CharityVillage celebrates #GivingTuesdayCA 2016 with #unselfie photos!

What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...but GivingTuesday will be celebrated on November 29, 2016. It is a Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of...

A challenge and an opportunity: How the Canadian nonprofit sector is welcoming Syrian refugees

Soon after the 2015 federal election, it became clear that it was no longer a question of if Syrian refugees would be coming to Canada, but when and how many. The fact that this would be the largest refugee resettlement...

CharityVillage celebrates #GivingTuesdayCA with #unselfie pictures

What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...but GivingTuesday was celebrated last week on December 1, 2015. It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening...

Celebrate the #SpiritofGiving with a random act of kindness!

Way back in 2011, we launched a little Twitter campaign that we called #SpiritofGiving. Every day we tweeted an idea for a random act of kindness, encouraging people from all corners of the country to do something that would brighten...

Grassroots giving goes mainstream: Popular giving circles are sweeping across the country

There’s a new form of grassroots giving that is taking Canada’s charitable sector by storm. Here’s how it works: Gather 100 people four times a year, with every person committing $100 per meeting. Each meeting lasts no longer than one...

The next generation of philanthropists: Foundations find value in youth engagement

Before 24-year-old Stephanie Wood heads to Australia in February to begin her medical studies, she needs to oversee an important responsibility: co-chairing the 5G Fund: Accelerate granting committee. An initiative of the Lawson Foundation, the 5G Fund is specifically designed...
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