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Déconnectons et parlons : anatomie d’une campagne de changement de discours

February 24, 2025 Libby Schofield

Une campagne de sensibilisation d’Action Canada lutte contre la polarisation et la mésinformation en faisant appel au contact humain et à l’empathie, et en incitant les gens à avoir des conversations dans la vie réelle avec des personnes de leur entourage. Cet article explique comment l’organisme a réalisé son objectif, de la conception à l’élaboration de la stratégie, en passant par la direction artistique et la mise en œuvre.

Case Studies & Guides

Get Offline and Talk: Anatomy of a narrative change campaign

February 24, 2025 Libby Schofield

An Action Canada public awareness campaign combats polarization and misinformation through human connection and empathy, by motivating people to have real-life conversations with people in their lives. This article explains how they did it, from conception through strategy, creative direction, and deployment.

Analysis

La philanthropie au secours des médias locaux

February 11, 2025 Tim Harper

En l’absence de médias locaux, il y a davantage de division dans les communautés, et un désintérêt envers son voisinage, la vie de quartier et ses institutions locales s’instaure, ce qui aboutit sur une perte de confiance. Les solutions proposées par le Forum des politiques publiques visent le secteur philanthropique canadien.

Analysis

A lifeline for local news is urgently needed – and philanthropy can do more to help

February 11, 2025 Tim Harper

Local news is in decline, but without it, communities become more polarized, their citizens detached from their neighbours and institutions, and trust breaks down. A new report from the Public Policy Forum offers some solutions – a couple of them aimed directly at Canada’s philanthropic sector.

Personalities & Interviews

Rage is having its moment, but author Carol Off sees hope for return to civility

January 21, 2025 Tim Harper

In her latest book, Carol Off takes on those who have contorted words for their own design in this era of political battle in which a precise vocabulary is needed more than ever. “We haven’t lost the war for humanity,” she writes. “We want to get along, and we work better when we work together.”

Case Studies & Guides

‘You have to prepare to be bold’: How three charities harnessed visual campaigns

October 28, 2024 Amy Romer

For each of these organizations, creating a “successful” visual campaign was about authenticity, bold storytelling, and navigating ethical complexities.

Opinions

Lessons charities can learn from Mr. Rogers

July 15, 2024 Duke Chang

The latest CanadaHelps Giving Report reveals that our social bonds are contracting, which is affecting our levels of generosity, including donations to charities. President and CEO Duke Chang offers four steps charities can take to cultivate connected communities.

Analysis

Don’t save local journalism – reinvent it

May 21, 2024 Tai Huynh

Five years after launching The Local, the donor-funded publication’s founding editor reflects on the state of local journalism and what it means for citizens and the philanthropic sector.