April Lindgren: Local journalism
This Q&A is part of a series of interviews with six PhiLab researchers about their areas of study.
Civic Engagement
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Network-based advocacy and the challenge of navigating pandemic politics
With the survival of thousands of small charitable and non-profit organizations at stake, some provincial network officials have reasoned that the pandemic poses a now-or-never opportunity to press government for a new relationship that goes well beyond the old dance of grants and transfer agreements.
Improved Indigenous relations, more data, modernized legal definitions: Sector advisory committee issues second report
The second of three scheduled reports by the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector highlights a spring in which the energy for change in the charitable and non-profit sector appears to be growing. But rebuilding the sector’s relationship with Ottawa will be “a marathon and not a sprint.”
Budget 2021: How the sector fared
For Canada’s non-profit and charitable leaders, the 2021 federal budget was significant and historic for many reasons.
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
From media house to charity case: New federal rules allowing news organizations to become non-profits may not be worth the effort for Canada’s struggling media sector
For more than a decade, the owners of Canadian news organizations have seen a steady stream of the advertising revenues they need to keep their
Constrained or enabled? The changing role of Canada’s social sector in promoting civic discourse
Civic discourse and participation are two of the most important indicators of a healthy, vibrant democratic society. In an increasingly polarized political environment, social sector organizations have a critical role to play in fostering social cohesion, facilitating meaningful political dialogue, and mediating citizens’ participation in the democratic process.
A Practical Guide for Rallying Stakeholders Through Advocacy
Editor’s note: This is the second piece in a series about advocacy work in our sector. How charities and non-profits engage in policy and political advocacy