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Canada's Recovery Plan: Will the Social Impact World Recover?
Featuring analysis, insights, and commentary, this special report unpacks the significant elements of Canada’s recovery plan and its implications for the social impact world for the next 12 months.
Everyone's Problem: Climate Change and the Social Sector
Climate change is your problem. It’s everyone’s problem. Climate change is not simply an ecological crisis. It has vast implications for human wellbeing, and therefore requires the attention of all social purpose organizations — including and beyond environmental NGOs.
The Future of Gatherings
Featuring data stories, analysis, commentary, and interviews, this special report takes an in-depth look at the changing nature of gatherings in the social impact world at a time of physical distancing. It shines a light on job changes, accessibility, and what we can learn from promising practices so far.
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The great digital transition
The social impact world has very quickly moved online — smoothly in some cases, clumsily in others. What are the challenges through this rapid digital transition? What are the advantages of digital over analog? From service and program delivery to internal work, this collection catches you up on some of the growing pains and opportunities the sector faces as it continues to move online.
Top Future of Good Stories of the Month
Read the top trending stories on Future of Good this month.
Toward zero hunger
Food insecurity is at a high right now. As part of the economic fallout of the pandemic, Oxfam predicts that more people could die of hunger than COVID-19 itself. At the same time, the world of social impact is recognizing, more and more, the role food security plays in overall equity and community wellbeing — for instance, the World Food Program recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, in a monumental recognition of how food security contributes to peaceful societies.
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Social isolation is on the rise. Here’s how service providers are still building community.
Why It Matters
Social isolation is one of the most severe consequences of public health restrictions intended to curb the spread of COVID-19. Building meaningful community among marginalized service users requires not only addressing persistent social inequities, but also figuring out how to keep them connected.
What’s Canada’s social impact sector doing about its carbon footprint?
Why It Matters
Climate change is one of the greatest existential threats to humanity — and all organizations, including those in the non-profit sector, contribute to it. Overcoming this crisis will require a willingness to consider energy efficiency a priority, even among organizations who don’t typically do environmental advocacy.
6 ideas to try at your next virtual event
Why It Matters
Running a digital gathering is vastly different compared to an in-person conference or workshop or gala. Few social impact organizations had experience with digital events before the pandemic. And with the second wave, the future of in-person events remains uncertain.
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Is the Canadian education system properly equipping the next generation of social innovators?
Why It Matters
In the face of a global pandemic that has upended the education system and equal access to it, specialized tools and strategies are needed now more than ever to nurture a new generation of social innovators. This is our third story in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation in celebration of #CanadianInnovationWeek.
Mi’kmaq fishing rights, explained for the social impact sector
Why It Matters
Systemic racism, economic inclusion, and the practice of Indigenous reconciliation are all at play here. The social impact sector cannot solve the core issue of the Mi’kmaq people’s treaty rights — and ongoing violence against their community. However, the sector could play a role in economic and cultural recovery.
This Montreal project is helping citizens take the lead on community development
Why It Matters
A project in Montreal is flipping the philanthropic model on its head, by enabling community members to be the ultimate decision makers. The Collective Impact Project is helping 17 neighbourhoods in Montreal fight against poverty and social exclusion through a unique model. This article, our seventh in a series with United Way Centraide Canada, highlights the journey and learnings of this collaborative project.