Point / Counterpoint: Charitable Gaming: Is It Worth The Gamble?
Point : Don Bourgeois Charitable gaming is an important fundraising tool for charities. Since 1969, when charitable gaming was legalized in Canada, billions of dollars
Donald Bourgeois
Donald Bourgeois
Written By Donald Bourgeois
Letter From The Editor
These days if you attend any nonprofit gathering, it doesn’t take long before the phrases “social innovation” and “social finance” pop up. However, as you listen
Social Enterprise Is A Nice Idea, But It Is Not A Panacea That Justifies Rewriting Charity Law
You can’t read a newsletter or go to a sector conference these days without being batted heavily about the head by the concept of social
Letter From The Editor
Welcome to the Spring 2010 issue of The Philanthropist. Our February issue focused on some of the big challenges facing the Canadian nonprofit sector. We
What’s The Law: Eliminating The Disbursement Quota: Gold Or Fool’s Gold?
Introduction The federal budget in March 20101 announced the elimination of a significant part of the disbursement quota for charitable organizations and changes to related provisions.
Letter From The Editor
Welcome to 2010 and the first issue of The (new) Philanthropist. We hope that The Philanthropist / Le Philanthrope will contribute to the strengthening of
Point / Counterpoint: Is There A “Charitable And Not-for-Profit Sector”?
Point : Don Bourgeois Whether or not there is a charitable and not-for-profit “sector” is more than an exercise in semantics. Its existence (or non-existence)
Editorial
Welcome to the second issue of The Philanthropist online. The first, in May 2009, has been well received, with good suggestions for further improvements. The