by Gena Rotstein | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog
Some stats… Women are five times more likely than men to experience sexual assault (Adam Cotter, Statistics Canada, 2021). Approximately 4.7 million women, 30% of all women 15 years of age and older, report that they have experienced sexual assault at least once...
by Gena Rotstein | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog
Each year we publish a Charity Listing to coincide with Giving Tuesday. 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,...
by Karma & Cents | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog
“We don’t fund problems, we finance solutions.” Gena Rotstein, co-Founder and Philanthropic Advisor, Social Impact Lab A few weeks ago we highlighted the Converge Mental Health report. This week, we share the story of how Converge came to be. The Karma & Cents’...
by Karma & Cents | 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
Tactical Philanthropist, 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...
