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Fundraising is Awesome!
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Canadian Donors Giving More to Charity
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The Other Side of Working from Home
This report of 30 years of giving is at Imagine Canada.
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Canada at a crisis point: Do we manage our growth or accept our decline?
By Lisa Lalande
This is the first in a series of articles published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and Century Initiative. *** Canada is at a crossroads. Our population is aging, our fertility rates are below replacement levels, and our workforce is shrinking. As the non-working-age population grows, and as people live longer, the burden on our…
House of Commons calls on government to include support for charitable sector in budget 2021
March 10, 2021
Toronto, March 10, 2021 — Yesterday, the House of Commons debated an opposition motion calling on the Government to include measures to support the charitable sector in the next federal budget. Today, the motion passed with support from the four opposition parties. Imagine Canada welcomes this strong, multi-party show of support for targeted measures to help the charitable sector. We are also grateful to the many Members of Parliament who spoke about the valuable social and economic contributions that charities and nonprofits make to their communities, as well as about the strength of our women-majority workforce.
As our research and recent polling by Abacus data demonstrate, government support measures have not adequately addressed the challenges the charitable and nonprofit sector is facing.
The data on the pandemic experience of the charitable sector shows:
- The average revenue shortfall for those experiencing a decline is 43% and demand for nonprofit services continues to exceed our capacity to provide them;
- The long term sustainability of our organizations is at-risk as many organizations are focused on addressing immediate needs over revenue generation or fundraising; and
- The diversity of the sector is under threat as smaller organizations serving targeted localities and populations are less able to adapt to pandemic-related challenges than larger ones.
In April 2020, we acknowledged the announcement of the Emergency Community Support Fund, a $350 million program to support organizations in meeting rising demand in mission areas linked to the pandemic response. However, we maintain that the program support offered through these grants is limited compared to the losses facing the charitable sector, that it is only applicable to narrow segments of the sector, and that it does not offer the core funding that our organizations desperately need.
Charities and nonprofits are key to achieving an equitable recovery for all communities, so the challenges organizations are facing across the country should give everyone pause. In the coming federal budget, we are asking for a three-pronged approach to support our organizations: emergency support measures extended and adjusted to fit our needs; core operating support particularly for those organizations left behind by current supports; and finally a matching program to incentivize donations.
“Today the House of Commons demonstrated that there is a broad consensus in support of the inclusion of targeted measures for the charitable sector in budget 2021. We’re calling on the Government to heed this call and include much needed support in the upcoming budget to a sector that has provided crucial support to our communities throughout the COVID-19 crisis.” – Bruce MacDonald, President & CEO of Imagine Canada
By 2026, women will control 48% of wealth in Canada. If not already, charities should be focusing on women as a key donor group.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2020
National Philanthropy Day® (NPD) (November 15th) is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy–and those people active in the philanthropic community–have made in our lives, our communities and our world. It reminds us of what we can achieve and what lies ahead in the future. As we celebrate NPD and our achievements, we celebrate the promise of a better tomorrow.
•NPD is a celebration of philanthropy—giving, volunteering and charitable engagement—that highlights the accomplishments, large and small, that philanthropy makes to our society and our world. It celebrates charitable accomplishments and encourages Canadians to give back to their communities. •AFP’s 21chapters across Canada honor incredible work by philanthropists, volunteers, corporations, foundations, fundraisers, youth and so many others every year on National Philanthropy Day. Chapter awards play a crucial role in recognizing and rewarding meaningful community involvement, whether they are individual philanthropists, committed volunteers, or organizations driving change. Awards celebrate the outstanding contribution of time, leadership, and financial support of a special group of Canadians who set new benchmarks of excellence in the acts of giving and volunteering. In 2012, Canada became the first country to recognize NPD officially permanently, setting a new model for other countries to follow. As Canadians, we have an opportunity to recognize the hard work that takes place in our communities and the impact that is made and felt. It is the impact of our gifts that leads to such extraordinary change.
National Philanthropy Day® (NPD) (November 15th) is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy–and those people active in the philanthropic community–have made in our lives, our communities and our world. It reminds us of what we can achieve and what lies ahead in the future. As we celebrate NPD and our achievements, we celebrate the promise of a better tomorrow.
•NPD is a celebration of philanthropy—giving, volunteering and charitable engagement—that highlights the accomplishments, large and small, that philanthropy makes to our society and our world. It celebrates charitable accomplishments and encourages Canadians to give back to their communities. •AFP’s 21chapters across Canada honor incredible work by philanthropists, volunteers, corporations, foundations, fundraisers, youth and so many others every year on National Philanthropy Day. Chapter awards play a crucial role in recognizing and rewarding meaningful community involvement, whether they are individual philanthropists, committed volunteers, or organizations driving change. Awards celebrate the outstanding contribution of time, leadership, and financial support of a special group of Canadians who set new benchmarks of excellence in the acts of giving and volunteering. In 2012, Canada became the first country to officially permanently recognize NPD, setting a new model for other countries to follow. As Canadians, we have an opportunity to recognize the hard work that takes place in our communities and the impact that is made and felt. It is the impact of our gifts that leads to such extraordinary change.
WHAT’S NEW IN CANADA
OCTOBER 1, 2020
29 SEP 2020AFP NEWS
Speech from the Throne and the Charitable Sector
25 SEP 2020
AFP Responds to Calgary Herald Article on Charity Fundraising
10 SEP 2020AFP NEWS
The CRA Fundraising Guidance: There is Flexibility
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
26 AUG 2020 AFP NEWS
Ten Steps to Planning a Post-COVID Future
23 JUL 2020 AFP NEWS
Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for the 2021 AFP Canada Board of Directors
30 JUL 2020AFP NEWS
Virtual Canadian Leadership Retreat A Success!
By Paula Attfield, Chair, AFP Canada
MARCH 18, 2019 AFP NEWS
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AFP Appears Before Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector
Juniper Locilento, MPNL, CFRE, vice president of public affairs for the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter, appeared before the Special Senate Committee on March 18, 2019, and talked about fundraising and how to increase public trust and confidence in the profession. Watch Juniper’s presentation or read her remarks.
