Salvation Army Needs Support to Help Students Start School Year
BURNABY, BC–In hopes of providing every child with an equal opportunity to succeed in school, The Salvation Army is once again distributing school supplies to children in need. With the rising cost of living and the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic more families around Burnaby are coming to The …
Duke Chang Appointed President and CEO of CanadaHelps
Chang to steward CanadaHelps through its next chapter of growth, prioritizing initiatives that advance digital transformation and innovation in support of Canadian charities TORONTO, ON–CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, today announced the appointment of Duke Chang as President and CEO. An accomplished executive with more …
CAMH Launches $500-million No One Left Behind Campaign for Mental Health Research
No One Left Behind By Sarah Chamberlin Happy 2023! I am proud to kick off this year with some exciting news from CAMH Foundation: On February 7, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) publicly launched No One Left Behind, the largest-known fundraising campaign for mental health. With an …
Top 10 largest Canadian private foundations expenditures in 2020
THE TOP 10 Foundation Assets Expenditure % E xp Exp. on Charitable Activities Gifts to Qualified Donees Gifts & Exp As Perct. 1 Mastercard Foundation $40,078,183,354 $1,257,577,497 3.14% $857,257,427 $358,405,692 3.03% 2 FONDATION LUCIE ET ANDRÉ CHAGNON LUCIE AND ANDRÉ CHAGNON FOUNDATION $2,153,748,000 $71,829,000 3.34% $46,271,000 $16,958,000 2.94% 3 Green Municipal Fund $1,729,492,400 …
How much did the largest Canadian private foundations spend in 2020?
By Mark Blumberg and Henri Pasha (December 21, 2022) We recently reviewed the private foundations contained on the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return for 2020. The database was prepared by the Charities Directorate of CRA in August 2021 and covers about 84,000 charities. The Top Ten Full Chart Here In this …
Breast Cancer Canada wants us to know more about breast cancer so we can say no more
TORONTO, ON–Breast Cancer Canada (formerly Breast Cancer Society of Canada) has a new brand and accompanying marketing campaign, mirroring the progress that Breast Cancer Canada has made in breast cancer research. The change provides more than an elegant and modern look, it is an effort to help people see how …
CanadaHelps, Supported by Mastercard, Launches a National Program to Advance Digital Transformation, Growth for Canadian Charities
Charity Growth Academy kicks off with a first-year pilot program that provides unique digital tools, training, and support to 11 registered Canadian charities and nonprofits TORONTO, ON–CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, announced the launch of the CanadaHelps Charity Growth Academy, an initiative made possible by …
St. Michael’s Mission opens doors 24/7, creates innovative partnerships for clients
MONTREAL, QC–The pandemic has greatly changed the face of clients who visit shelters and other homelessness centres. For example, St. Michael’s Mission, which has been operating in downtown Montreal for 94 years, has seen a new profile added to that of its regular users. “We now get people who can …
Pointe-à-Callière Foundation raises more than $1 M in donations
MONTRÉAL, QC–The Pointe-à-Callière Foundation is bringing 2021 to a close, having achieved outstanding results: the Foundation raised more than $1 M in donations over the course of the year, even though its two major fundraising events—The Montréal Builders Club and The Major Donors Evening—were postponed to next year. The Pumping …
CHARITY INTELLIGENCE RELEASES ITS 2021 TOP IMPACT CHARITIES
TORONTO, ON–Charity Intelligence released its 2021 Top 10 Impact Charities to direct Canadian donors, who are putting much greater scrutiny into their giving, to the charities making the greatest impact. Most charities claim that they “make a difference” in the lives of those they work with. Charity Intelligence’s rigorous analysis …