As cases of COVID-19 climb steeply and Quebec society grounds to a near halt, with all but essential services closed for weeks, the need to find treatments and ultimately a cure for the novel coronavirus is growing increasingly urgent. The gifts from The...
Morneau Shepell announced the results of its new Mental Health Index, which includes a measure of how the pandemic is impacting Canadian workers' mental health. The index will be released monthly. The Mental Health Index found a statistically significant decrease...
The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN)'s new report reveals that Ontario’s 58,000 nonprofits and charities across the province are facing a triple threat as a result of COVID-19. Organizations are abruptly losing revenue from the cancellation of fundraising events and a...
GivingTuesday Global has announced #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The goal is to do what GivingTuesday does best: rally...
The Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors, announced flexibility for organizations under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) to use funding previously received through the community-based stream to provide immediate and essential services to seniors impacted by COVID-19. Regardless...
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced an investment of $100 million to improve access to food for Canadians facing social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada will provide funding to national, regional, and local organizations across Canada that are able to...
This year’s National Volunteer Week theme is: “It’s time to applaud this country’s volunteers.“ But Volunteer BC wants to put a new spin to celebrate ALL community service organizations and volunteers in BC for the strong contributions they make in communities. This...
Continuing their strategic philanthropic approach, The Slaight Family Foundation is donating over three million dollars to four organizations all focused on food. This comprehensive approach looks to address specific societal issues around food – namely food insecurity and food rescue – at...
To assist organizations and their staff who many be working from home and/or managing workplace stress during this time, CMHA Ontario is conducting a weekly webinar on a variety of topics from the Mental Health Works Program, which integrate best practices in workplace mental health...
Giving decreased nominally by 1.4 percent in 2019 compared to 2018, but remained 6 percent higher than in 2017, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2019 Fourth Quarter Report, published by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The losses in donations were focused during the months...
