Firefighters, cyberbullies and much more: Six long-reads you might have missed in 2024
Why It Matters
Impact requires good information. Future of Good takes you back through some big stories from the past year.
Whoโs afraid of trust-based philanthropy?ย
Why It Matters
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.
14 impactful books to cozy up with this winter break
Why It Matters
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.
How non-profits are pivoting as the Canada Post strike lingers
Why It Matters
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.
As Boomers retire, non-profits are saving local businesses for non-profit purposes. Is this something your organization could do?
Why It Matters
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.