The numbers blasted across the news media this past year were telling and cut to the core of what's a dire situation – according to a Statistics Canada report in October, from 2021 to 2022, more households reported experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity, and...
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ALTRUISM: RAVEN RAISES MONEY FOR INDIGENOUS-LED EFFORTS TO PROTECT RIGHTS, LANDS, AND CULTURES
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...
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: 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...