, Canadian champions and heroes in space, the future career opportunities in the space sector for Canadians, and how …

Company’s philanthropic commitment guided and inspired by eight charitable partners – fostering human connection across Canadian communities TORONTO, ON–Cadillac Fairview has redefined its philanthropic approach, reaffirming its Purpose of Transforming Communities for a Vibrant Tomorrow. CF is proud to collaborate with eight charitable organizations with a common goal to create …

A groundbreaking study that is the first step in developing carbon-neutral direct mail marketing AURORA, ON–-A recent study of the greenhouse gas emission sources in the direct mail industry, commissioned by Steve Falk and Prime Data Inc, uncovers the sources of emissions – from a tree in the forest to …

MONTREAL, QC–A first-of-its-kind funder pledge, which calls on Canadian foundations and philanthropic actors to signal their commitment to act on climate change, has launched today. The pledge, entitled The Canadian Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change, launches ahead of the annual UN climate conference, COP26, which opens in Glasgow, Scotland on …

TORONTO, ON – For every Loblaws, Metro, Safeway, Northern or Sobeys in Canada, there are four food charities providing food to families who cannot always afford to feed themselves. That’s more than 61,000 non-profit organizations providing food at no or low cost to people in need compared to the 15,344 …

Rethink’s 20th Anniversary Pop-Up at Stackt Market celebrates impact-driven partnerships this breast cancer awareness month (BCAM) TORONTO, ON–Rethink Breast Cancer, the change-maker organization for all young people concerned about and affected by breast cancer is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout the month of October. Known for breaking through as a …

TORONTO, ON–Canadians have donated over $8 million towards global vaccination efforts through the #GiveAVax campaign, which will be matched by the Government of Canada, resulting in nearly 3.4 million people able to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, UNICEF Canada announced today. For every dollar that Canadians give to UNICEF Canada’s campaign …

TORONTO, ON–COVID-19 shone a spotlight on animals, their role in our food system and the close links between animal welfare and human welfare. The intensive, crowded conditions on most farms means many animals are denied space, natural light and the freedom to move around. This is true for the billions …

Time for the federal government to require foundations to increase their granting, says GIV3 Foundation MONTRÉAL, QC–A new public campaign: IncreaseTheGrants.ca launched this week. It asks the Federal Government to stop allowing charitable foundations from accumulating greater wealth, and to increase their percentage of assets granted to our struggling charities …