Book Review: Putting Wealth to Work: Philanthropy for Today or Investing for...
Putting Wealth to Work: Philanthropy for Today or Investing for Tomorrow?, by Joel L. Fleischman. PublicAffairs. New York, New York, 2017, ISBN: 9781610395335 Joel Fleischman is the director of the...
View ArticleBook Review: Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It...
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better, by Rob Reich. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 2018, ISBN 9780691184395 Just Giving, by Stanford...
View ArticleLa philanthropie rurale au Canada : Les stratégies du 21e siècle foisonnent...
Quand un groupe de résidents du Comté du Prince-Édouard ont décidé de constituer une fondation communautaire pour une région pastorale-rurale d’une île de l’est ontarien, en 2008, il n’a pas d’abord...
View ArticleRural Philanthropy in Canada: 21st Century Strategies Bloom in Canada’s...
When a group of Prince Edward County residents decided to establish a community foundation for the pastoral rural island region in eastern Ontario in 2008, they began not with an endowment, as is...
View ArticleBook Review: Giving Done Right
Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count, by Phil Buchanan. Public Affairs. New York, 2019; 256 pp: ISBN 9781541742253 The act of giving is defined in deceptively simple...
View ArticleReflections on 20 Years of Work at Philanthropic Foundations Canada
I have worked in the field of organized philanthropy in Canada for close to 20 years. Over two decades we have built Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) as a platform which now serves more than 130...
View ArticleRéflexions sur 20 ans de travail à Fondations philanthropiques Canada
J’ai travaillé pendant près de 20 ans au Canada dans le domaine de la philanthropie organisée. En l’espace de deux décennies, nous avons mis sur pied Fondations philanthropiques Canada (FPC), une...
View ArticlePolicy Matters: Samantha Rogers
Later this year, Canadians will vote in the 43rd federal election. Many non-profit organizations, networks, and coalitions see elections as a critical opportunity to raise relevant public policy...
View ArticleReparations and Reconciliation: Embracing Indigenous Social Innovation and...
This article is part of a series on social innovation. I started thinking more critically about philanthropy’s potential as I prepared my keynote address for this year’s Canadian Environmental...
View ArticlePolicy Matters: Lisa Davey
Later this year, Canadians will vote in the 43rd federal election. Many non-profit organizations, networks, and coalitions see elections as a critical opportunity to raise relevant public policy...
View ArticleFundraising During COVID-19: How Charities are Fighting to Move the Needle...
The fundraising story during the COVID-19 pandemic has been something of a tale of two sectors. For organizations that depend heavily on events, the enforced social distancing has created a disaster....
View ArticleLorsque les revenus de placements reculent : Les fondations et les...
Guider les fondations aux prises avec les catastrophes que subissent les marchés, il n’y a là rien de nouveau pour Michael Quigley. Il a commencé à gérer son premier portefeuille de fonds de dotation...
View ArticleWhen the Investments Drop: Foundations and Portfolio Managers Navigate a New...
Guiding foundations through market calamities is nothing new for Michael Quigley. He began managing his first endowment portfolio in August 1997 — two months before that year’s market crash. Later came...
View ArticleDes groupes d’aide canadiens interviennent au pays et à l’étranger alors que...
Le personnel des OSBL canadiens œuvrant à travers le monde auprès des communautés vulnérables presse le gouvernement fédéral de maintenir l’aide internationale humanitaire et au développement, et...
View ArticleVirus That “Knows No Borders” Sees Canadian Aid Groups Responding Both...
Canadian non-profit staff who work with vulnerable communities around the world are urging the federal government to maintain international development and humanitarian aid and establish a...
View ArticleBook Review: L’émancipation des femmes à l’épreuve de la philanthropie
L’émancipation des femmes à l’épreuve de la philanthropie, by Corinne Belliard. Harmatthan. Paris, France, 2009. 258 pp. ISBN: 978-2296091993 Mon ouvrage a contribué à illustrer le fait que les...
View ArticleCompte-rendu de livre: L’émancipation des femmes à l’épreuve de la philanthropie
L’émancipation des femmes à l’épreuve de la philanthropie, par Corinne Belliard. Harmatthan. Paris, France, 2009. 258 pp. ISBN : 978-2296091993 Mon ouvrage a contribué à illustrer le fait que les...
View ArticleD’après des leaders du secteur caritatif canadien, la crise de la COVID-19...
Alors que les organismes de bienfaisance canadiens continuent de faire face à de graves problèmes financiers liés à la pandémie, ils sont aussi confrontés à de sérieuses questions au sujet de leurs...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 Crisis Presents an Opportunity for Canada’s Charitable Sector to...
As Canada’s charities continue to respond to a severe pandemic-related financial beating, they are also confronting serious questions about their business models, their lack of crisis preparation, and...
View ArticleGranting During the Pandemic: Foundations Face Increasing Calls to Increase...
March 20 was the day the team at MakeWay (then called Tides Canada) mobilized. The Vancouver-headquartered public foundation had been reaching out to its community partners, many of which are in remote...
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