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What trends will impact charities and nonprofits in the second quarter of 2025?
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Sector Perspectives on a Home in Government: Authority, equity, longevity and public policy

Food insecurity, education, and climate change are just a few examples of social issues for which Canada’s nonprofit and charitable sector provides essential support and services.

Dhanishta Ambwani

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Let's Imagine podcast EPISODE 11: Sector pulse & giving trends

In this episode, we are looking at the current state of the charitable sector, including demand, staffing, revenue, donation trends and how these will affect charities in the future.

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What trends will impact charities and nonprofits in the third quarter of 2023?

Climate crisis continues to create challenges, feds ramp up for elections, new EDI data is a wakeup call for white-led nonprofits.

Cathy Barr, Ph.D. & Emily Jensen

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Let's Imagine podcast EPISODE 10: Social finance & innovation

Over the last decade or so we have witnessed the rise of new ways for engaging in the betterment of communities by providing access to investment capital, creating public-private partnerships and expanding the range of possibilities for identifying solutions to complex social problems.

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Let's Imagine podcast EPISODE 9: Shifting power dynamics: equity, diversity and inclusion within the nonprofit sector

What are charities and nonprofits doing to advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within their organizations? In this episode, we dig into the findings from a new study which provides key insights into our sector’s commitment to EDI.

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New study on equity, diversity and inclusion a wakeup call for white-led nonprofit organizations

Charities and nonprofits contribute to addressing some of the most pressing social and economic inequities. But having a social mission doesn’t mean an organization is intentionally and meaningfully incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles into its work. This is especially true if the organization is small, its leadership is white, and its mission isn’t related to EDI.

Cathy Barr, Émilie Pontbriand, David Lasby

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New Results from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating

These findings provide an important update on giving and volunteering trends in Canada, providing a snapshot of how Canadians are engaging with charities and nonprofits in the post-pandemic era.

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