Trust-based philanthropy allows grantees to decide how money can best be used for issues that impact them firsthand. However, some funding organizations are wary of the approach, despite the equalization in power dynamics that it represents.
It's in a book; take a look; it's the winter reading listโa vital way for those in the social purpose world to continue to learn, grow and implement new ideas.
The December holiday season is one of the main fundraising times for non-profits and charities. A strike by Canada Post means direct mail to current and former charitable donors is not being delivered, impacting non-profitsโ bottom lines.
The Government of Canadaโs Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy acknowledges a need for more social innovation focused on Canadaโs more persistent and complex challenges. It also seeks to grow Canadaโs social finance sector to catalyze community-led solutions to such challenges. Considering the context of significant entrepreneurial transfer, social acquisitions emerge as both a solution to the small business continuity problem and a way to leverage the growing social economy.
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.
