According to these stats, people in Canada are active on the charitable giving and philanthropy front, with almost 84,000 registered charities, and $304 billion of total revenue (67% from government), based on the 2020 Blumbergs' report, anyway. People of affluence...
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PHILANTHROPY: WALKING THE WALK WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS EDUCATION
It's one thing to say there's nothing more important than giving kids the tools for the world of tomorrow. It's quite another to speak through action. That's where STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education comes in, especially according to teachers on...
PHILANTHROPY AND THE NWRCT: GIVING IS FELT MOST DEEPLY DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
At no time of the year is want at its highest peak than during the Christmas holidays. There's so much pressure to spend on gifts, so much commercialism, everywhere you turn, and that becomes that much more pronounced during tougher times, as we all saw in 2023. That...
PHILANTHROPY AND THE NWRCT: A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Warren Buffet once said that if you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent. At no time is that truer than now, a time of great tumult and uncertainty especially on the economic side....
PHILANTHROPY: LET’S TALK SCIENCE AND PREPPING OUR KIDS FOR TOMORROW
Lots of talk these days about kids and education, specifically what they are being taught in school, and the value of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in a world with real global challenges, such as climate change, sustainable development,...
PHILANTHROPY: LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY BY DONATING TO HOSPITALS
There are so many reasons why wealthy people engage in philanthropy. They often feel a sense of obligation, wanting to give back to society. Donating to hospitals is popular because many wealthy individuals have strong ties to their communities or the place they made...