
Budget 2024: Canada’s charitable foundations key partners for government and Canadians
Commentary from Philanthropic Foundations Canada OTTAWA, ON–Released on April 17th, the 2024 Budget focuses greatly on addressing Canada’s housing crisis, and on expanding or providing new social supports. The charitable sector was a dominant theme in many areas, referenced several times, and named as pillar for communities across the country. …

Canada invests in accommodations for families of children seeking medical treatment
OTTAWA, ON–The Honourable David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier; Christine Hardy, Chief Executive Officer for Ronald McDonald House Charities …

Mastercard Changeworks Launches to Accelerate Work of Not-for-Profit Organizations
New initiative will leverage the company’s technology and data-science expertise to help not-for-profit organizations better support the communities they serve TORONTO, ON–Mastercard launched Mastercard Changeworks™, a social-impact program from Mastercard Canada that helps Canada’s not-for-profits harness the power of technology and data to create positive change. To put this commitment …

Sylogist Acquires Innovative SaaS Fundraising Platform
CALGARY, AB–Sylogist Ltd. announced the acquisition of MISSION CRM Ltd., the developer of the Mission CRM fundraising and donor engagement SaaS platform for large and mid-market nonprofit organizations. In the transaction, which closed on October 6th, 2021, Sylogist acquired all the shares of Mission CRM for $2.67 million (CAD), approximately 3x trailing …

Official groundbreaking ceremony marks the first step in building a new SickKids
TORONTO–SickKids Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) held an official groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the transformative first step towards building a new SickKids. This monumental milestone was celebrated with shovels entering the ground on the site of what will become the new Patient Support Centre (PSC). In attendance …