Karma & Cents Blog
Catch up on a selection of our latest news and learn more about Philanthropy 3.0
Monkey See, Monkey Do – Canada’s Charitable Sector is Broken
If the recent example of the funding relationship, and subsequent cancellation of the funding contract between WE Charity and the Canadian Federal government has showcased anything; it laid bare what most philanthropists and charity directors have known for decades – the Canadian charitable system is broken.
Can you hear me? Can you see me? The Virtual Family Meeting
Some you might remember the Hanna-Barbara cartoon, The Jetsons from the 1960/70’s. A couple generations later and we are experiencing that which was depicted in this series. From video phone meetings to tele-medicine. We have adapted our communication style to...
Clean Hands, Clear Heads, Open Hearts – COVID19 and Philanthropy
Taking a page out of Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s COVID-19 songbook, “Clean hands, clear heads, open hearts,” is the individual and community-based response to the pandemic. It is also how we look at the philanthropic response. Resulting from the medical...
Treeshakers – 4 Women Philanthropists
#IWD2020 – Four women philanthropists who have shaped or are reshaping global communities.
OMG! The #GivingTuesday Tsunami
December 3rd was #GivingTuesday. Just for kicks, the K&C Team decided to go through our Inboxes to see how many solicitations we received and which ones came from organizations we had donated to before, versus new asks. Needless to say after we hit 65 in our...
GivingTuesday 2019
GivingTuesday is not just about giving money, it is also about designing a Giving Portfolio that balances out the assets under management with the social good you want to achieve.
Wealth, Financial Parenting & Holiday Giving
Parenting is hard work. Financial parenting requires skills and tools to create financially literate kids.
In Conversation with… Dan Pallotta – Uncovering the Elephant in the Room: Overhead & Impact
Dan Pallotta On October 24th we hosted a gathering of family foundations from across Western Canada diving into topics around strategic philanthropy, measuring overhead and impact in the charitable system and the role that private philanthropy plays in shaping our...
A Thanksgiving Reflection – What is Wealth?
This year Canadian Thanksgiving and the Jewish High Holy Days are back-to-back; Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time for celebration on what lays ahead and reflection on the year that past. This year, Thanksgiving falls right at the end of these holidays,...
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