Joint Social Venture To Empower Donors With Reliable Research on Canadian Charities

Dexterity Ventures Inc. and Benefaction Foundation Announce PartnershipToronto, ON, June 16, 2011 – Dexterity Ventures Inc. and Benefaction Foundation have partnered to offer Benefaction’s partners and donors the Place2Give Advisor Toolbox which will give them the data they need to make the best informed charitable decisions.

Nicola Elkins, CEO and Founder of Benefaction says; “In Canada there is limited access to relevant information to help donors make informed charitable decisions, and even fewer resources for financial professionals who want to help their clients give.  The Place2Give Advisor Toolbox provides the necessary details and information to help advisors have meaningful conversations on philanthropy.  Our partnership provides individuals with abundant Canadian charitable research and empowers donors to mitigate risks when making their social investment decisions. Through our partnership with Place2Give, Benefaction’s Donor Advised Funds now supplies extensive reporting backed by rigorous research and due diligence.” 

Gena Rotstein, CEO of Dexterity Ventures Inc. and creator of Place2Give explains, “Place2Give draws on several public data sets, including Canada Revenue Agency, Charity Intelligence, The Donner Award - the Fraser Institute and the charities themselves.  Our mandate is not to rank charities, but to provide access to relevant information presented in an easy-to-read format.  We designed Place2Give to profile donors’ giving habits and enable them to identify the charities that best fit this profile.”

“We are thrilled with this opportunity to work together to further enhance our offerings in support of philanthropy in Canada” said Ms. Elkins and Ms. Rotstein.  “Both Benefaction Foundation and Place2Give look forward to continuing and strengthening our partnership.”

For information about the Place2Give Advisor Toolkit visit www.place2give.com. For information about Benefaction Foundation’s Donor Advised Funds visit www.benefaction.ca.

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Media Contact:

Karine Aviv (Dexterity Ventures Inc) – 403-909-8235,

Nicola Elkins (Benefaction Foundation) – 1-866-514-2612,

Notes to Editors:

ABOUT BENEFACTION FOUNDATION

The Benefaction Foundation supports, rewards and inspires philanthropic investments in Canada. The organization is a charitable public foundation that is national in scope and focuses on helping clients utilize strategic gift planning to minimize cost, complexity and tax burdens while maximizing a positive impact on the world. Benefaction is a leader in helping Canadians make strategic giving an integral part of their wealth management plan. 

The Benefaction Foundation believes in doing the right thing the right way – giving conscious consumers the opportunity to create meaningful endowments for the causes they value most. 

www.benefaction.ca

1-866-514-2612

ABOUT DEXTERITY VENTURES INC. AND PLACE2GIVE.COM

Place2Give.com was created by Dexterity Ventures Inc., a leading developer of philanthropic automated solutions for Canadian donors. Dexterity Ventures Inc. operates Dexterity Consulting, Canada’s first philanthropic brokerage firm and Place2Give.com.

Launched in 2008, Dexterity Consulting has facilitated over $2MM in charitable transactions working with donors, their advisors, and charities across Canada.  Dexterity Consulting specializes in philanthropic advising services including cross-border philanthropy, financial services education, facilitating family mission creation and social visioning for small & medium sized enterprises and family-owned businesses. 

dexterityconsulting.ca

Place2Give is a donor-centered charity search engine. It provides donors with the tools they need to: search, evaluate and give to the charities that align with their passions. Place2Give draws several public data sets, including Charity Intelligence, The Donner Award, Canada Revenue Agency and the charities themselves to provide you, the donor, with the information to make an informed charitable decision.

www.place2give.com

1-866-936-4483