Ce texte fait partie d’une série d’entretiens menés auprès de six chercheurs de la communauté PhiLab sur leurs différents objets d’étude. PhiLab est un réseau canadien de recherche en philanthropie basé à Montréal, sur le campus de l’UQAM. *** Adriana Davis, bachelière en psychologie et sociologie à la Faculté des arts de l’Université de Régina…
This Q&A is part of a series of interviews with six PhiLab researchers about their areas of study. PhiLab is a Canadian research network on philanthropy based in Montreal, on the campus of UQAM. *** April Lindgren, professor and Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair, School of Journalism, Ryerson University (research in progress) You covered economics…
Ce texte fait partie d’une série d’entretiens menés auprès de six chercheurs de la communauté PhiLab sur leurs différents objets d’étude. PhiLab est un réseau canadien de recherche en philanthropie basé à Montréal, sur le campus de l’UQAM. *** April Lindgren, professeure et Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair à l’École de journalisme de Ryerson University…
This Q&A is part of a series of interviews with six PhiLab researchers about their areas of study. PhiLab is a Canadian research network on philanthropy based in Montreal, on the campus of UQAM. *** Antoine Gervais, development coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada What did you want to be when you were 15? I wanted…
Ce texte fait partie d’une série d’entretiens menés auprès de six chercheurs de la communauté PhiLab sur leurs différents objets d’étude. PhiLab est un réseau canadien de recherche en philanthropie basé à Montréal, sur le campus de l’UQAM. *** Antoine Gervais, coordonnateur au développement, Conservation de la nature Canada À 15 ans, que vouliez-vous devenir?…
A decade ago, Lori Hewson, Suncor’s director of community investment and social innovation, noticed a worrying pattern. The Suncor Energy Foundation (SEF) was donating sizable amounts to social and environmental charities in Alberta’s booming Fort McMurray region, but the assistance wasn’t easing the community’s challenges. “Our presence as a company was drawing more people [to…
In March, CanadaHelps marked 20 years of service to Canadian charities. The country’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online has been used by more than 23,000 non-profits and millions of Canadians. While the sector it serves continues to struggle through the COVID-19 crisis, the platform has seen a record-breaking amount of activity as everything…
Publisher’s note: In November 2020, the Agora Foundation board of directors established an Editorial Advisory Committee whose members could provide input and insights into our evolving coverage of Canada’s philanthropic sector. We have drawn on their considerable experience in our reporting. This spring, we asked contributor Emily Mathieu to canvass some members of the EAC…
This week: a decolonization report, suspected CRA anti-Muslim bias, digital development, university donor dumpster fires, and a Digital Publishing Awards nomination! “Restitution from the perspective of stolen wealth” As a companion to Yellowhead Institute’s first Red Paper, Land Back, the Indigenous think tank has published Cash Back, a report about the value of Indigenous lands…
When Karen Ball stepped in as head of the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) last summer, she arrived bearing what might be described as a brimming advocacy tool box: years of experience running a consultancy whose clients included both provincial bureaucrats and elected officials, a keen sense of timing and leverage, and a love…