Rethinking volunteerism – should it be a priority?
Peter O’Donnell, president of Healthy Futures Group, recently asked, “Do today’s nonprofits really want volunteers/an engaged community?” (O’Donnell, 2011, para. 1). For a number of
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Letter From The Guest Editor
Imagine Canada, which was founded in 2005, is a national bilingual charitable organization that supports and strengthens charities and nonprofits so they can, in turn,
Diaspora Philanthropy And Civic Engagement In Canada: Setting The Stage
In January 2011 The Toronto Star published a story on G. Raymond Chang, a Jamaican-born financier who has recently become a remarkable and inspiring figure
Beyond Awareness: Engaging Ethnocultural/Racial Communities: The Chinese-Canadian Experience
The other day, after I paid for my purchase at a bookstore in Vancouver, BC, the young Anglo-Canadian sales clerk wished me a “Happy Chinese
Point / Counterpoint: Resolved: To Litigate Or Not To Litigate, That Is The Question
Counterpoint: Don Bourgeois Litigation. It is not a word to be feared. It is not a dirty or four-letter word. We lawyers like the word.
Book Review
A Year Of Living Generously—Dispatches From The Front Lines Of Philanthropy by Lawrence Scanlan. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre; 2010. isbn: 978-1-55365-416-2 Peter Broder Although its
Viewpoint: Public Engagement With Ethnic Canadians
Today, engaging ethnic Canadians is seen as a key strategy for major corporations, learning institutions, politicians, all levels of governments, and nonprofit community organizations. With
Engaging The Diaspora As Volunteers In International Development
This article looks at the growing integration of skills and knowledge by members of diaspora communities in international development programs. Moving from the major role