November December 2022

Marketing & Fundraising – Sarah Chamberlin   By Sarah Chamberlin I have one of the best jobs in the world. I spend my days talking about mental health — a topic close to my heart — with passionate people who are committed to driving change. I’m the Chief Marketing Officer …

The Accidental Philanthropist – Mark Halpern   By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P As a new year approaches, people often rush to make charitable donations to get a donation receipt that can be applied against 2022 taxes due. However, reaching for your chequebook or credit card to make last-minute donations …

Foundation Magazine reached out to a wide range of people who help make the philanthropic sector such a vital part of Canadian society. We spoke with many of them personally, and invited hundreds of others to share their thoughts with our readers, to provide insights, ideas, wishes, hopes and dreams …

How to Solve a Problem Like “Ratios”   By Mark Blumberg There is not much to sing about when it comes to some people solely relying on fundraising ratios to determine whether a charity is “deserving” of support. What are appropriate overhead costs for a Canadian registered charity? ‘Overhead’ can …

Staff In the city of Peterborough, Ontario, they’re hard at work building a major new building on the Otonabee River. When finished next year, it will house the relocated, expanded Canadian Canoe Museum. We’re going to write about the brand new project in our next issue, but though a little …

By Jane Ricciardelli As we enter the third holiday season since the pandemic began, charities are more at risk than ever before. For many, donations and other forms of revenue are down or flatlining, and service demand has skyrocketed. The staff working in these charities are close to burning out …