Three years since 'Catalyst for Change': Where are we now?
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It's been three years since the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector released its first report, with 42 recommendations directed at the federal government for modernizing the charitable sector. What progress has been made? What's the impact of unfulfilled recommendations? And — since the committee wrote the report before COVID-19 — what's changed in those three years?
Full video: Senator Ratna Omidvar on the state of the charitable sector’s modernization
Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, charities and non-profits are still struggling to adapt. From retaining staff to moving their work online, there’s a massive need for modernization — in order to meet growing demand from devastated communities. Senator Omidvar says if the government had heeded the recommendations in Catalyst for Change, the sector could have shown much more resilience.
“Heal thyself”: Senator Ratna Omidvar on the state of the charitable sector’s modernization
Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, charities and non-profits are still struggling to adapt. From retaining staff to moving their work online, there’s a massive need for modernization — in order to meet growing demand from devastated communities. Senator Omidvar says if the government had heeded the recommendations in Catalyst for Change, the sector could have shown much more resilience.
Modernization Progress 2022: We’re tracking every recommendation made by the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector — here’s the progress so far
Putting pressure on the Canadian government to adopt all 42 recommendations by the Special Senate Committee will require a detailed understanding of how implementation is falling short of the sector’s expectations.