Sector Trends in 2023 | PANL Perspectives

What can Canada’s nonprofit and philanthropic sector – and its supporters and stakeholders – expect for 2023? Below is a series of articles that offers analysis and suggestions for the future.

January 30, 2023

Five Trends in 2023

By Susan D. Phillips. While the effects of the COVID pandemic may be diminishing, several emergent forces will likely preclude sliding into a comfortable new normal in 2023. In particular,... More

January 29, 2023

Drivers of Philanthropy in 2023

By Keith Sjögren. Charitable giving is built on a foundation of accumulated wealth or surplus income and is dependent on a willingness and ability to give without sacrificing personal or... More

January 28, 2023

Donor-Advised Funds: 2023 Outlook

By Keith Sjögren. Over the past five years, assets held in donor-advised funds (DAFs) in Canada have increased approximately 20%, much of it achieved by DAF-holding foundations associated with financial... More

November 26, 2022

Philanthropy trends: Is Canadian philanthropy distinct from that in the US?

By Susan D. Phillips. A recent report, "Philanthropy 1992–2022: What difference can 30 years make?", looks at how things have changed in charitable giving and philanthropy in the US. Mega-donors... More