News & Events Archives

July 7, 2025

Modernizing Charity Regulation for Greater Efficiency and Better Results

By Susan D. Phillips, PhD, Professor Emerita, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University Investing in regulation The Carney government is preoccupied, as Canadians expect... More

June 19, 2025

Lisa Trefzger Clarke Ramps Up the “Women in Development” Initiative

Lisa Trefzger Clarke (she/they) is an educator, mother, wife, scholar and social justice advocate. She’s the daughter of a German immigrant and German-Jewish refugee, and identifies as queer and disabled.... More

May 17, 2025

Research Shows Increased Political Contributions Correlates with Increased Charitable Donations

Christopher Dougherty is an MPNL alum and a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, University of St. Andrews, in the UK. He spoke... More

April 17, 2025

Our New Podcast: Watch or Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube

We're thrilled to launch the PhilanthroThink podcast series with MPNL hosts Megan Skyvington, Daniel H. Lanteigne, Fengwen Yu and Emily Goodwin. The series features philanthropic leaders, wealth creators and innovative thinkers... More

March 31, 2025

The Head of United Way Centraide Talks Tariffs and Transformations

Dan Clement is President and CEO of United Way Centraide Canada. He spoke with PANL Perspectives about transformations in the past 10 years and future plans, including the impact of... More

March 7, 2025

Adegboyega Ojo Discusses Artificial Intelligence in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors

Adegboyega Ojo is a Professor and the Canada Research Chair in Governance and Artificial Intelligence in the School of Public Policy and Administration, at Carleton University. His specialties include digital... More

February 6, 2025

Prof. Calum Carmichael takes issue with a “simplistic” and “tired” take of Effective Altruism

A response to Emma Goldberg’s What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized? By Calum Carmichael, PANL Perspectives, February 2025. For some time now, The New York Times has published an annual... More

January 12, 2025

Bob Wyatt on How Increased Transparency Could Strengthen Our Sector

What We Don’t Know Does Hurt Us: Possible Changes to Laws Related to Charities Charity law in Canada innovates at a glacial pace, but reform is essential to address modern... More

January 10, 2025

“This isn’t only a numbers thing. It’s about impacting young people’s lives” –Greg Gary, BGC...

“This isn’t only a numbers thing. It’s about impacting young people’s lives” –Greg Gary, BGC Toronto Kiwanis

Greg Gary has been the Executive Director of BGC (Boys and Girls Club) Toronto Kiwanis (BGCTK) for more than four years. BGCTK runs six program sites for children, youth and... More

December 19, 2024

GivingTuesday Is Creating Better Data & Tools for Our Sector

Samir Khan is the Director of Research with the US-based organization GivingTuesday, which inspires hundreds of millions of people around the world to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity on GivingTuesday... More

December 9, 2024

Do Private Family Foundations Engage in Political Activities Through Their Granting?

This year, Christopher Dougherty completed a PhD dissertation about the extent to which the Canadian charitable sector is a politically expressive sector, based on data from Ontario and Alberta from... More

November 25, 2024

Najia Nasim on Working with Afghan Women: “Collective Action Accelerates the Change We Need in...

Najia Nasim on Working with Afghan Women: “Collective Action Accelerates the Change We Need in Afghanistan”

Najia Nasim, the former executive director of Women for Afghan Women (WAW), spoke to PANL Perspectives about her work with communities in Afghanistan and the US. WAW is an organization... More