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The drawbacks of a sharp rise in minimum annual disbursement quotas
The law of unintended consequences is usually applied with ruthless precision when it comes to public policy. Governments often employ common sense solutions, only to understand months, years or decades later how their decisions created significant challenges for the very stakeholders or institutions they sought to help. And so it is with some federal political […]
A Canada Gives donor story: A philanthropist takes action to help Canada’s Afghan allies
This is the third in our new Donor Connect series, an initiative designed to share giving ideas and to highlight the great work of the many not-for-profits supported by the Canada Gives’ family of foundation funders. In this piece, we highlight a Canada Gives Foundation account holder’s efforts to help Canada’s Afghan allies left behind […]
Why every family office needs a philanthropic consultant
One of the joys of having significant wealth is the satisfaction that comes with being able to one day give some or all of it away—either through sustained philanthropy over a lifetime, or in the form of an estate gift. But while many wealthier families in Canada trust a family office to manage their financial, […]