A Shocking Revelation
For the past several years I have been blogging about the challenges facing the charitable sector, in large part, because of the way that it has been structured, and continues to be managed. The...
View ArticleIce, Ice Baby - How an Ice Bucket video has impacted charitable giving
My opinion on the #ALSIceBucket campaign has been pretty strong. In a piece I wrote for the Calgary Herald and other posts about slacktivism campaigns, I talk about the ripple effect of giving. This...
View ArticleShow me the Numbers – Can Charitable Giving be Relegated to Tax Credits
Philanthropy - the Greek word meaning the love of humankind. Over time we have taken this concept and made it into a financial transaction with tax credits and incentives to do what we should do...
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Giving Tuesday – Driving SMART Philanthropy
Over the past five years I have been writing about strategic giving and social impact investing. Since starting this blog, Generating Social Capital, and working with clients on the Karma & Cents™...
View ArticleNotes from the Tech Team: A Taster
Every month we share the latest tech updates to the Place2Give website and the technology solutions offered through Dexterity Ventures Inc.The entire Dexterity Ventures (DVI) team has been head down in...
View ArticleClimate and Philanthropy
This week I had the privilege of attending the Nexus Youth Summit in Washington, DC. The purpose of this summit is to bring together leaders in philanthropy, social enterprise, social finance and the...
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Give-A-Mile Impact Update
For the past six months or so Place2Give has been supporting Give A Mile by connecting donors to flights so that families can be reunited in a time of crisis. In an our ongoing commitment to report on...
View ArticleThe Economics of Giving
The news lately has focused on the bad economy, growing personal debt and the downward trend toward a recession. It’s times like these that the media also focuses on the vibrancy of the charitable...
View ArticleThe Day After...
Do you ever have buyers remorse? What about donor's remorse?GivingTuesday has come and gone, we were bomarded with solitications, actively participated in sharing on Facebook and Twitter our favourite...
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Apples to Apples - A Response to the Financial Post's Charities of the Year...
Dear Editor of the Financial Post and Claire Brownell;What does it cost to end poverty in a specific city? How much should we be investing in early childhood literacy? Do we know the economic impact...
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