by Gena Rotstein | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog
Giving Tuesday is an annual global movement of generosity. We recently highlighted this movement in a Place2Give blog. In that piece, we discussed the many ways that generosity can be expressed, as well as the opportunity to leverage Giving Tuesday to inspire and act...
by Gena Rotstein | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog
“We don’t fund problems, we finance solutions.” Gena Rotstein, co-Founder and Philanthropic Advisor A few weeks ago we highlighted the Converge Mental Health report. This week, we share the story of how Converge came to be, and Karma & Cents’ critical role in...
by Gena Rotstein | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog
This is the definition of wealth. That was the first message that James (Jay) Hughes shared with the audience at a special event on Tuesday, October 25, at Platform Calgary. Sponsored by Viridian Family Office, Alberta Business Family Institute, Family Enterprise...
by Gena Rotstein | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog
540,000 people in Calgary will need mental health support at some point. Waitlists have an average of 72 people waiting. Wait times average 303 days, and as long as 5 years. Let’s change that. Together. Converge Mental Health, a collective of 70 individuals and...
by Gena Rotstein | Sep 20, 2022 | Blog
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, in Wilson, Wyoming on August 12, 2022. NATALIE BEHRING/THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE 5 Steps Towards Tactical Philanthropy Tactical philanthropy in action – Yvon Chouinard made headlines last week after he donated his...
