Point / Counterpoint: Charitable Gaming: Is It Worth The Gamble?
Point : Don Bourgeois Charitable gaming is an important fundraising tool for charities. Since 1969, when charitable gaming was legalized in Canada, billions of dollars
Philanthropy and Funding
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Grantmaking Networks And Environmental Grants In Canada
Introduction The research presented in this article answers the question of where and how funding is being channelled in the environmental sector in Canada. The
Book Reviews
Uncharitable: How Restraints On Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential by Dan Pallotta Medford, Mass: Tufts University Press isbn: 978-1-58465-723-1 in recent years, there has been increasing
Developing a social media strategy
What if I told you only 185,000 out of 200 million Facebook members worldwide have ever given money to a charity through Facebook? You might
Social Media: Lessons From The “Front Lines”—One Engo’s Foray Into The Brave New World Of Social Media
The organization I work for, the Canadian parks and wilderness society (CPAWS), is facing the same challenges as many other NGO’s these days—our tradition—al donor
Profession: Philanthrope
Abstract: Who should be called a philanthropist today? Usually, this designation applies to members of the rich elite who donate important sums of money to different
Point / Counterpoint: Is There A “Charitable And Not-for-Profit Sector”?
Point : Don Bourgeois Whether or not there is a charitable and not-for-profit “sector” is more than an exercise in semantics. Its existence (or non-existence)
Letter From The Editor
Welcome to 2010 and the first issue of The (new) Philanthropist. We hope that The Philanthropist / Le Philanthrope will contribute to the strengthening of