How Canada’s philanthropic sector is engaged in Reconciliation

After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report in 2015, all sectors of Canadian society began asking themselves what came next, in how to redress past wrongs and how to create a more reconciled future in which Canada’s...

CharityVillage celebrates 2017 #GivingTuesdayCA with an #unselfie challenge

What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...but GivingTuesday will be celebrated on November 28, 2017. It is a Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of...

Fighting the impulse to despair: How the current political climate impacts volunteer engagement

Every generation has its challenges and every era comes with its own brand of social upheaval. For many Canadians, contemplating the current state of economic, political and societal shifts can cause a certain amount of panic, or at the very...

Give the gift of capacity

The holiday season is a critical time for charities and not-for-profits. According to Imagine Canada, we receive almost 40% of our funding between now and the end of December. This is the time that our fundraising machines kick into action...

One year later: How Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to support Syrian refugees

Rarely have we seen a picture galvanize people into action as much as the photo of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi. In 2015, this image broke the hearts of people around the world and brought attention to the now five-year-old civil...

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...
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