(December 24, 2020) All of us at The Charity Report are thrilled to be (w)ringing out the new year with our readers and subscribers. We’ll be slowing down our story production until the new year to give the team a break, but please check in from time to time because we will be posting some new content and, of course, book reviews. Wishing you the happiest and safely distanced … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Features
Black Professionals Set Their Sights on $1.5 Billion Black Opportunity Fund
(December 18, 2020) In the face of multiple reports on the tiny percentage of philanthropic funding that is directed towards racialized communities, a group of Black professionals from multiple sectors including business, health and education are vowing to change that by creating the Black Opportunity Fund (BOF). “Discussions started in November 2019 with … [Read more...] about Black Professionals Set Their Sights on $1.5 Billion Black Opportunity Fund
New research by The Charity Report reveals where private foundations spend their money
(December 14, 2020) Since the July 2020 Intelligence Report, Where Wealth Resides, subscribers and readers have said they would like to see a deeper dive into where private foundations spend their money. Who exactly benefits from their largesse? By how much? Today, The Charity Report has released a follow-up report called Who Gives and … [Read more...] about New research by The Charity Report reveals where private foundations spend their money
How to be a kid in a country that can’t tell you the number of children dying in care
(November 17, 2020) Being in the care of child welfare agencies are where too many children are going to die. In July 2020, APTN reported that, between January 1,2020 and “since the novel coronavirus was called a pandemic on March 11”, 11 indigenous children died in the care of child welfare agencies in North Ontario. The news agency was only able to … [Read more...] about How to be a kid in a country that can’t tell you the number of children dying in care
Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay in a Feature Interview
(November 16, 2020) The Charity Report editor in chief Gail Picco spoke with Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay on November 14, 2020 to talk about the context of the crisis line’s work, the well-being of its counsellors, what is takes to be available to Canadian children and the use of technology. The interview is on the heels of a story broadcast by CBC’s Go Public on … [Read more...] about Kids Help Phone CEO Katherine Hay in a Feature Interview