Book Review: Giving Done Right
Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count, by Phil Buchanan. Public Affairs. New York, 2019; 256 pp: ISBN 9781541742253 The act of
Hilary Pearson
Hilary Pearson
Hilary Pearson is the former president of Philanthropic Foundations Canada. She works as an independent policy consultant and co-chaired the federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector from 2019 to 2023.
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Book Review: Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better, by Rob Reich. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 2018, ISBN
Book Review: New Power: How Power Works in our Hyperconnected World – and How to Make It Work for You
New Power: How Power Works in our Hyperconnected World – and How to Make It Work for You, by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms. Toronto,
Book Review: The Givers: Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
The Givers: Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age, by David Callahan, New York, Knopf, 2017, ISBN 978-1-101-94705-0 All eyes are on Washington,
The tipping point for impact investing
This article coincides with the release of a new impact investing guidebook designed to help Canadian foundations begin investing their capital for greater impact. We
150 Profiles: Hilary Pearson
As we mark the 150th anniversary of confederation, The Philanthropist is profiling Canadians from across the non-profit sector and putting a face to 150 individuals who
The Philanthropic Community’s Declaration of Action
This article is the second in a series on Indigneous Communities and Philanthropy. SUMMARY: On June 1, 2015, a group of Canadian philanthropic organizations and
Collective Impact: Venturing On An Unfamiliar Road
Summary: In 2010 Hilary Pearson wrote in The Philanthropist about the emerging trend of creating Funder Collaboratives to address the challenges of the 2008/2009 economic downturn.