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"Embracing Opportunities To Work With Non-Qualified Donees: The Why and The How" by Ana Sofia Hibon with the McConnell Foundation and Say Ça! Read More

Black Lives Matter Must Avoid Being Co-Opted by American Corporate Philanthropy
The outbreak of “brand activism” among major corporations is likely to be related to surveys that suggest consumers shift their spending practices according to the political and social stands that businesses take, but this raises concerns for the pattern of philanthropy. Read More

Opinion: No Longer Business as Usual

Senator Ratna Omidvar discusses in this opinion piece the need to increase diversity on public and private boards. She insists that “the government needs to make every effort to go beyond ‘diversity planning’ to ‘governance equity.’” Read More

A Commitment to Contributing to Racial Justice in Canada

McConnell Foundation publishes five concrete actions to advance in a road to an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient society. This article emphasizes its resources and privileged position to help build racial justice in Canada. Read More

Perceptions of Personal Safety Among Population Groups Designated as Visible Minorities In Canada During COVID-19 Pandemic: Statistics Canada

This article focuses on responses submitted from more than 43,000 Canadians between May 12 and 25, 2020, to a crowdsourcing data collection on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian’s perceptions of safety. The statistics highlighted are based on disaggregated data to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on specific groups. Read More

“Intentions Are Not Enough Anymore”: BlackNorth Initiative Gets Commitments From 200 CEOs

In an article published at the Financial Post, “diversity is not a box you check - it’s actually action,” says BlackNorth co-chair Rola Dagher. BlackNorth announced that more than 200 CEOs of Canadian companies and organizations have signed a pledge committing to specific actions and targets to end anti-Black systemic racism. Read More

UBC Expands Research Into Historical Indigenous Art Through $6M Endowment

A donation from UBC Alumnus Michael Audain was matched by the university to create the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art with a $6M endowment for an opportunity to “enhance the knowledge and respect for historical art-making by Indigenous people.” Read More

Big Brothers and Big Sisters (GFGS): A New Component For Members Of the LGBTQ+ Community (Article in French)

Every two weeks, Jeremy Arsenault and Nemis Quinn Mélançon Golden have been meeting to take pictures, walk in the parks or talk about the latest episode of RuPaul's drag race. Last fall, they enrolled in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters (GFGS) mentoring program, becoming one of the first Quebec duos in the new component which pairs an adult and a young member of the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

Can Next-Gen Philanthropists Finance The Transition To A Sustainable Post-COVID Economy? 

Solutions already exist to the challenges of climate change. The question is how can we innovate and scale up these solutions within an accelerated 10-year time frame to avoid environmental collapse, economic, and social challenges? Read More

Dobson Centre Receives $3M Gift To Bolster Entrepreneurship At McGill 

The Dobson Centre offers programming and mentorship to drive innovation at McGill University and help launch ideas into entrepreneurial projects and startups. This is the John Dobson Foundation’s largest gift to the Dobson Centre since its founding over three decades ago. Read More

Job Posting: Full-Time Director, Granting With The Canadian Medical Association Located In Ottawa, ON

The Director, Granting leads and manages the development of an annual grantmaking plan to ensure it is solution-focused and creates impact. Find It Here

Editorial: Philanthropy, SDGs and COVID-19

It is true that eyes are now focused on how to adapt and properly respond to the new reality. The objective of this edition is to see if the relevance and integrity of an international guideline, such as the SDGs, are being maintained in Canada’s philanthropic sector. Read More

How Companies Can Meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals Before It’s Too Late

The Telegraph publishes this article, written by Chloe Chong with Givewith, that suggests relying on a data-driven platform to scale social impact, leveraging procurement to propel social change, and creating shared value through social impact sourcing is key for SDGs in Canada. Read More

Europe Is Progressing Most Towards These UN Sustainability Goals: A Report Card for Europe

This article highlights Europe’s progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Peace & Justice, the necessity to further progress towards the climate crisis, and argue that some goals, such as gender equality, is on a “slight backslide.” Read More