(May 7, 2020) It is unacceptable for charitable foundations to hold tens of billions of dollars in assets, and give only a tiny percentage away each year, according to the 87% of Canadians. This data comes from to a recent poll conducted by Ipsos and Giv3, the organization behind Giving Tuesday in Canada. (The survey has a margin of error of +/-3.5%.) “Canadian taxpayers do … [Read more...] about Poll reveals vast majority of Canadians find foundation giving practices unacceptable
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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’