(October 30, 2020) It’s been 14 years (!) since UNICEF Canada sent out the UNICEF coin box to schools across the country so trick or treaters could fill them with pennies, nickels and dimes as they filled their buckets with candy. In 2006, UNICEF Canada ended the program, saying the labour involved in rolling up all those pennies was becoming a disincentive for the … [Read more...] about Remembering the UNICEF coin box
The Charity Report
Ethics Commissioner drops investigation into Bill Morneau’s trips with WE Charity
(October 30, 2020) Ottawa’s ethics commissioner Mario Dion has dropped his investigation into former finance minister Bill Morneau’s trips with the WE Charity saying he believed that Moreau truly thought he had paid for trips he had taken to Kenya and Ecuador with the charity himself. Morneau has been among the collateral damage caused by the federal … [Read more...] about Ethics Commissioner drops investigation into Bill Morneau’s trips with WE Charity
Collecting Courage available for pre-order
(October 30, 2020) Civil Sector Press - Gail K. Picco books announced today that Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love is now available for pre-order in both e-book and hard copy. The book is a moving collection of personal experiences written by 14 Black fundraisers that chips away at the idea of an inherent goodness of the charitable sector. ‘The time … [Read more...] about Collecting Courage available for pre-order
Ransomware attacks against charities and social structures
(October 30, 2020) Several U.S. hospitals from northern New York state to California have become part of a growing number of ransomware attacks against charities and other social systems. The attackers have demanded a USD $1 million to unlock the system, which some hospitals have paid, reported the Washington Post. Patient care and noncritical surgeries … [Read more...] about Ransomware attacks against charities and social structures
Blumberg Snapshot: Taking measurement of the charity sector, 2010 to 2018
(October 30, 2020) The charity sector is unique and notoriously difficult to measure. There are approximately 86,000 charities in Canada, one for every 430 people in the country. Organizations falling under the charity umbrella include large post-secondary institutions and hospitals, as well as a neighbourhood groups with $5000 in the bank. If every charity issued an annual … [Read more...] about Blumberg Snapshot: Taking measurement of the charity sector, 2010 to 2018