As we mark the 150th anniversary of confederation, The Philanthropist is profiling Canadians from across the non-profit sector and putting a face to 150 individuals who work or volunteer in Canada’s social sector. Name: Markus Stadelmann-Elder Current role in the sector: Communications Director, Maytree Years working and/or volunteering in the non-profit sector: 15 Can you describe a defining…
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Une vision sans action n’est qu’un rêve. L’action sans la vision ne mène nulle part. Une vision accompagnée de l’action peut changer le monde. – Proverbe chinois Le Canada. Notre pays. Notre patrie. Venus de toutes parts, nous sommes forts et nous sommes libres. Notre pays est l’un des meilleurs au monde et on…
Introduction When I saw the call for papers for this special edition “Young People and the Future of Philanthropy,” I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to this important dialogue. As a worker, employer, and volunteer in the nonprofit sector, I am acutely aware that young people have many choices about how to direct their…
Point : Bob Wyatt I am frankly well beyond frustrated by the media coverage of Canada’s voluntary sector. Or perhaps it might be more appropriate to call it non-coverage. Oh, sure, there are the “fluff ” stories—so-called human interest stories, usually featuring children or small animals. And there are, of course, the so-called scandal stories—somebody…
Successful fundraising has always been about building healthy relationships, whether with single donors, volunteers, the media or funding agencies. The Internet is emerging as an essential tool for building these relationships and charitable and nonprofit organizations must learn to take advantage of such tools or risk losing out to those groups who do forge communities…
Introduction Recent allegations of sexual abuse of children by religious advisors have led religious leaders of all denominations to ask themselves what preventive and protective measures can be taken to limit the risk of a complaint of sexual abuse being made. This paper is not written from the perspective of the abused victim. It is…
Native Communications Society of B.C. v. MNR.*(For a brief summary of the judgment in this case see also, “Recent Tax Developments”, The Philanthropist, Vol. VI, No.3, Fall 1986, p.6l.) In Native Communications Society of B.C. v.MN.R.,1 the Federal Court of Appeal has placed the common law definition of charity within a twentieth century Canadian context….