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Angela Long

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Angela Long

Angela Long is a multi-genre writer and freelance journalist. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. She has travelled widely – collecting stories, working, and volunteering – from the Indian Himalayas to the rainforests of Central America to the farmers’ fields of Basque Country. She’s the author of Observations from Off the Grid and Every Day We Disappear. Her publication credits include The Globe and Mail, Kyoto Journal, The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Utne Reader, and The Yukon Magazine. Angela has written about everything from astrophysics to Indigenous media to snow. Currently, she lives in an off-the-grid cabin on Haida Gwaii.

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Meet the wealthy next-gen donors practising social justice philanthropy

With the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever underway, philanthropy would be wise to take heed. A recent study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute offers a snapshot of wealthy young donors, from motivations to challenges to giving behaviours. “We’re at the tipping point,” says one sector leader, of where to go next in engaging young donors to “become partners in systems change” and the “shifting of money and power.”

A tale of three wellness hubs: A pan-Canadian integrated youth services movement

Children’s mental health services have long been described as the “orphan of the orphan” of Canada’s healthcare system. But an integrated system of wellness hubs – a youth-driven “revolution in creating easy access” – is aiming to change that. One funder says it’s a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to make a real difference in people’s lives.

How one rural community is bridging the gaps in youth mental health

The Haliburton County Youth Wellness Hub was one of six pilot-project youth hubs in Ontario, a funding partnership between Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, the provincial government, and the Graham Boeckh Foundation that’s grown into a 30-hub network. The hubs are part of an integrated youth services movement that is spreading across Canada with ‘catalytic leadership from philanthropy.’

How – and how much – women give is changing the philanthropic landscape

“Broadly, collectively, holistically”: with increasing awareness that it’s time to unlock the potential of women as a key demographic in fundraising strategies, and with women’s and girls’ organizations receiving just 2% of funding, research like that being done by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute aims to jump-start a more woman-friendly version of philanthropy.

News Digest – February 16, 2022

This week: Ontario’s inaugural Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, Black History Month: February and forever Organizations condemn “freedom convoy”, underfunding LGBTQ2S+ organizations and more. Ontario’s inaugural