by Gena Rotstein | May 9, 2022 | Blog
Canada’s 2022 budget implements proposals that affect certain assets held by charitable funders, including family foundations. One of these proposals increases the disbursement quota (DQ) for a charitable foundation’s assets. Though few details are out, we want to...
by Gena Rotstein | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog
As the West unites around Ukraine, individuals are asking what they can do? This post outlines some of the ways you support the Ukrainian outside of direct aid. First off, the base rule is make sure you vet the project or organization before making the contribution....
by Gena Rotstein | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Originally posted by Dexterity Consulting June 14, 2012; updated 2022 Slaktivism is a term that started appearing around the mid-’90’s and is used to describe those who seek social change, but with minimum energy output. Or better said – people with...
by Gena Rotstein | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog
Giving Vehicles are corporate structures that govern the charitable assets. These giving vehicles differ in how funds are managed, and how donations are disbursed to organizations. In addition to writing cheques from your personal bank account, there are five types of...
by Gena Rotstein | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog
Each year, in advance of #GivingTuesday, we publish a Charity List. This charity list is a compilation of organizations that our consulting clients and the donors through the Place2Give Foundation, supported over the year. In many cases, these are agencies that we...
by Gena Rotstein | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog
After the uncertainty that 2020 brought, we certainly welcome the hope and sense of normalcy that we’ve started to experience this year. Fortunately, the way that we invest in our community is one thing that the pandemic couldn’t take from us, and in fact, it...