Don’t save local journalism – reinvent it
Five years after launching The Local, the donor-funded publication’s founding editor reflects on the state of local journalism and what it means for citizens and the philanthropic sector.
Philanthropy and Funding
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How to listen: An interview with Mastercard Foundation’s Reeta Roy
The Canadian-registered Mastercard Foundation is one of the largest charities in the world and has a global/local mandate, with its Young Africa Works 2030 strategy and a commitment to reaching 100,000 Indigenous youth in Canada.
Redéfinir la philanthropie par une collaboration radicale et communautaire
Nous devons repenser la façon dont nous soutenons la transformation sociale, affirme Claude Pinard, de Centraide du Grand Montréal. Il propose cinq compétences et voies essentielles pour une philanthropie catalytique
Redefining philanthropy through radical, community-based collaboration
We need to rethink how we support social transformation, says Centraide of Greater Montreal’s Claude Pinard. He offers five essential skills and pathways for catalytic philanthropy.
Spending pathways for foundations: New report highlights opportunities
In November, the Definity Insurance Foundation commissioned a report from The Philanthropist Journal to understand foundations’ various spending options. It’s now offering free access to this research so that everyone can learn from it.
Learning with the I4DM, a tool to increase accountability to uphold Indigenous self-determination
How has the I4 Definitional Matrix (I4DM) – created in large part to see more funding go toward Indigenous-led work – been used? How has it affected Indigenous-led groups, organizations, communities, and nations? The Circle on Philanthropy shares lessons learned.
How philanthropy went wrong and how to fix it
Amy Schiller’s criticism of philanthropy is not that it is fundamentally wrong but that it needs to focus less on utility and more on beauty, writes reviewer Hilary Pearson.
Generations may collide in the non-profit sector, but many challenges remain eternal
The latest conversations on the future of the philanthropic sector – and of this journal – bring to light “widening” generational differences, writes Tim Harper.
