Sixty per cent of rural and remote households in Canada have access to broadband at speeds the federal government deems acceptable. That number drops to 43 per cent for First Nations communities, making it more difficult to access resources like healthcare and education.
Data sharing between non-profits is crucial for interoperability. However, often there are large entities involved in these collaborations โ such as government, healthcare providers, or police services โ who have much more mature data systems and different agendas.ย
The capital market generally doesn't finance public green spaces. Instead, most nature investing originates from philanthropy or government. Mobilizing private capital toward nature financing is critical to keeping our urban areas greener, but investors want guaranteed market returns.
Technology companies are not likely to prioritize responsible development and dissemination of artificial intelligence, and government regulation in Canada has been slow to catch up to this fast-paced sector.
Following Donald Trumpโs verbal commitment to the crypto industry last week, the price of several prominent cryptocurrencies has boomed. Crypto-philanthropy can open a non-profit up to a new audience of tech-savvy donors, and can offer opportunities for more transparency with donors in terms of how their funds are used.
