As many charities know all too well, summer months often mean a rise in temperature and a dip in donations. It was eight years ago that CandaHelps launched the Great Canadian Giving Challenge, a month-long event in June, aimed to...
In our first CharityVillage Connects episode we explored how COVID-19 forced organizations to quickly rethink their traditional fundraising initiatives, such as in-person events and galas. In this episode, we carry the conversation further by considering the dramatic shifts currently taking place in...
Giving to those in need should never be complicated, but with cash disappearing rapidly from our society, this is too often the case. Increasingly, Canadians are passing donation stands, unable to donate due to a lack of cash in their...
We’ve been reading a lot of articles lately on the impact of COVID on donor behaviour, with underfunded charities and nonprofits struggling to maintain services and keep their employees. This article will not be one of them. The problem with...
Reaching and engaging the changing demographics in communities is often on organizations’ strategic agenda. But when it comes to developing the actual strategic tactics and implementing them, organizations often face a set of questions: where do we begin? How do...
What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...but GivingTuesday will be celebrated on December 1, 2020. It is a Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving...
Feature Photo: Giving Hearts Award winners gather at the 2019 celebration for National Philanthropy Day in Vancouver. Photo by Pardeep Singh. A celebration of generosity, volunteering and philanthropy amid a year of great adversity Canadian charities and nonprofits have been...
At the writing of this article, Canada is still dealing with the challenges presented by the COVID 19. The pandemic has hit Canadian charities particularly hard. Like other organizations, charities have had to cut services, implement new health and safety...
Philanthropic organizations have long been working to address social inequality in Canada, focusing on issues like poverty, illiteracy, hunger, and homelessness. But today, they are grappling with another critical notion: equity. “I don’t think inequality will ever vanish, but equity...
There’s a proverb in the Philippines that says: while the blanket is short, learn to bend. The saying teaches its listeners to make use of what they have. Such is the case with World Vision Canada. Founded in 1957 and...
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