The Evolution of Strategic Philanthropy in Canada
By Paul Nazareth “Think big, start small, scale up”, a phrase shared often by our community leader Ruth MacKenzie, CEO of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners. CAGP, founded almost 30 years ago has been thinking big and successfully scaling for some time now — excitingly, as we build on …
Diversifying Diversity
Women Well Represented in Nonprofit Sector, But What About Intersectionality?: Part Three By Tanya Hannah Rumble, CFRE and Mariya Yurokova, MBA, CFRE This is our third and final installment of our series on intersectionality in the non-profit sector. Sharing the lived experience of three professionals who are inspiring and champions …
Creative Charitable Gifting Strategies
By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P There are many wonderful ways for your supporters to be remembered for leaving more to charity and family instead of a large sum to the tax department. This column explains some effective strategies (that don’t get enough attention) to facilitate more significant gifts from …
The Evolution of Health Care
By Sarah Chamberlin What comes to mind when you think of health care? Is it the nurses, doctors and staff who treat us? Is it how we take care of ourselves through personal fitness and nutrition? Or, is it the structures —hospitals, procedures, and policies — that keep the health …
Philanthropic Partnerships
The true meaning of a partnership in the charitable sector By Kathleen Provost As a professional fundraiser, I always try to identify potential donors who want to make gifts to specific causes in the hopes to achieve a true philanthropic partnership. For me, a true philanthropic partnership means both parties …
Philanthropist as Villain. Or Not.
By Malcolm Burrows Some of the most nefarious villains in popular culture are philanthropists. The fabulous — and fabulously junky — Netflix series Lupin makes it clear. Philanthropists are smiling hypocrites with too much money and no scruples. In Lupin, the villain that bedevils the titular gentleman burglar hero (played …
Seen, Heard & Noted
Rainbow Railroad, an international organization that helps LGBTQI+ people escape violence and persecution to find a path to safety, joined The Honourable Minister Marco Mendicino at an announcement of a new, dedicated refugee stream in Canada for international Human Rights Defenders. Rainbow Railroad welcomes this announcement and looks forward to …
The World Around Us
An ostrich-like bird, the Darwin’s (or Lesser) rhea is one of the most distinctive, fabled and endangered residents of the Chilean steppe. Rheas do not fly, but thanks to their unusually large wings, which they spread behind their bodies while running from predators, they can sprint at speeds over 50 …