No noticeable impact of Canada Post strikes on half of non-profits, new research finds
Why It Matters
The end of the year is most charities’ major fundraising push, and the strike threatened to disrupt direct mail campaigns. Many charities chose to try new ways to connect with donors, while others stuck with the status quo.
How a QR code campaign generated $250,000 for Toronto food bank Daily Bread
Why It Matters
By spinning up a low-cost fundraising campaign informed by a change in a local context, Daily Bread was able to generate additional capital – crucial as demand on its network of food banks continues to rise.
Axe the tax … and then what?
Why It Matters
All candidates for Canada's PM job have vowed to end the carbon tax but the details are fuzzy. What is each candidate referring to: the consumer carbon pricing on fossil fuels or the industry carbon pricing on pollution? Keeping the end goal of stopping climate change, what is the best strategy for environmental advocates: keep lobbying for the tax or move on?
Why and how many charities lost their status in the past two years - and the case for more data
Why It Matters
Revocations can happen for multiple reasons – either voluntary or imposed. Future of Good found that churches continue to close their doors, arts organizations are struggling with their taxes, and the CRA’s non-profit category codes leave a lot in the dark.
Egypt’s first charity thrift shop opens amidst widening gap between rich and poor
Why It Matters
Egypt has a deep-rooted cultural stigma against buying second-hand clothing and goods. However, recent economic realities mean that a new charity thrift shop has proved more popular than expected.