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Staff The Canadian arm of the World Wildlife Fund is putting an initiative to work which will bring restoration practitioners together to work toward restoring 30 percent of degraded ecosystems. WWF-Canada launched “Mission Restoration” at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s Conference of the Parties (COP16)— a collaborative initiative toward …

REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance aims to ensure equitable access and improved outcomes for all patients TORONTO, ON–Breast Cancer Canada introduced the newly formed REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance, a national coalition of leading clinical and academic professionals created to establish and drive consistent, high-quality standards in breast cancer care …

Intentional Major Donor Strategy and Incorporating Modern Technology Drive Growth TORONTO, ON–Blackbaud, the provider of software for powering social impact, today released its 2024 Status of Canadian Fundraising Benchmark Report. This report provides essential data on current fundraising trends in Canada, helping social impact professionals understand the sector and benchmark …

CanadaHelps’ 2024 Giving Report TORONTO, ON–As Canadians have become increasingly disconnected and social networks have shrunk, giving participation dropped from 21.9 percent of Canadians in 2013 to a new low of 17.7 percent in 2021. CanadaHelps, the country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online, today released the seventh edition …

GATINEAU, QC–Every year volunteers across the country dedicate their time and resources to positively impact their communities. Canada’s Volunteer Awards highlight community leadership and aim to encourage people from across Canada to make a difference in their communities through volunteering, while developing innovative solutions to tackle social challenges. As we …

Latest round of donations will provide more than $960,000 committed to Canadian organizations VANCOUVER, BC–Drax released an annual report for its Drax Foundation and Community Fund that shows more than $4.6 million has been donated to support communities across Drax’s global operations. The renewable energy company focused on funding organizations …

Launch follows ST’s recent acquisition of digital services division of Deloitte Canada’s fundraising services group TORONTO, ON–ST (Stephen Thomas Ltd), Canada’s premier full-service marketing, brand and fundraising agency, today proudly announces the launch of STella!, its new digital fundraising division. Following ST’s recent acquisition of the digital services division of …

We spoke to Pamela Mollica, EVP Marketing & Communications, and Mitchell Praw, Director, Brand Marketing, about the recent launch of the new ‘It takes a society’ brand platform for the Canadian Cancer Society. Here’s what they shared: FOUNDATION: The Daffodil and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) brand has a lot …

TORONTO, ON–Charity Intelligence released its 2023 Top 10 Impact Charities to help Canadian donors find charities making the greatest impact. Most charities claim that they “make a difference” in the lives of those they work with, but it is very difficult for donors to tell how much of a difference …

In a time of virtual everything, and Chat GPT, the superpower that you can hone that will ensure you are appreciated at work is very…human. By Stefanie Ince Clients come to me for coaching for a variety of reasons. Often its to gain clarity on next steps, sometimes its to …