The End Of Endowments?
The economic swells of the last 18 months stress-tested the system of charitable endowments. Headlines announced spectacular losses to these long-term funds. My favourite was
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Civil Society Under Attack
Although politicians and powerful players pay lip service to civil society, the reality on the ground is different. Ask the human rights defender sentenced to
Emergence Of The Youth-led Sector
Introduction A number of years ago, another foundation colleague and I were discussing the emerging youth-led sector. Or, rather, I was trying to explain that
Nonprofit Organizations In Tough Times: The View From Ground Level
The reality and perspective of the small and medium-sized organizations that constitute the majority of nonprofits in the country is critical to understanding the nonprofit
Book Reviews
Giving: Celebrated, Scrutinized, And Studied Sandy Houston Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker Bill Somerville with Fred Setterberg, Berkeley, Ca.: Heyday Books isbn 978-1-59714-084-3
On Not Letting A Crisis Go To Waste: An Innovation Agenda For Canada’s Community Sector
Introduction So, is it over? Can we re-boot to “business as usual?” bank profits are up, unemployment down. Was it just another blip in the
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)
Social Media: Facebook for Nonprofits
Our plan was to begin a series of columns on the use of technology by civil society organizations with a glossary of terms and tools