Food for Thought
50 Best, the organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, announced its Champions of Change 2023 – heroes of hospitality who are driving meaningful change for their communities and creating blueprints for a better food and drink sector. Champions of Change winner Nora Fitzgerald Belahcen runs Amal in Marrakech, Morocco, …
Historic Plaques Which Honour Philanthropy – Elisabeth Bruyère 1818-1876
Elisabeth Bruyère 1818-1876 In the 1840s, Bytown in Ottawa was a growing timber-trade village with a substantial French-Canadian population but no Catholic schools and few social services. In February of 1845 the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (Grey Nuns) sent four nuns there. Led by Élisabeth Bruyère, a devout, well-educated …
Charitable Purposes and Estate Donations
WEALTH MANAGEMENT – MALCOLM BURROWS By Malcolm Burrows Estate planning is an exercise in time travel. It is impossible to predict the future, especially when the time gap between planning and death is often decades. Fast forward 25 years, a charity may not exist when the estate is distributed. Charity …
Five Lives: What We Do – May June 2023
Each issue Foundation Magazine provides a mini-profile of five people whose work and commitment make Canada a more liveable country. We thank them for their service. Gavin Goes is the Director, Digital Infrastructure, Strategy, and Solutions, for Prosper Canada. He describes himself as an entrepreneurial thought leader with a breadth …
History’s Lessons: A Purposeful Pendulum
LEADERSHIP – KATHLEEN PROVOST By Kathleen A. Provost, CFRE, MAdEd As a professional fundraiser, , I sometimes wonder how to better engage with key stakeholders to build meaningful relationships. After all we are in the “business of building relationships”! I don’t just mean to engage with someone — I am …
We are stardust.
THINKING OUT LOUD – MARYANN KERR “Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” Paulo Freire By Maryann Kerr I’ve thought a lot about the work of Paulo Freire and Saul Alinsky in the context of …
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
THE ACCIDENTAL PHILANTHROPIST® – MARK HALPERN Bad News for Canadian Philanthropy Starting in 2024 By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P Most Canadians still use cash, cheques and credit cards to make charitable donations. There are many better ways. One is to donate in-kind non-registered appreciated securities, such as stocks, …
Building Next-Generation Donor Payment Platforms with Modern Infrastructure
By Andrew Eppich In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are increasingly recognizing the importance of building next-generation payment platforms that not only facilitate seamless and secure transactions but also serve as catalysts for business growth and enhanced customer satisfaction. To achieve such success, organizations must leverage modern digital infrastructure, …
Building Value for NonProfits in a Digital Economy
By Mark Hickman Looking at the current state of nonprofits in Canada, financial pressures appear to have eased somewhat in the last 12 months. Overall, nonprofits in Canada have experienced an increase in revenue over the past 12 months and are on track to meet their revenue goals for the …
Canadian Charity Cameras for Girls Impacts Overseas
Five Key Principles of Female Empowerment in Africa By Jaya Subha Shanmugaraja Africa is a continent of rich culture, history, and beauty. However, the continent struggles to achieve one of the most prominent features that can aid economic prosperity. Gender equality is a fundamental human right, and Africa combats finding …