(February 17, 2021) Canada’s most organized and vocal campaign to increase the disbursement quota (DQ) for public and private foundations is gathering steam. Well-known names in the sector are among the initiative’s most passionate advocates. The effort, dubbed the Increasing the Grants campaign, is calling on the Finance Minister to “significantly increase” … [Read more...] about Calls to increase the disbursement quota growing louder: ‘Foundations are hoarding wealth’
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Hilary Pearson: ‘I’ve seen both good and bad. I think the sector is uniquely vulnerable to a crisis such as COVID 19’
(April 29, 2020) Hilary Pearson has been involved in the Canadian philanthropy sector for three decades. She spent almost 20 years as the CEO of Philanthropic Foundations Canada, a member organization of Canadian grant makers. She’s been on the board of Imagine Canada, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada, CARE Canada and Indspire. From 2012 to 2015, she … [Read more...] about Hilary Pearson: ‘I’ve seen both good and bad. I think the sector is uniquely vulnerable to a crisis such as COVID 19’
Senator Ratna Omidvar on COVID-19 and its impact on the charity sector
(April 8, 2020) For16 years, as executive director and president of The Maytree Foundation, Ratna Omidvar focused on local, national and international efforts to promote the integration of immigrants. She spent four years as Distinguished Visiting Professor and Founder, Global Diversity Exchange at Ryerson University. In the 1990s, she was the Executive Director of … [Read more...] about Senator Ratna Omidvar on COVID-19 and its impact on the charity sector