Réflexion sur les vérifications menées par l’Agence du revenu auprès des organisations caritatives musulmanes
Dès l’annonce de l’attentat de la Grande mosquée de Québec, le soir du 29 janvier 2017, la réaction a été rapide et forte au sein de
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Redefining advocacy, research, and funding in the arts sector
Guided by concepts of participatory governance and bottom-up decision-making, national arts service organization Mass Culture is building networks across the arts sector with the long-term goal of fundamentally changing Canadians’ relationship to the arts.
Talking to (and with) the sector
How can the charitable sector and government make better policy together? Hilary Pearson, outgoing co-chair of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector, suggests four structural elements that shape the effectiveness of these processes – but notes we already have the roadmap we need for deeper policy dialogue.
Notre secteur souhaite un consensus et une voix plus forte à Ottawa
Au printemps dernier, lors de deux journées grises, une soixantaine de représentants du secteur de la bienfaisance et sans but lucratif se sont réunis à
Sector seeks consensus and a louder voice in Ottawa
Could a sector that has been plagued by infighting and polarization come together and build new muscle, make its voice heard in the capital, and move beyond being a budget afterthought by government?
Hackathons and treaty simulations: Building young northern and Indigenous leaders’ policy muscle
Policy affects our lives every day. But often, people with vital lived experience aren’t involved in developing, changing, and influencing policy. The Gordon Foundation is working to change that, by creating the space to bring young people and policy experts together so they can create real, long-term change.
Shaping the narrative on abortion rights and access
While access to abortion is protected in Canada, not everyone who needs an abortion can get one, and public opinion has been affected by ideological shifts in Canada and abroad. Frédérique Chabot, director of domestic health promotion at Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights, talks about policy goals, framing the case for increasing access, and the need to dispel harmful narratives.
The conflicted state of motherhood – and what philanthropy can do about it
As we celebrate our mothers and caregivers this Mother’s Day, we need to address the gendered catch-22 of motherhood, writes Paulette Senior. Philanthropy must move beyond the ethos of “motherhood as solution” or “motherhood as problem,” she says, and centre women’s humanity beyond their care work – and get ambitious about lightening their load.
