Guest Editor – Paul Nazareth
Paul Nazareth has worked in Canada’s philanthropic sector for over 20 years. Currently, Vice President, Education & Development at the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP), he was previously VP at the charity CanadaHelps. Paul has been a philanthropic advisor with a national wealth management firm and spent 15 years …
Ernest Thompson Seton Plaque
Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, Manitoba World-renowned naturalist, artist and writer Ernest Thompson Seton was born in England. In 1882, he joined his brother on a homestead near Carberry, Manitoba and began to keep scientific records. He often referred to his time here as the “Golden Years” of his life and …
Why Going Digital is Core to Mission
By Marina Glogovac COVID-19 has forced many charities to begin or accelerate their online fundraising and activities. This shift includes small charities that may have been slow to adapt, as well as large charities that were already online and need to ramp up operations. Today, however, most organizations still lag …
Triple Your Charitable Donations? The Time is Now. Here’s Why.
By Peter Nicholson As a Canadian, when was the last time you thought about mining? In the year 2021, amid the cell phones, computers, solar panels and electric cars, you may not consider the critical minerals that make technology possible. Now I’ll take it a step further — what if …
The Surprising Connection Between Wills and Social Media
By Christine Kang Estate planning and social media is not a pairing you would immediately nor easily make. In fact, until COVID-19 hit, the creation of wills was a heavily paper-dependent and traditional process, with all signings required to be in person. But when it comes to gathering information on …
Five Ways to Steward a Diverse Group of Donors
By Roxanne Tackie Now, more than ever, Canadians are having conversations regarding social justice, diversity, and inclusion; and the non-profit and philanthropic sectors have been called on to respond. Truly, the work of becoming a more inclusive sector not only benefits our communities, but it also benefits our organizations — …
Church Crisis, Foundations Opportunity
By Reverend Graham Singh Today’s crisis around the church, residential schools and so many of Canada’s historic institutions presents both a challenge and opportunity for Canada’s granting foundations and charities. For many Canadians, the church feels dangerous these days — even, toxic. A much needed conversation including Black Lives Matter, …
Advancing Indigenous-Led Philanthropy in the Gift Planning Conversation
By Sharon Redsky In order to look to the future, we have to reflect on the past. It is important to acknowledge that Canada was founded on the reciprocity of Indigenous peoples and recognize that much of the wealth accumulated has been through the dispossession of land, agriculture production, and …
Turning a New Chapter in Philanthropy Empowering the Community
By Sara Krynitzki and Phylicia Davis-Wesseling These last 16 months have been a pivotal time for all of us in the Canadian philanthropic sector as the systemic and pervasive inequities that exist in our country have been laid bare. In just the last year we have witnessed a flood of …
The Gift of Art
Passion Assets: How gifts of art and culture can be a catalyst to better gift planning conversations By Stuart Keeler Your client’s Great Aunt Aiysha has just given them a painting and a much-loved stamp collection and they are not sure what to do with them. My advice: have the …