by Gena Rotstein | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog
A Top 7 Over 70 Award Interview In November 2021, seven individuals from Calgary and Area were recognized as this year’s Top 7 Over 70. This award recognizes the efforts and contributions of some of our oldest members of our community that they achieved AFTER...
by Gena Rotstein | Aug 26, 2021 | Blog
Protecting Donor Legacy Intentions A recent announcement by the University of Alberta stated it will be demolishing a $26Million mansion gifted to the institution in 2010. The reason cited is that the upkeep, in excess of $250K/yr and the need of $1.5Million in...
by Gena Rotstein | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog
Philanthropic Brand: A Case Study Just over a year ago the Sackler Family, founders of Purdue Pharma, came under brand scrutiny when it was discovered that the pharmaceutical company had purposefully misled prescribers and patients on the addictive nature of Oxycontin...
by Gena Rotstein | Nov 26, 2020 | Blog
Each year, in advance of GivingTuesday, we publish a Charity List. This charity list is a compilation of organizations that our clients, and donors through the Place2Give Foundation, supported over the year. In many cases, these are agencies that we have reviewed and...
by Gena Rotstein | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog
If the recent example of the funding relationship, and subsequent cancellation of the funding contract between WE Charity and the Canadian Federal government has showcased anything; it laid bare what most philanthropists and charity directors have known for decades...
by Gena Rotstein | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Some you might remember the Hanna-Barbara cartoon, The Jetsons from the 1960/70’s. A couple generations later and we are experiencing that which was depicted in this series. From video phone meetings to tele-medicine. We have adapted our communication style to...
