The Political Purposes Doctrine in Canadian Charities Law
This article has been developed from a paper entered for The Philanthropist Award when the author was a student in the Faculty of Law at
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International Philanthropy in Action: Human Rights
Introduction International philanthropy usually brings to mind famine relief or using Canadian dollars and expertise to build wells and irrigation systems in Third World countries;
Civic, Civil or Servile?
The lecture from which this paper was developed was instituted by INTERPHIL, an international association in Geneva (founded in 1969) which promotes the ideals and
CIVICUS and the Challenge of International Philanthropy
In the late ’80s and early ’90s, those who watch such things realized that a global “association revolution” was underway. Citizens’ associations, people’s movements, voluntary
Money Management: Conflicts of Interest
Frequently boards find themselves depending on outside professionals and volunteers to provide them with the information they require if they are to discharge their responsibilities
From the Editor
We close this volume with some solid law, some sound advice, and some views of new frontiers in philanthropy. The solid law comes in the
The Art of the Volunteer: Volunteerism in the Professional Performing Arts in Canada
L’Art du benevoles: le benevolat dans les arts professionnels du spectacle au Canada By Margaret Genovese Published by The Council for Business and the Arts
Viewpoint: Crossing the Line from “Charitable” to “Political”
This edition of The Philanthropist contains Paul Michell’s excellent review of the origins and current status of the “political purposes doctrine”. Coincidentally, it appears at