La philanthropie à la rescousse de la pénurie de logements au Canada
Le Canada est en pleine crise du logement – plus précisément, une crise du logement abordable. Selon Derek Ballantyne, ancien président du conseil d’administration de la Société
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How philanthropy can help Canada build its way out of a housing shortage
Through funding and advocating for policy changes, foundations and philanthropic organizations have a significant role to play in tackling Canada’s housing crisis, contributor Toula Drimonis writes.
How one Alberta non-profit is flipping the script on philanthropy and advancing economic justice
From showcasing entrepreneurs to helping people register their businesses or apply for funding and grants, Black Business Edmonton teaches entrepreneurs how to show up confidently in spaces where they’ve historically been excluded.
The 55 Minutes: Take time to zoom out
James Stauch’s book is a great way to learn about the basics of systems and their role in the world, society, and personal lives, and will help anyone, anywhere who wants to address real-world issues and problems, reviewer Peter Elson writes.
Philanthropy for a new era
In this optimistic new book, Dimple Abichandani writes that philanthropy’s purpose must evolve from “gilding – lightly covering up systemic challenges – to alchemy – investing in a true transformation of these systems,” offering some practical ideas for how foundations can rethink their practice.
Book Reviews, Personalities & Interviews
For Anglican priest and writer Maggie Helwig, her church’s encampment was a ‘site of grace’
In her new book, Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community, Helwig tells the story of the encampment that formed on the grounds of her Toronto church during the pandemic, and how the church and the surrounding Kensington Market community fought to protect it and its residents.
Canada doesn’t need more volunteers – we need more enablers
If we want volunteering to be a vibrant, inclusive part of Canadian life – and not something that “just happens” – we need to invest in its enablers, Volunteer Toronto’s Cara Eaton writes.
How Black-led community land trusts are connecting Black communities with lost land across Canada
With their collective ownership model, community land trusts have the opportunity to work with provincial and federal governments to provide affordable housing and community hubs to marginalized communities.
