(March 5, 2021) ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real. And Jeremy N. Bailenson, professor, media psychologist and the founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab is beginning to identify some of the science behind it. His peer-reviewed article by Nonverbal Overload: A Theoretical Argument for the Causes of Zoom … [Read more...] about Why we experience ‘Zoom fatigue’ and what can be done about it
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Participation in the arts makes Canadians healthier
(March 2, 2021) The negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on participation in the arts cannot be overstated. Individual artists, theatre companies, music venues, training sessions have watched entire income streams dry up overnight, and the service industry, often a backup source of income for artists, has also contracted, painfully. As part of … [Read more...] about Participation in the arts makes Canadians healthier
Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
(February 26, 2021) The clash of values seemingly inherent in community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising have recently played out on the UK charity news website thirdsector.co.uk. “A proliferation of conflicts across the sector has jeopardised its reputation as a friendly profession,” wrote Ian MacQuillan in an opinion piece Fundraisers Must Rise Above … [Read more...] about Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
(February 22, 2021) The deathly combination of domestic violence and mass shootings never seems like a surprise when the male perpetrator of a mass shooting is found to have engaged in abusive behavior with women in his personal life. In April 2020, Canada was collectively horrified by a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, in which Gabriel Wortman murdered 22 people and set 16 … [Read more...] about The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
In latest poll, charities rank last in trust to mitigate inequity
(February 12, 2021) Trust in charity groups and nonprofits has dropped 6%—from 54 to 48 since Proof Strategies began doing the CanTrust Index in 2016, joining media, government, and small/medium business in a general downward spiral of trust in institutions. Only large corporations showed trust improvement, albeit from a low of 21 in 2016 to a high of 27 in … [Read more...] about In latest poll, charities rank last in trust to mitigate inequity