(March 22, 2021) On March 17, 2021, The Charity Report covered a critique of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector’s (ACCS) first report by charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. The committee highlighted three areas of priority: abolishing the requirement for the direction and control when a charity provides resources for a non-qualified donee, that appeals to … [Read more...] about Sector co-chairs of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) respond to criticism
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The Charity Report is one year old!
(March 19, 2021) Launched on March 18, 2020, two days after Prime Minister Trudeau declared a pandemic lockdown, The Charity Report is one year old this week. It was a challenging time to launch a new publication, particularly a new publication about the charity sector that was planning to scrutinize its activities in the way business reporters report on business or … [Read more...] about The Charity Report is one year old!
Why we experience ‘Zoom fatigue’ and what can be done about it
(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
CCA announces additional funding for arts organizations
(March 2, 2021) The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) announced today that it will provide additional funding for arts organizations by investing $116.5 million in Supporting Arts and Live Events Workers in Response to COVID-19, which was revealed in the last federal government economic statement. The Council is investing in two one-time additional funding streams—the Explore … [Read more...] about CCA announces additional funding for arts organizations
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