What do you give a couple who has everything?  In the case of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the answer is a donation to charity.  read more »

It has been a busy few weeks - tax season means people are starting to look at their overall wealth plans and laying out their charitable giving plan.  On the upside of this busy-ness is the fact that it looks like philanthropic activities are going up.  read more »

There are several things we can learn from past natural disasters and the way that donations were handled:  read more »

Once again we are facing an international humanitarian crisis - an earthquake in Japan that has tsunami ripple effects across the world.  read more »

Guest blogger - Karine Aviv  read more »

Last week I had the pleasure of volunteering in my daughter's grade 5 class at Nellie McClung Elementary School in Calgary, for a fundraiser for the Conquer Cancer Foundation.  It was very touching to see all the kids in her classroom so excited about the event, and to see the rest of the school participate.

In honour of International Women's Day this post is about women and philanthropy.  Part of this post comes from a presentation I made at the Insight Series for the Canadian Women's Foundation a few weeks ago.  read more »

In a recent Tactical Philanthropy blog post, Sean Stannard-Stockton highlights four approaches to philanthropy:  read more »

Guest blogger - Karine Aviv  read more »

Ever since I started working in this sector, I've been hearing a lot about fraud.  This is a great concern, because as someone who donates money to charities, I want to know that it is being put to good use, and not going into someone's personal pocket.  So, what is really going on?

Yesterday was Family Day in several provinces across Canada.  I was thinking about the different family day activities that were happening in Calgary and how many of them were being offered by non-profit organizations in the city - Calgary Zoo, Telus World of Science, Glenbow Museum were three agencies that were targeting families over the long weekend.  read more »

The past few weeks have seen several different reports on Trends in Philanthropy for 2011.  A few months ago I shared my thoughts on what the next couple of years will hold - here are the two most recent blog posts on this topic:  read more »