It’s time for a broader, more nuanced conversation around DAFs
The ongoing DAF debate can and should be a segue to deeper conversations about the sector as a whole, and the much bigger concerns it faces, Darren Pries-Klassen argues.
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The transformative potential of community land trusts
Community land trusts tackle the immediate pressures of eviction and displacement alongside a broader, long-term vision for social and economic transformation. Philanthropy should take note, the Metcalf Foundation’s Adriana Beemans writes.
Why Democracy Funders Canada – and why now
With Canadian democracy under stress, a new national network of foundations is working to strengthen philanthropy’s contribution to a pluralist democracy. The authors write on behalf of the steering committee of Democracy Funders Canada.
Pourquoi Fondations canadiennes pour la démocratie? Et pourquoi maintenant?
Alors que la démocratie canadienne est mise sous pression, un nouveau réseau national de fondations œuvre pour renforcer la contribution de la philanthropie dans une démocratie pluraliste. Les auteurs s’expriment au nom du comité directeur de Fondations canadiennes pour la démocratie.
Is the future of Canadian philanthropy a 50/50 draw?
Charitable gaming is changing the social contract between donors and not-for-profits, Dan Monafu writes. He wonders if it’s the win-win it professes to be, or something closer to a lose-lose scenario.
Why the most capable donors often feel farthest from their impact
The closer donors get to the work, the more likely they are to see their philanthropy not as a transaction, but as a relationship, Keith Brewster writes – one that deserves to be fostered, nurtured, and, inherently, invested in.
The democracy we want
In this moment of uncertainty about Canada’s democratic future, we must prioritize the testing and scaling of solutions. The CEO of the Samara Centre offers three practical recommendations.
With democracy under siege, the philanthropic sector seeks to strengthen its foundation
A healthy democracy used to be taken for granted by many in the sector. Now the “democracy question” has seized some of the country’s largest foundations, charities, and civil society organizations, and momentum is building.
