(February 26, 2021) The Charity Report has recently released its new study Community Giving: The Growth and Giving Priorities of Community Foundations. “Community foundations have existed in Canada for more than 100 years, with The Winnipeg Foundation being established in 1912,” says editor in chief Gail Picco “They are organized with the local need of the … [Read more...] about New study of community foundations released by The Charity Report
Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
(February 26, 2021) The clash of values seemingly inherent in community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising have recently played out on the UK charity news website thirdsector.co.uk. “A proliferation of conflicts across the sector has jeopardised its reputation as a friendly profession,” wrote Ian MacQuillan in an opinion piece Fundraisers Must Rise Above … [Read more...] about Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
(February 22, 2021) The deathly combination of domestic violence and mass shootings never seems like a surprise when the male perpetrator of a mass shooting is found to have engaged in abusive behavior with women in his personal life. In April 2020, Canada was collectively horrified by a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, in which Gabriel Wortman murdered 22 people and set 16 … [Read more...] about The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
Calls to increase the disbursement quota growing louder: ‘Foundations are hoarding wealth’
(February 17, 2021) Canada’s most organized and vocal campaign to increase the disbursement quota (DQ) for public and private foundations is gathering steam. Well-known names in the sector are among the initiative’s most passionate advocates. The effort, dubbed the Increasing the Grants campaign, is calling on the Finance Minister to “significantly increase” … [Read more...] about Calls to increase the disbursement quota growing louder: ‘Foundations are hoarding wealth’
Yulia Ustinova, the Russian artist, and her ‘ladies’ resonating in the west.
(February 15, 2021) Yulia Ustinova, the Russian artist, uses ‘tetki’-- a Russian word for “uneducated, ungroomed women’ as a foundation for a rich world of women and half-animal creatures.” In an interview with an Australian gallery in 2013, she says she now refers to them as ladies, or ‘plumpies.’ Ustinova deftly uses small props to imply stories for her figures. While … [Read more...] about Yulia Ustinova, the Russian artist, and her ‘ladies’ resonating in the west.