(September 16, 2021) The message of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change report, published in August, was clear—the climate emergency is “widespread, rapid, and intensifying”. Yet, while powerful photographs of hellfire landscapes continue to appear in the newspapers, and we hear of the suffering left behind by Hurricane Ida, many still seem to struggle … [Read more...] about Five ways voting Conservative could doom any climate emergency plan
Liz LeClair joins The Charity Report as contributing editor
(September 14, 2021) The writing of Liz LeClair sprang onto the nonprofit consciousness when she authored in a Point of View piece for the CBC on January 2, 2019 about her experience being sexually assaulted by a donor. Her first-person account was the catalyst many women—and men—working in the charity sector needed to talk about their own experience of sexual … [Read more...] about Liz LeClair joins The Charity Report as contributing editor
Episode 11 – #BlackinSchool with Habiba Cooper Diallo
(September 14, 2021) The prevalence of anti-Black racism and its many faces, from racial profiling to police brutality, in North America is indisputable. What #BlackinSchool teaches us is that we know less about is how our schools reinforce rather than erode racism, teaching a one-dimensional, tokenistic curricula portraying Black people, and work to erase the lived … [Read more...] about Episode 11 – #BlackinSchool with Habiba Cooper Diallo
The Sacklers and Purdue: Representing much of what is maddeningly unjust
(September 3, 2021) Since 2004, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, have been fighting lawsuits regarding their role in the opioid crisis. In 2019, as part of a bankruptcy filing, these lawsuits were assessed for a final settlement. Now, as of September 1, 2021, the terms of the settlements and bankruptcy filing are set. Purdue Pharma will be dissolved and will … [Read more...] about The Sacklers and Purdue: Representing much of what is maddeningly unjust
Episode 10: Straight Talk with F. Warren McFarlan
(September 3, 2021) Our very special guest today is Professor F. Warren McFarlan, Professor Emeritus, and former Senior Associate Dean of External Relations at Harvard Business School. Among his many and varied accomplishments, he helped set up Harvard’s School International Senior Management Program in Switzerland in 1973 and was Co-Director of Case Development … [Read more...] about Episode 10: Straight Talk with F. Warren McFarlan