(September 3, 2021) Since 2004, Purdue Pharma, and its owners, the Sackler family, have been fighting lawsuits regarding their role in the opioid crisis. In 2019, as part of a bankruptcy filing, these lawsuits were assessed for a final settlement. Now, as of September 1, 2021, the terms of the settlements and bankruptcy filing are set. Purdue Pharma will be dissolved and will … [Read more...] about The Sacklers and Purdue: Representing much of what is maddeningly unjust
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The Charity Report welcomes Laurence Miall as contributing editor
(September 2, 2021) The Charity Report announced today that Laurence Miall has become the newest edition to its group of contributing editors. Miall has worked in communications for twenty years across all sectors – public, private, and charitable – in Quebec and Alberta. Most recently he was Director of Communications with the Montreal-based McConnell … [Read more...] about The Charity Report welcomes Laurence Miall as contributing editor
Texas anti-abortion law sets vigilantes on those supporting women seeking abortion
(September 1, 2021) The state of Texas followed up its state senate’s passage of the extraordinary new measures to limit voting in the state already designated the hardest to vote with a dystopian anti-abortion law that deputizes private individuals to sue anyone who performs the procedure or “aids and abets” it. The new law, Senate Bill 8 was signed into law in … [Read more...] about Texas anti-abortion law sets vigilantes on those supporting women seeking abortion
Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
(August 30, 2021) A righteous ask is a funding request grounded in a community need that is well aligned with the funder’s mission and put forth by a well-respected nonprofit in pursuit of impact rather than dollars, writes Barbara Floersch in her new book You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. Barbara Floersch has more than 40 years’ experience in … [Read more...] about Episode 9: Barbara Floersch and the Righteous Ask
The Charity Report welcomes Nicole Salmon as a contributing editor
(July 28, 2021) The Charity Report announced today that Nicole Salmon will be coming on board as contributing editor effective immediately. “I have known Nicole since her days at Oxfam Canada, and I’ve most recently had the pleasure of working with her as she co-edited Collecting Courage, along with Nneka Allan and Camila Pereira,” says Gail Picco, editor in … [Read more...] about The Charity Report welcomes Nicole Salmon as a contributing editor