Photo Essays
Local museums: “Curiosity is at the heart of equity.”
(September 23, 2020) Continuing our focus on local museums and historic sites, this week we are spotlighting the John Freeman Walls Historic Site Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum, located in Lakeshore (formerly Puce) Ontario. Consisting of several buildings and displays, the museum commemorates the life and work of John Freeman Walls and his wife…
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Features
How are Canadians are doing?
(September 28, 2020) A new report from the Environics Institute and Vancity serves as a check-in with the nation, helping answer the question of…
Charity Sector Employees: Employee Stats and Industry Compensation included in new study released by The Charity Report
(September 17, 2020) In an attempt to narrow the information gap about comparative compensation in the charity sector, the Charity Report announced today the…
News
Reform the charitable sector senator urges government
(September 9, 2020) With the installation of new finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Senator Ratna Omidvar is renewing her call to reform the charitable sector. …
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Police response more violent than protesters in US civil unrest: US Crisis Monitor Report
(September 9, 2020) A study of the US’s spring and summer of unrest has revealed a police response more violent than protesters. …
Can donor-centered fundraising reinvent itself?
(August 26, 2020) Donor-centered fundraising and donor-centered leadership have been promoted as best practice in the charity sector for many years. “Donor‐centered…
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Headlines
LEAF, DAWN, and ARCH intervene in Supreme Court Case on behalf of women labelled with intellectual disabilities
(September 11, 2020) When a woman labelled with an intellectual disabilities disclosed sexual assault and the case went to trial, the defence counsel argued the complainant’s evidence was unreliable, because her disability made her answers were easily influenced by others. The trial judge did not accept these the defence argument and convicted the accused of…
Working from home while Black
(September 11, 2020) Working from home has thrown a wrench into the code-switching so many Black people have to engage in to manage even the most supportive work environments. Laura Morgan Roberts is global scholar. Having written widely on strength-based professional development, and workplace equity and inclusion, she knows workplace culture and specific words for it.…
Blackbaud Data Breach: U.S. Donor Sues, could the same happen in Canada?
(September 9) A U.S. donor is suing software giant Blackbaud after receiving notices from two of the charities affected by a recent Blackbaud data breach where it had to pay cyber attackers a ransom to regain control of their NetCommunity and RaisersEdge platforms, The NonProfit Times is reporting in Blackbaud Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach. “The plaintiff seeks…
Mark Zuckerberg makes a $300 million donation to shore up an electoral system he helped demolish
(September 8) In its Gifts Round-up on September 8, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported, without irony or context that Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Donate $300 Million for Voting Security. The pledged gift will come from the Chan Zuckerberg Donor Advised Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, $250 million of it will provide grants to local…