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Gabe Oatley

Gabe Oatley is Future of Good’s editorial fellow on transforming funding models. He’s a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Masters of Journalism and his work has been published by the CBC, the National Observer, and The Nation. You can reach Gabe at .

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Updated charity form to deliver new investment data to Canadian government — but is it enough?

The new questions charities will fill out will provide some helpful data on emerging policy areas but won’t provide answers to fundamental policy questions, say researchers

After a banner year in 2021, Canadian giving ‘normalizes’ in 2022 — and four other findings from new federal donation data

Tax-receipted donations dropped by three per cent in 2022 compared to the year prior

Number of charity donors drop for 12th straight year in Canada

But experts say there are solutions to stem the tide

100-year-old foundation spends down — moving millions to BIPOC-led non-profits

The catalyst for the Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s decision to spend down was a realization they could achieve more by boosting support for organizations in a critical moment

Q&A: Amidst growing ‘woke’ backlash, new Indigenous philanthropic firm aims to offer ‘calm waters’

A new firm launched by two of Canada’s leaders in Indigenous philanthropy, will matchmake donors and Indigenous groups, help decolonize granting processes and offer grant impact evaluation.

A Palestinian surgeon’s GoFundMe bid to evacuate his daughter from Gaza — and the digital army that’s mobilized to help 

GoFundMe campaigns to help people evacuate Gaza have collectively raised millions, aided by volunteers in the West, among them Palestinians and Jews. 

Aid agencies are struggling to reach Gaza – if you give now, will your donation help?

“The delivery of aid is a matter of life and death for children in Gaza. The needs are immediate and immense." - UNICEF

Information ‘vacuum,’ government secrecy drives charitable sector’s fight against Alternative Minimum Tax

Imagine Canada’s advocacy on the AMT may have been different had the government been more transparent and collaborative, says charity CEO

CanadaHelps rockets past $3 billion raised: What’s driven its success?

“As a fully self-funded charity, CanadaHelps has pulled off what many for-profit start-ups could only dream of.”

Andrea Dicks, President of Community Foundations of Canada (far left) and Jean-Marc Mangin, CEO of Philanthropic Foundations of Canada (far right), with two other sector professionals on a panel at the Sustainable Finance Forum in Ottawa in November 2023.
Charities unite against Alternative Minimum Tax changes — but at what long-term cost?

“The short-term issue is how to protect the charitable sector. The long-term issue is how to protect the philanthropic sector’s reputation.”