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August 24, 2026
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Inching to Impact: the challenges of charities in impact investing

The social impact investment marketplace is being framed as a new, financially sustainable model for a sector impacted by dwindling donor funds and government divestment, not to mention a looming

January 10, 2020

Bernadette Johnson & Susan D. Phillips

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Is your charity ready for social finance? 5 things you need to know

In the fall of 2018, the Government of Canada announced that it would be committing $755 million dollars towards the creation of a Social Finance Fund and $50 million dollars towards an associated

December 13, 2019

Adam Jog

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Why charities need a home in government

When farmers need a policy solution to a problem they’re facing, they can approach Agriculture Canada. Artists looking for support for a new project turn their attention to Heritage Canada.

November 29, 2019

Emily Jensen

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From church to office: How Canadian workplaces may become the new temples for generosity

What if one of the unlikeliest of places turned out to be a key contributor to closing the Social Deficit?

November 28, 2019

Bruce MacDonald

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Towards a More ‘Civil’ Society: How charities can lead the way in divisive times

Over the past few weeks I have had the good fortune of travelling from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

November 22, 2019

Bruce MacDonald

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Catalyst for Change: What the senate recommendations could mean for charities

Following extensive consultations with charities, nonprofits, volunteer groups, and academics and other experts, the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable sector released its report.

November 15, 2019

Bernadette Johnson and Laurence Therrien

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