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I was just rereading a blog that I started a year ago when I drove across Canada.  The blog is entitled What Do We Have in Common? I wanted to re-read what I wrote because I thought there might be some elements of my journey that can be applied to the work that I am doin

My father always said, "You never get something for nothing."  That motto holds true for philanthropic investments.  In the news the past couple of days there has been discussion around the ethics of the Banyan Tree Foundation.  At the time of this posting there were no notices on their website indicating the

I thought you would be interested in this link to a newsletter published by CharityLaw.ca -

http://www.carters.ca/pub/update/charity/08/may08.pdf

Enjoy the read!

I was recently asked by Lyndon Ward, a member of Dexterity Consulting's advisory committee, why there was so much duplication in the charitable sector.  Here are my thoughts around this...

I was recently asked what the best philanthropic tool is for distributing funds to chosen charities.  My response to the individual was that it depends on what your needs are and how much you want to donate in a year.  Below is a chart that might help with the decision making pr

I was planning on writing this piece before the Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) deal was stopped by the courts and their stock tumbled.  The concepts are still the same, if the dollar figures are not.

Until recently, BCE stock prices had been making considerable gains and if the sale had gone through shareholders would have had to sell by the end of this calendar year.

How do you discuss philanthropy and charity in your family?  Growing up in mine the act of charity was never really discussed.  It was done, but I think there were some opportunities lost in having an open dialogue with my parents around how they donate their money. Don't get me wrong, my family is very generous with their time and their financial resources, it was just never discussed.

An article I wrote for OnPhilanthropy.com is now posted.  The direct link is: http://www.onphilanthropy.com/site/PageServer.

More blogging to come...

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Did you know that in 2006 North American spent over $2,000 per person on entertainment and just over $1,000 per person on charitable activities?

This is a link to a blog, Non-Profit Communications, written by Kivi Leroux Miller, about what you get for donation.  An interesting experiment in community investing and testing the donor stewardship programs of charities.