With a turbulent external environment, growing pressure on charities, and internal shifts in leadership and focus, the philanthropic sector is navigating significant change. It’s all adding up to what may be the biggest shift to foundation philanthropy we’ve seen in Canada, Hilary Pearson writes.
Le secteur sans but lucratif au Canada a évolué de manière remarquable au cours des quatre premières années de la décennie 2020. Il y a
En l’absence de médias locaux, il y a davantage de division dans les communautés, et un désintérêt envers son voisinage, la vie de quartier et ses institutions locales s’instaure, ce qui aboutit sur une perte de confiance. Les solutions proposées par le Forum des politiques publiques visent le secteur philanthropique canadien.
Local news is in decline, but without it, communities become more polarized, their citizens detached from their neighbours and institutions, and trust breaks down. A new report from the Public Policy Forum offers some solutions – a couple of them aimed directly at Canada’s philanthropic sector.
While the barriers to funding traditionally under-resourced organizations and communities can be systemic, these foundations share how their partnerships transform community organizations that are often left out of the conversation.
The family foundation’s commitment to the Climate Champions initiative is a call to action for other funders to adopt a climate lens and grant in this space. Lorne Trottier offers three reasons why they should.
Philanthropic Foundations Canada’s 25th anniversary conference addressed polarization head-on – with tangible resources from conflict mediators to move forward during tense times.
Toronto Foundation and the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council partnered to regrant funds to Indigenous organizations – with the foundation ceding full control over designing and delivering the grant program to TASSC.
