(July 14, 2020) We love our children. We’ll do anything for them, won’t we? Politicians constantly appeal to our natural sense of care for children, to demonstrate their good intentions, or to amplify the dangers from which they are uniquely qualified to shield us. "Won't someone please think of the children," is becoming a cynical catchphrase. And yet the United Nations says, … [Read more...] about Are the kids all right?
The Charity Report releases ‘Where Wealth Resides’
(July 12, 2020) The impact of the global pandemic and ongoing protests to address systemic racism have made apparent the fissures of inequity in Canadian society and in societies the world over. The charity sector is not exempt from this hierarchy of wealth. Even among statements of generosity and intentions of altruism, questions arise about the amount of wealth … [Read more...] about The Charity Report releases ‘Where Wealth Resides’
Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ being re-released to help children upended by COVID crisis
(July 9, 2020) In May 2021, Bob Marley will have been dead for 40 years, yet his music is as fresh and beloved as is was at the height of his considerable musical powers. One Love, part of Bob Marley & the Wailers 1977 Exodus album and containing an interpretation of The Impressions' song "People Get Ready" written by Curtis Mayfield, is one Marley's most beautiful and … [Read more...] about Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ being re-released to help children upended by COVID crisis
Private Foundations: Feature Interview with Stephen Huddart, CEO, McConnell Foundation
(July 9, 2020)The Charity Report has just released Where Wealth Resides, a study about the top community and private foundations, and donor advised funds in Canada. The 20 private foundations have cumulative assets of 32 billion, yet only 8 of the 20 are public facing with websites. The McConnell Foundation, which has an extensive public presence and makes a wide range of … [Read more...] about Private Foundations: Feature Interview with Stephen Huddart, CEO, McConnell Foundation
Charity Controversy: A week of WE. Now what?
(July 6, 2020) In what's become the latest charity controversy, nine days after the federal government announced a plan to partner with charity to put up to 5,000 dollars into the pockets of 20,000 students, the partnership is dead in the water. And we're left wondering who benefitted from that particular skirmish, and what it says about charity in our time. At issue … [Read more...] about Charity Controversy: A week of WE. Now what?