What is the first thing you think of when you see a 10 or 11-year-old? Childhood? Innocence? Silly games being played out among happy-go-lucky children? Most of us would think of all those things and then smile reflectively, remembering our...
I work for a company that is looking into setting up and running a philanthropic team-building event. I was wondering if you had any ideas for fundraising events that would be team-building and philanthropic? As a company, you need to...
Giving is giving is giving. Yet, traditionally the term 'philanthropy' has been the domain of the wealthy. It doesn't have to be that way, though. You no longer need to be wealthy and prominent like the Bill Gates' of the...
Social venture partner groups, or SVPs, are a fresh face on the Canadian philanthropy landscape. Often unnoticed by the public, social venture partners are trying to reshape the way Canadians address social needs. A combination of innovators and forward-thinkers, SVPs...
Dr. Lester Salamon, author, professor and director of the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies was the keynote speaker at Imagine Canada's Symposium "Learning from the World: Canada's Charitable & Nonprofit Sector through...
Most Canadians live in urban centres or their surrounding suburbs. Everything is close at hand, whether it's groceries, the theatre, a bookstore, or the family doctor. Not surprisingly, the majority of Canadian nonprofits also set up shop in urban areas,...
In 1999, Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens of the Social Welfare Research Institute at Boston College, developed models which predict that $40 trillion to $136 trillion will transfer through generations during the next 50 years. Schervish also estimates...
Fundraising is often at the forefront of nonprofit agendas since without funds the organization may not exist. Groups spend a lot of time, energy and resources working to become better fundraisers, by reading books, taking courses or even hiring an...
Who are the "New Rich"? The 'new rich' are mix of all different sorts of people in a wide range of fields. They can be executives at large companies, high tech workers, celebrities, or your local car dealer. Among them...
The Cathedral Within: Transforming your life by giving something back By Bill Shore; US$21.95 + shipping and handling; Butterworths; available in our bookstore Bill Shore, founder of Share Our Strength, an anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization, profiles community leaders throughout the United...
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