News and Views
A Canada Gives donor story: Saving lives through clean water initiatives
This is the first 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 Canada Gives donor clients. In this installment, we profile CAWST–a charity that provides clean water, sanitation and hygiene services to communities in the developing world–and the […]
Charities targeted by fraudulent activities during COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has reminded us of many things. One is the unlimited kindness and generosity of our donor client community. They’ve stepped up to support countless charities and various non-profit organizations, almost all of which have seen their fundraising efforts directly impaired by the coronavirus pandemic and related social-distancing protocols. That’s the bright side […]
2021 federal budget offers new charity funding—and maybe new disbursement quotas
With the record deficits and aggressive new program spending of the 2021 federal budget, most headlines focused on the fact that Ottawa chose not to increase income, capital gains or corporate taxes. But what got far less attention was the funding devoted to helping the non-profit sector weather (what we hope) is the final stage […]