SVP Kids and Families participated in the 42nd Annual Calgary Pathway and River Clean-up last weekend. Our group spent the morning cleaning in the Edgemont area of Calgary. Among some of our more interesting finds, including a baseball glove & ball, a $20.00...
Hudson Institute released the Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2009. The full report and executive summary are available. Once again, the Index shows that Remittances are a larger percentage of U.S. Economic Engagement in Developing Countries than...
If you have read Peter Singer’s book, The Life You Can Save, and have not adjusted your giving (increased it) – I’d love to hear from you. Singer writes from a ethics point of view (i.e. think philosophy and logic models) – and throws in some...
Back in March, the Montreal Gazette ran “Let’s face it, we should give and volunteer more” and included a few stats on Canadian giving. The median gift in Canada is $100. Most charity comes from only 10 per cent of Canadians. They give 60 per cent of...
Edit The Muttart Foundation of Edmonton released their Talking About Charities report last year – it is the fourth survey in a series (previous surveys were in 2000, 2004, 2006). Nearly 3,900 Canadians were surveyed on their thoughts around charities. The...
Philanthropy. It’s a big word, but somebody’s got to do it. Or rather, lots of people are doing it everyday. Deriving from Ancient Greek, philanthropy literally means “to love people”. We apply the actions of giving – time, money, or...
