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 issues. Recently, the rules for charities engaging in public policy have become a prominent source of debate and discussion in government and the sector. As we countdown…
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 issues. Recently, the rules for charities engaging in public policy have become a prominent source of debate and discussion in government and the sector. As we countdown…
The Price of Climate Action: Philanthropic Foundations in the International Climate Debate, by Édouard Morena. Palgrave Macmillan. London, 2016; 140 pp.: ISBN 9783319424835 Cet ouvrage – au cœur de l’actualité, propose d’explorer – sous l’angle des fondations philanthropiques, les débats sur les dérèglements climatiques. En d’autres termes, Édouard Morena (Maitre de Conférences en science politique…
The Price of Climate Action: Philanthropic Foundations in the International Climate Debate, by Édouard Morena. Palgrave Macmillan. London, 2016; 140 pp.: ISBN 9783319424835 At the heart of current issues, this publication explores the debates on climate change from the perspective of philanthropic foundations. In other words, Édouard Morena shows how a small group of private…
The Metcalf Foundation is a long-term supporter of the performing arts, so when the editors of The Philanthropist broached the idea of having us curate a series of articles on arts and culture philanthropy in Canada, I was immediately intrigued. The clincher, however, was when I realized that The Philanthropist — through its long and…
Trust – Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country, David Johnston. Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto, Canada, 2018, ISBN 9780771047152 Old academic habits die hard. I read the first pages and the last pages of this text before settling down to assess the whole work. The prospects looked enticing with the author beginning with the…
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 issues. Recently, the rules for charities engaging in public policy have become a prominent source of debate and discussion in government and the sector. As we countdown…
In 2005, Jordan River Anderson, a five-year-old from the Norway House Cree Nation, died in hospital in Manitoba while the federal and provincial governments fought over who should pay for his in-home care. Anderson, who was born with multiple disabilities, never spent a day in his family home before he passed away. In his memory,…
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 issues. Recently, the rules for charities engaging in public policy have become a prominent source of debate and discussion in government and the sector. As we countdown…
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 issues. Recently, the rules for charities engaging in public policy have become a prominent source of debate and discussion in government and the sector. As we countdown…