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Photo for the news post: How to Collaborate in Disability Communities: “What’s Stopping us Now?”
April 9, 2026

How to Collaborate in Disability Communities: “What’s Stopping us Now?”

How to Collaborate in Disability Communities: “What’s Stopping us Now?”

As part of our Making Canada Accessible series, Bill Adair and Gillian Lynne-Davies spoke to PANL Perspectives about successful collaborations and advocacy with and by disability communities. The two worked for... More
Photo for the news post: Reports about Donor-Advised Funds
March 5, 2026

Reports about Donor-Advised Funds

Reports about Donor-Advised Funds

In Canada, DAFs represent a fast-growing part of charitable assets -- some say the fastest growing. A 2025 report from Dr. Sharilyn Hale and Keith Sjogren notes that assets held... More
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January 12, 2026

A New Book About Nonprofit Governance

A New Book About Nonprofit Governance

Patricia Bradshaw, Professor Emerita at Saint Mary’s University (in Nova Scotia, Canada), has just published a book, “Concise Introduction to Nonprofit Governance,” that provides an overview of governance in the... More
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January 4, 2026

Should People Disclose Their Disability? Dr. Susan L. Hardie Explains

Should People Disclose Their Disability? Dr. Susan L. Hardie Explains

Dr. Susan L. Hardie, PhD, is the Executive Director of Winnipeg-based Eviance, which has worked for more than three decades in the cross-disability and mental health fields. She has been... More
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December 4, 2025

Money, Mission & Change

Money, Mission & Change

In Episode 1 of Season 2 of the PhilanthroThink Podcast, "Money, Mission and Change: Rethinking Nonprofit Finance," Cherry Chan, founder of OTUS Nonprofit CFOs, talks to our hosts, Megan Skyvington... More
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December 2, 2025

Would You Donate a Few Dollars to Save a Life?

Would You Donate a Few Dollars to Save a Life?

Of course you’d ruin your shoes to save a drowning child. But would you donate a few dollars to save the life of a child? Doesn’t it come down to... More
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November 24, 2025

Free Legal Advice for People with Disabilities: ARCH Disability Law Centre

Free Legal Advice for People with Disabilities: ARCH Disability Law Centre

By Jessica Field, Community Education and Outreach Coordinator, ARCH Disability Law Centre, a nonprofit legal clinic funded primarily by Legal Aid Ontario and specializing in disability rights law. Her article... More
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November 24, 2025

Real-Life “Succession”: A New Guide Tackles Founder’s Syndrome

Real-Life “Succession”: A New Guide Tackles Founder’s Syndrome

Cathy Barr (Senior Advisor of Research & Data at Imagine Canada) and Susanna Kislenko (Director of The Founder Leadership Research Lab at the University of Oxford, and Adjunct Professor at... More

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