What are Your Assets? Time, Talent, Treasures and Ties

In honour of National Volunteer Week we want to highlight the different types of assets that individuals, companies, family foundations and non-profit organizations bring to the charitable sector. Too often people or agencies are labeled by the one thing that they...

The Art of Procrastination & Year-End Giving

I am really good at procrastinating.  Thank goodness the act of “Giving” isn’t time-specific and is not tied to year-end planning.  The way I approach philanthropy and volunteering is to focus on projects that have a clear start and end date and...

Holidays & Giving: Activities to do with kids

The holidays can bring out the best in us. Our best outfits, our best behaviour, our best cooking and our most generous selves. How do we come by these actions? Where do these behaviours, skills, attitudes and values start? Over the holidays here are some activities...