Non-Profits

Non-profit housing org pilots $20 million loan guarantee pool

Specifically developed for Nesting Ground’s portfolio of affordable housing properties, the non-profit is looking to grow the loan guarantee pool to $50 million in its second round.

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A new Oskâpêwis: Indigenous-led philanthropy takes shape in Saskatchewan

Ahead of its public launch this fall, the Saskatchewan Indigenous Community Foundation builds on a growing movement of Indigenous-led philanthropy in the province, showing what's possible when philanthropy invests in the relationships and infrastructure needed to change how resources reach communities.

Food-rescue groups turn to processing facilities to respond to waste and insecurity

New facilities in Ontario and Manitoba aim to turn surplus food into repurposed products while expanding access to food assistance.

Food bank vending machine launches in 2 Vancouver SkyTrain stations

A new food preservation system is helping the Greater Vancouver Food Bank turn excess fruit into new funding.

How construction contracts became the blueprint for social change in Manitoba

Manitoba is a leader in social procurement, with decades of partnerships among government, businesses and social enterprises that have shaped a model other communities can learn from.

Fires and floods: How Canada’s non-profits are responding to summer disasters

Several organizations have set up ways Canadians can help as more than 900 wildfires burn across the country

New “endings” hotline to help the social sector with closures, insolvency and succession

Ever / Was is run by a collective of navigators seeking to destigmatize closures and endings in the Canadian social purpose sector.

Should B.C.’s condo buyout be an opportunity to grow housing through non-profits?

The federal and B.C. governments plan to buy thousands of unsold condos to expand homeownership, but some housing advocates say the units would have a greater long-term impact if they were transferred to non-profit providers.

Thank you for being a friend: B.C. senior home-sharing program to ease housing costs and isolation

With many homes sitting with empty bedrooms amid a growing housing affordability crisis, the Hollyburn Society in North Vancouver is launching a two-year home-matching pilot program designed to bring together seniors with extra space and people in need of housing.

The advocacy lessons that informed Zohran Mamdani, occupied Wall Street and stopped a pipeline

Three advocates on the long, unglamorous work of making change stick.

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