Spinning wheels: Why the sector’s lobbying has come up empty
According to early speculation, the federal budget that Liberal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table later this spring is going to be one for the
John Lorinc
John Lorinc
John Lorinc is a Toronto journalist and editor. He writes about cities, business, technology, local history, and public policy for various media, including Spacing, The Globe and Mail, and Corporate Knights. He began reporting for The Philanthropist in 2017 and has written about sector issues ranging from rural and sports philanthropy to debates around charity policy. John is also a contributing editor to The Philanthropist Journal. Outside his coverage of the sector, he was the Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy in 2019/2020, working on a series about smart cities and democracy. John is also the Toronto non-fiction editor for Coach House Books and has worked on several Toronto-focused anthologies, including The Ward (2015), Any Other Way (2017), and Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place (2021).
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Sector News Digest – January 12, 2021
This week: pandemic pressure on women’s shelters; Nova Scotia non-profits facing rising demand; new forecasting tools for fundraisers, and an announcement about The Philanthropist’s masthead.
Sector News Digest – November 17, 2020
This week: Senate report in government’s court, stresses at Kids Help Phone, a lifeline for the Legion, and the latest tangles in the WE saga.
WE to nil: Lessons from a 1990s controversy might have saved the scandal-plagued Kielburgers
To many Canadians who tuned in to the WE saga, which seemed to culminate last week with the organization’s decision to shutter the Canadian operation,
Sports Philanthropy at an Inflection Point: Will the Pandemic Change How We Fund Community Athletics?
Over the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fabrice Vil, co-founder and president of Pour 3 Points (P3P), came face to face with a
La philanthropie sportive à un tournant : Est-ce que la pandémie changera le mode de financement des sports communautaires?
Pendant les premiers mois de la pandémie de la COVID-19, Fabrice Vil, cofondateur et président de Pour 3 Points (P3P), a été confronté à la
Charitable sector gradually adjusting to new regulatory world that allows unlimited engagement in public policy dialogue
Editor’s note: This is the first piece in a series about advocacy work in our sector. How charities and non-profits engage in policy and political advocacy has
Le secteur de la bienfaisance s’ajuste graduellement à un nouvel environnement réglementaire qui permet une participation illimitée au dialogue entourant les politiques publiques
Note du rédacteur : Cet article est le premier d’une série sur la défense des intérêts dans notre secteur. Depuis quelque temps, il est beaucoup