In the face of unprecedented demand for services, financial vulnerabilities, and a human resources crisis, the sector is at a crossroads. In this introduction to our Work in Progress series, which will examine the key issues relevant to the future of non-profit work and workers, contributor Yvonne Rodney outlines some of the fixes that are needed now.
Philanthropic foundations can manage their investments to provide much-needed support on the most urgent issues facing the planet in a variety of ways: divestment, transition financing combined with shareholder engagement, impact/ESG investment – or even winding down and freeing up their endowments to accelerate work toward a net-zero Canada by 2050.
Over the past year, academics and policy experts have been reporting on what appear to be discriminatory practices in the CRA’s audits of Muslim-led charities. Contributor Memona Hossain suggests six ways the sector can help confront this systemic flaw and work with the Muslim charitable sector to build a strong, authentic, and unapologetic Muslim narrative.
Plus tôt cette année, en réaction aux appels de l’ensemble du secteur exhortant le gouvernement fédéral à remplacer la règle de « direction et contrôle », un
The CRA has released draft guidance for new rules that will allow grantmakers to provide resources to organizations that are not qualified donees. Philanthropic Foundations Canada encourages others to share their feedback so that PFC may consider it as part of its submission to the CRA in response.
Je me souviens où j’étais le 6 décembre 1989, lorsque j’ai appris que 14 femmes avaient été assassinées à l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. Je me souviens de la
While much has changed since 1989, when 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique in Montreal, we’re only at the beginnings of where philanthropy needs to go in Canada when it comes to ending gender-based violence, writes the president and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
Cette année marque le 40e anniversaire de la Fondation Trillium de l’Ontario. Pour souligner l’occasion, The Philanthropist Journal examine l’impact que la Fondation a eu sur les bénéficiaires de subventions, le secteur sans but lucratif et les communautés de l’Ontario.
