Let’s talk about the problems with volunteering
Volunteering is an amazing thing, but it remains an area of unharnessed potential, replete with missed opportunities to build connections across social groups.
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Canada’s charitable sector has key role to play in long-term growth and prosperity
A year ago, Century Initiative – whose mission is to enhance Canada’s resilience and influence by responsibly growing the population to 100 million by 2100 – launched a National Scorecard on Canada’s Growth and Prosperity. This year’s scorecard points to three key opportunities where leadership from the charitable sector will be critical.
To combat Islamophobia, charity leaders must commit to diversity and inclusion
In the wake of the national day of remembrance for the victims of the Quebec mosque shooting on January 29, Capacity Canada’s Cathy Brothers and MAC’s Memona Hossain offer six practical steps leaders can take to close the charitable sector’s diversity gap.
Let’s not conflate advocacy and political activities
Martha Rans, a lawyer who specializes in the legal needs of non-profits and charities, objects to the word “lobbying” to describe the sector’s advocacy. “We are not advocating for our own bottom line,” she says. “We are advocating for the public benefit.”
The intersection of fundraising, philanthropy, and generosity
On GivingTuesday, Ruth MacKenzie, CEO of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, calls on the charitable sector to collaborate and celebrate the different elements of social good – fundraising, philanthropy, and generosity – to build back better.
The voices of the vulnerable must not be forgotten when it comes to the climate crisis
As world leaders gathered at the COP26 climate summit, Islamic Relief Canada’s Reyhana Patel called on the Canadian government to take stronger action to protect vulnerable communities, at home and around the world.
Against incrementalism: The charitable sector must do more, and faster, to eliminate inequity
The executive director of Youth LEAPS calls for sector leaders to take urgent steps to address inequity, starting with increasing the disbursement quota.
Social business: A tool to redesign capitalism
While capitalism has improved the life conditions of many human beings, that well-being has been reserved for a small number of countries and people, while many still live in poverty. The author argues that it is time for a new paradigm.