A special thanks to the Globe & Mail for promoting the importance of giving to charities. The Supplement on National Philanthropy Day will be published on November 14, 2025. To learn more click here. AFP/Globe and Mail Supplement on Philanthropy - June 20, 2025 The Giving Season - December 13, 2024...
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FRANÇAIS Reflections from Four Canadian AFP Leaders Every year, National Volunteer Week offers an opportunity to pause and reflect—not only to say thank you, but to recognize the extraordinary role that volunteers play in strengthening our communities, our organizations, and our sector. Across...
AFP Ottawa's Fundraising Day 2021 Presented by KCI Philanthropy If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that change is inevitable. While change can be challenging, it can also be filled with opportunity. In 2021, we are embracing change and taking Fundraising Day online to bring you dynamic...
Above: National Geographic Explorers interact with students in classrooms in person as well as via live video from around the globe. Education, innovation, and partnerships—all critical components of the National Geographic Society’s efforts to achieve its vision of a planet in balance. While...
Above: Photo Credit Bigstockphoto/Shutterstock. Philanthropy does have a million faces. It may be the lady who every year renews her $15 membership but never makes a gift. Years later, she passes away and leaves over $300,000 to the organization. It may be the person who, at a committee meeting...
FRANÇAIS AFP Canada sent the following letter urging the federal government to help both parties find a solution to the postal strike as soon as possible. --------- November 28, 2024 The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, P.C., M.P. Minister of Labour and Seniors Place du Portage Phase II 165 de l’Hôtel...
Above: Detroit’s skyline on July 18, 2013, when the city became the largest to file for bankruptcy. More than a dozen private foundations helped protect a municipal pension fund, prevented the sale of masterpieces in the Detroit Institute of Art and, with the help of public sector partners, helped...
Above: © Ian Macharia, Kargi, Kenya. Kenyans view philanthropy as a mutual obligation, part of the responsibility of belonging to an extended family, group, or community. Harambee (pronounced haa-ram-bay), a Kenyan concept that means “to build and maintain community together, make our brother’s and...