Karma & Cents Blog
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How much is Enough? The ROI of Impact Investing
This post explores the question around the discrepancy between measuring for impact of a charitable donation vs. measuring the impact of an investment.
A GIVING PORTFOLIO ADDRESSING HYPER-LOCALIZED POVERTY – PINK HOUSE: A CLIENT CASE STUDY
Cradle to grave poverty is on the rise. It is estimated that 8-10% of North Americans live in chronic poverty (more than one-generation at or below the poverty line). Federal and regional poverty reduction strategies have not reduced this number, but have maintained...
What are Your Assets? Time, Talent, Treasures and Ties
In honour of National Volunteer Week we want to highlight the different types of assets that individuals, companies, family foundations and non-profit organizations bring to the charitable sector. Too often people or agencies are labeled by the one thing that they...
Philanthropy is Hard – Financing Solutions Not Funding Problems
Philanthropy is hard work. In a Globe & Mail article on April 13, “Private Foundations: Giving Away Money is Harder than you Think,” reporter Brenda Bouw highlights some of the struggles that donors face when trying to give their money away – why...
Splendid Legacy 2: Creating and Recreating your Family Foundation
Blog post on Splendid Legacy was originally Published by the National Centre for Family Philanthropy, 2017 Let me start off by saying, that as someone has been advising individuals, families and family enterprises in their legacy planning, philanthropy and social...
Donor Bill of Rights – What Donors can Learn from Lost Opportunities
This blog post focuses on the Donor Bill of Rights and how it can be used to manage risks associated with major donations.
A Reflection on the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
This year the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) celebrates the 10 year mark of the Ten Year Plan to end Homelessness. This provides their leadership and Calgarians an opportunity for some reflection of the success and failures of this plan. When this plan was first...
Transition: The Immigrant Mentality of New Found Wealth
Earlier this week I attended a workshop hosted by Blackwood Family Enterprise Services, Geoff Badger with Richardson GMP and Wendi Crowe from Miller Thomson. The speaker was Dr. Jim Grubman a psychologist who specializes in helping families walk through the transition...
Philanthropic Travel, Voluntourism and Summer Holidays
Excerpts from this blog on Philanthropic Travel were first published in 2009 on www.GenaRotstein.com (formerly Dexterity Consulting). It’s hard to believe that summer’s just around the corner. Setting up travel plans, thinking about vacations, registering...
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