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The Liberals have another minority government. Here’s how the social impact sector is reacting.

By Brennan Doherty

Special Reports

Our member-exclusive special reports dive into a timely topic directly affecting the social impact world — every month.

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Special Coverage: Election '21

Canada’s political leaders will spend the next few weeks telling Canadians how they plan to rebuild for a post-pandemic era — and we'll dive into how it all affects the social impact work you do.

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What will it take to decolonize global development?

However well meaning, global aid has long been fraught with paternalism and colonialism. But there’s a movement to completely rethink the way this work is done.

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Recovery Fund 2021: Will Charities Modernize?

Will 2021 finally be the year the charitable and non-profit sector has the resources it needs to modernize? With the federal government's upcoming $400 million Community Services Recovery Fund, it just might.

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Talks

Featuring the top doers, thinkers, and creatives in social impact from around the world.

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What will it take to decolonize global development? Devex founder Raj Kumar weighs in

Stop glorifying resilience: Here’s how the word resilience shows up in the social sector, and why some leaders say it’s problematic

An in-depth conversation about the future of Canada’s social safety nets

Tech

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The pandemic has shifted how (and why) organizations collect data. These non-profit leaders will tell you exactly how.

By Jacky Habib

Going digital? This expert says you should transform your organizational culture first

By Kylie Adair

Inclusion

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At the rate it’s going, Canada won’t complete the TRC Calls to Action until 2074. Here’s what would change with Indigenous youth policy leaders in charge.

By Nickie Shobeiry

Here are seven of the social impact sector’s most urgent requests during the federal election

By Brennan Doherty

Hate is the 2021 election’s elephant in the room. Here’s what social impact organizations want federal leaders to do about it.

By Brennan Doherty

Money

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They won’t take your money: Why these charities are newly restricting donations from controversial corporations

By Gabe Oatley

It’s the 10th anniversary of global Black Philanthropy Month. Founder Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland shares the ups and downs — and what’s next.

By Sherlyn Assam

Youth-led climate projects are “chronically underfunded, undersupported, under-resourced, underestimated,” says this climate fund executive director

By Kylie Adair

Work

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Canada’s political parties are ignoring the recommendations of the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector

By Brennan Doherty

Canadian election 2021: Risk-averse charities, civil society groups must show up

By John D. Cameron

Election 2021 news brief: August 25, 2021

By Future of Good Team

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Flipping philanthropy’s power imbalance

Philanthropy is, like all other systems, a complex system of power, privilege, and — yes — oppression. But it doesn’t have to be the way it’s always been. There are activists, community organization leaders, and grantmakers themselves working toward a more equitable philanthropic sector. This collection catches you up on that work.

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Indigenous innovation

Stories of innovative solutions and impactful work taking place in Indigenous communities.

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Navigating the world of social finance

New to social finance? Here’s what you need to know about this powerful new approach to investment that puts impact at the forefront.

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Meet a Changemaker

2021 Young Impact Leaders: 21 social change intrapreneurs to watch

By Kylie Adair

Thought Leadership

"Here we are today, a community in crisis, but a community who deeply cares about a recovery with dignity and hope through empathy and accountability."

Read this piece by Mojdeh Cox

Trust-based philanthropy won’t work if it’s “built on a rotten foundation”

By Kylie Adair

Why it matters?

The number of cases of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities is rising, and the impacts — exacerbating already crisis-level rates of mental illness among Indigenous youth, for instance — have been devastating since the beginning. If the philanthropic sector wants to help, it needs to use this moment to completely transform how it operates.

Canadian non-profit boards have a diversity problem. Here’s the first step to fixing it.

By The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator for Ontario

Why it matters?

Only 38.1 percent of Toronto non-profit boards analyzed have at least 20 percent racialized minority leaders, 19 percent have none, and non-profit boards across the country have similar representation, says Senator Ratna Omidvar.

What interests you?

The Liberals have another minority government. Here’s how the social impact sector is reacting.

Special Reports

Talks

What Future of Good members are reading this week

Tech

The pandemic has shifted how (and why) organizations collect data. These non-profit leaders will tell you exactly how.

Going digital? This expert says you should transform your organizational culture first

Canada’s social finance history offers a path forward for non-profit digital transformation

Inclusion

At the rate it’s going, Canada won’t complete the TRC Calls to Action until 2074. Here’s what would change with Indigenous youth policy leaders in charge.

Here are seven of the social impact sector’s most urgent requests during the federal election

Hate is the 2021 election’s elephant in the room. Here’s what social impact organizations want federal leaders to do about it.

Money

They won’t take your money: Why these charities are newly restricting donations from controversial corporations

It’s the 10th anniversary of global Black Philanthropy Month. Founder Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland shares the ups and downs — and what’s next.

Youth-led climate projects are “chronically underfunded, undersupported, under-resourced, underestimated,” says this climate fund executive director

Work

Canada’s political parties are ignoring the recommendations of the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector

Canadian election 2021: Risk-averse charities, civil society groups must show up

Election 2021 news brief: August 25, 2021

Collections

Flipping philanthropy’s power imbalance

Indigenous innovation

Navigating the world of social finance

2021 Young Impact Leaders: 21 social change intrapreneurs to watch

21 New Founders To Watch

Trust-based philanthropy won’t work if it’s “built on a rotten foundation”

Why it matters?

Canadian non-profit boards have a diversity problem. Here’s the first step to fixing it.

Why it matters?

How a universal basic income could jump-start Canadian entrepreneurship after COVID-19

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