Archives: Philanthropy & Non-Profit

Monday, April 8, 2024

Sounding the Alarm : Advocating for Whistleblower Rights in Canada

“Whistleblowing is a mechanism for accountability. It tells you who is responsible for issues, and who should fix them"  - Paloma Raggo, Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration and Director of the Charity Insights Canada Project By Ty Burke Whistleblowers shed light on problems that would otherwise remain in the shadows, alerting... More

Monday, July 17, 2023

Susan Phillips’ recent publication is first book on Disaster Philanthropy

The first book on philanthropy in disaster contexts,  "Philanthropic Response to Disasters: Gifts, Givers and Consequences" is co-edited by SPPA Professor Susan Phillips, Alexandra Williamson (Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies) and Diana Leat (Centre for Philanthropy and Public Good, University of St Andrews). Published by... More

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Evaluating the roles and reach of philanthropic foundations in sustainability efforts for tuna

SPPA Post Doctoral Fellow Laurenne Schiller and Professor Graeme Auld along with co-authors Megan Bailey, Hekia Bodwitch and Hussain Sinan published "Evaluating the roles and reach of philanthropic foundations in sustainability efforts for tuna" in Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2023. DOI 10.1111/csp2.12751 Abstract... More

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Under the influence: The celebrity factor in policy capture

By Christopher Dougherty and Susan Phillips Celebrity is a form of policy influence that can occur under distinctive circumstances. This paper draws on the regulatory/policy capture literature to develop a model of celebrity capture that explains how interest groups can affect policy in the absence of economic clout or constituency mobilization.... More

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Susan Phillips and Paloma Raggo: ‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023

‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023 Polarization, giving trends, equity, HR issues, reconciliation, the data gap, the climate crisis: we asked leaders in Canada’s non-profit and charitable sector about the challenges and societal shifts they’ll be watching in 2023. Here’s what they had... More

Monday, December 19, 2022

Three of the Top 30 Social Purpose Researchers of the Year in SPPA

Dec 18, 2022 Authors: Kylie Adair & Vinod Rajasekaran So much happened in 2022. New leaders have emerged, first-of-their-kind organizations have launched, and much more. It can be hard to keep up and understand what it all means — but that’s what Future of Good is here for. 2022 was a big year for... More

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