Social Policy and Social Rights in Canada: Historical Reflections
This article is the fourth in a series on Poverty and Human Rights in Canada. SUMMARY: This article traces Canada’s legislative progress following the federal
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System Change Agents: A Profile of Grantmaking Foundations Focused on Public Policy
SUMMARY: In a newly released working paper created under the auspices of the Montreal Research Laboratory on Canadian Philanthropy (LaboMTL) [1], Peter Elson and Sara
The end of poverty: A survivor’s journal
This article is the third in a series on Poverty and Human Rights in Canada. SUMMARY: In this personal narrative, social activist Michael Creek traces the
Letter From the Editors: Good Public Policy in Canada
From time to time, the Editors of The Philanthropist reflect on the themes featured in the Journal and summarize and affirm the sector’s collective work
Re-framing poverty as a matter of rights
This article is the first in a series on Poverty and Human Rights in Canada. SUMMARY: This introductory article by guest editor, Elizabeth McIsaac of
The Moral Imperative for Policy Advocacy, Part 2: Options for Reform
This is the second of three articles by Max Bell Foundation and their Senior Fellow, Dr. Roger Gibbins, addressing policy advocacy over the next few
Uncomfortable Advocacy
The Philanthropist published the Moral Imperative for Policy Advocacy by Dr. Roger Gibbins of the Max Bell Foundation on February 16, 2016. This is the
The changing landscape for non-profit policy advocacy
SUMMARY: How should non-profit organizations (charities or otherwise) respond to changing political environments, leverage digital tools, maximize their impact on policy change, and assert themselves