In conversation with Philanthropist Journal writers Tim Harper and Aiden Cyr, Omidvar discusses her legacy in the upper chamber, a lifetime of advocating for the underdog, and passing the baton to new champions of the non-profit sector.
Book Reviews, Personalities & Interviews
More than three decades after the Mohawk Resistance at Kanesatake, the activist, artist, and filmmaker who was on the front lines doesn’t see much progress in Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples. She hopes her new book will help educate Canadians.
Book Reviews, Personalities & Interviews
In her new book, Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community, Helwig tells the story of the encampment that formed on the grounds of her Toronto church during the pandemic, and how the church and the surrounding Kensington Market community fought to protect it and its residents.
Recent international aid cuts follow the deadliest year on record to be an aid worker. We must share the stats, the stories, and the situations we see, Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Christina Philips writes, to compel more people to join this movement of compassion and care.
With a global retreat on DEI measures underway, Mothers Matter Canada’s Yusra Qadir examines the effect on organizations serving marginalized communities and issues a call to action to government and funders.
Now more than ever, Canada’s non-profit sector is in a unique position to call for urgent action, champion global education efforts, and prioritize discussions that support peace and prosperity for future generations.
Should philanthropy serve as a complement to or a substitute for the state’s obligations to the elderly? Researchers share what they learned from the role of philanthropy in Quebec’s eldercare system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The seed for a more self-sufficient and resilient economy, one not focused on extraction and exploitation, lies in community wealth building – and non-profits are on the front lines leading the way.
