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A COVID-19 strategy to support lesser-known charities
The charitable sector is facing extraordinary uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Charities and non-profits saw their balance sheets battered in the early weeks of the pandemic as many cash-strapped Canadians were forced to scale back their usual generosity and conserve as much cash as possible. But despite being forced to manage in […]
Philanthropy and COVID-19: Strategize to support your favourite charities
In a recent blog we highlighted many of the advantages of establishing a Canada Gives Foundation account—as well as the benefits of maintaining longstanding relationships with charities, as so many of our donor clients do—in this time of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, charities will need support more than ever. Foundations are […]
The benefits of a family foundation during a time of crisis
How the world has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We’ve gone from record stock market highs to catastrophic lows. We’ve seen near-full employment replaced by twenty-fold year-over-year EI applications. Domestic and international business has ground to a halt to prevent further global spread of the illness. And yet, through it all, we’re seeing […]