Canada doesn’t need more volunteers – we need more enablers
If we want volunteering to be a vibrant, inclusive part of Canadian life – and not something that “just happens” – we need to invest in its enablers, Volunteer Toronto’s Cara Eaton writes.
If we want volunteering to be a vibrant, inclusive part of Canadian life – and not something that “just happens” – we need to invest in its enablers, Volunteer Toronto’s Cara Eaton writes.
Les élections fédérales qui se déroulent actuellement arrivent à un moment critique de l’histoire du Canada : notre prospérité, notre souveraineté, nos droits et libertés démocratiques
In the waning days of the election campaign, ask candidates how they will protect non-profits’ ability to meet the needs of Canadians with impactful services and to speak out on important issues.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”