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Dec 6, 2022 | Guest AuthorGuest Author
What’s the story on foundations? A simple question, with surprisingly many answers. A story is the way we interpret the meaning of actions and events. We tell stories about actions to make sense of intentions. Inevitably, stories are subjective and rooted in context....
May 7, 2020 | Guest AuthorGuest Author
This post originally appeared on Hilary Pearson's blog. I participated this week in an important discussion facilitated by Tides Canada and Future of Good on the need for foundation philanthropy in Canada to step up its giving in response to the COVID...
Jun 11, 2015 | Guest AuthorCEP Conference, Guest AuthorDeveloping Strategy, Guest AuthorFunder/Grantee Relationships, Guest AuthorGuest Author, Guest AuthorProgramming and Communications
This post originally appeared on the President’s Blog on the Philanthropic Foundations Canada website. At a recent conference of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Phil Buchanan, the president of CEP, posed a pointed question to the assembled foundation...
Aug 19, 2014 | Guest AuthorAssessing Performance, Guest AuthorDeveloping Strategy, Guest AuthorGuest Author
In the United States, Canada is perhaps best known for being a source of cold weather and red-coated policemen. But in the foundation field, we can paint a picture that is a little more nuanced. The foundation sector in Canada is small (certainly compared to south of...