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
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.
Written By Hilary Pearson
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.
Funder Collaboratives: Trend Or Tool
When the economic d ownturn of 2008/2009 began to tighten access to resources and to constrain the grants made by funders, attention turned to collaboration