This is the fourth 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 provide assistance to women and children […]
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, […]
What a year 2020 has been. Since mid-March, we’ve seen major disruption across virtually every facet of Canadian society as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. The charitable sector, as a whole, witnessed an immediate decline in donations even as their programs and services were relied on more heavily. Then came the lockdowns that curbed non-profits’ […]
In recent blogs, we’ve noted a growing trend among philanthropists in Canada: greater strategic engagement with the charities and non-profits they support. As we’ll explain in a moment, the majority of these recipient organizations are permitted to issue tax receipts, designating them as a qualified donee under Canada Revenue Agency rules. Just how involved philanthropists can […]
Many Canadians who donate to non-profits each year will share their generosity directly with a recipient charitable organization. So, it’s not surprising that one of the first questions they ask is why they would be better donating through their Canada Gives Foundation account instead of cutting a cheque directly to their preferred cause. After all, […]
There have been many articles written in recent years about Canadians becoming less engaged in charitable giving. Coast to coast, the overall dollar sums making their way into the non-profit sector has, indeed, been in steady decline for some time. While this may be playing out across the population as a whole, our experience and […]
In our last blog, I wrote about the challenges facing lesser-known, smaller charities as the COVID-19 crisis rages on and our sector faces unprecedented uncertainty. The good news, as CanadaHelps data shows, is that despite a short-term dip in donations across the country, Canadians have stepped up and dug deeper into their pockets to ensure […]
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Canada Gives Charitable Registration #83306 2144 RR0001.
You can find us in the Charities Directorate at www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Toronto | Collingwood | Edmonton
1 (844) 583-4483
Canada Gives offices are located on the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples dating back countless generations. We want to show our respect for their contributions and recognize the role of treaty making in what is now Canada. Hundreds of years after the first treaties were signed, they are still relevant today. We seek to do better, to continue to recognize, learn, and grow—in friendship and community, Nation-to-Nation.
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