Point/Counterpoint: Limited life foundations ensure greater social impact
Resolved: Founders and directors will help their foundations have greater impact if they commit their entire endowments during a limited period of time, spending down
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Investing in our democracy – a legacy for Canada 150
The year 2017 shouldn’t be so much about celebration as it should be about a turning point for our democracy. Whether influenced by Brexit, the
The Case Against Policy Advocacy Deregulation
Introduction Over the last year, many have argued in these pages that the rules restricting Canadian charities from intensive policy engagement should be relaxed or
The Moral Imperative for Policy Advocacy, Part 3: Reflections on the Consultations
SUMMARY: This article is the third and final in a series by Dr. Roger Gibbins published in The Philanthropist on the topic of advocacy by
The urgency to make a personal commitment
In 2008, I stood with other Indigenous leaders before the prime minister of Canada in the House of Commons to receive the government’s apology to former students of residential schools.
The Moral Imperative for Policy Advocacy, Part 2: Options for Reform
This is the second of three articles by Max Bell Foundation and their Senior Fellow, Dr. Roger Gibbins, addressing policy advocacy over the next few
Charities have a moral obligation to help develop public policy
SUMMARY: The election of the Trudeau Liberals follows several years of tension between the federal government and a sizeable group of Canadian charities, and flags
Philanthropy in the Arctic: Good Intentions or Good Works?
This article is the fourth in a series on Indigenous Communities and Philanthropy. There may be no better phrase to describe the past century of southern