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Shannon VanRaes

Shannon VanRaes is a news and features reporter at Future of Good.

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Indigenous-led coalition fighting for consultation on urban development may get injunction instead

Four-day ceremony will be held for every tree felled for elevated transit line

Wab Kinew stands at a podium and speaks to reporters shortly before becoming Manitoba’s 25th premier.
Kinew’s election ‘true act of reconciliation’: Indigenous leader

Manitoba also swears-in first Black, non-binary deputy premier

Fresh produce
Canadian social enterprises generated $4.1 billion in 2022: report

Eighty-five per cent of social enterprises provide staff with “wraparound” supports

A highway in Alberta
Tax credits could solve funding issues for Alberta’s non-profit sector: Danielle Smith

Sector wants “one window” from which to access government

Welcome to Steinbach, Canada’s most generous city

On average, residents of this small Manitoba city donate 4.31 per cent of their income to charity, far above the national average of 0.62 per cent. Why?

The Mama Bear Clan patrols Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood.
Can community safety groups replace (some) policing?

Policing costs Canadians $16.5 billion each year or roughly $45 million per day

Realities of “a very uncertain world” drive inflation, create challenges for charities working overseas

With the American dollar at a 20-year high, Canadian aid and development organizations feel the pinch

“Virtually no part” of non-profit funding is indexed to inflation — what does that mean for non-profits and their communities?

Some foundations are providing donees with funding top-ups to offset inflationary costs

Inflation has pushed some non-profits to their “lowest point” ever; can they survive?

Core inflation hit a 40-year high this summer and nearly 60 per cent of Canada’s charities say demand for their services have outstripped their capacity to deliver

Indigenous non-profits left “hurt” after being “blindsided” by Manitoba funding announcement

Social impact bond with aim of providing culturally appropriate care to Indigenous youth awarded to non-Indigenous organization with ties to Catholic Church

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