(April 7, 2022) It is with great sadness the friends of James Lee announce his recent passing from natural causes at his home in Ottawa, Ontario at the age of 61. Until the end of 2021, James had been the National Development Director at United Nations Association in Canada. It was a cause he cared deeply about, and he felt a great deal of pride in being able to ‘do his bit’ to … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: James Lee
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Health Care Workers and the Power Gap
(March 15, 2022) Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Canada’s attitude towards its health care workers has been under scrutiny. Most agree that Canada’s health care system, which is often favourably compared to the American health care system) was underfunded well before the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, we wrote about Robyn Doolittle and Chen … [Read more...] about Health Care Workers and the Power Gap
Charity boosting journalism start-ups while incumbents pocket millions and still flail
(February 19, 2022) Charity funded journalism has become a tool to mitigate the crisis faced by Canada's news media for most of the 21st century. Big platforms like Google and Facebook are swallowing up an ever-greater share of advertising revenue. The collapse of classified sections in newspapers both big and small has cut off vital revenue streams. The subscription base is … [Read more...] about Charity boosting journalism start-ups while incumbents pocket millions and still flail
Community-Centric Fundraising: Moving Towards Equity
(February 4, 2022) Community-centric fundraising (CCF) is a growing movement that challenges existing philanthropic practices as being colonial in their nature, and exclusionary in their practice. What started in Seattle, Washington has now gone global. A global council to guide the future of Community Centric Fundraising is being created. The appetite for … [Read more...] about Community-Centric Fundraising: Moving Towards Equity
Breaking: Charity Report intelligence reports on sale individually
(December 15, 2021) Beginning with the publication of its latest report, The Charity Report intelligence reports are on sale individually. Since its inception in March 2020 (yes, the same week as the pandemic lock down), The Charity Report has been producing in depth intelligence reports on various aspects of the sector, but this past year with a keen interest in the … [Read more...] about Breaking: Charity Report intelligence reports on sale individually