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Category: Funding

Charity sector news / Funding

Proposed Mastercard rules will challenge charities

The latest edition of Imagine Canada’s Early Alert newsletter brings a new worry for charities with donors who have automatic monthly donations set up on their Mastercards.

“Mastercard recently announced global changes to transaction processing rules,” notes the Sept 13 …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Funding / Procurement

New BC framework for Children and Youth with Support Needs

The long-awaited framework that will guide services and supports for Children and Youth with Support Needs (CYSN) in the province has now been released by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The framework was originally to be released in …

BC Politics / Charity sector news / Funding / Political Activity

BC Budget 2022: The highlights

Finance Minister Selina Robinson tabled the 2022 budget in the BC Legislature this week. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights noted in Tyee journalist Andrew Macleod’s coverage of the budget, which the Tyee describes as a …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / Funding / Governance / In the Media / Political Activity

Making it Easier to Do Good: More on Sen. Ratna Omidvar and Bill S-222

We’ve been following Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar’s efforts to change Income Tax Act legislation around requirements for charities that have ended up restricting their ability to give funding to non-charities whose work they support. The bill is now in third …

BC Politics / Charity sector news / Funding / In the Media

2021 budget highlights for our sector from BC and federal governments

BC Finance Minister Selina Robinson

The federal government’s first budget in two years was tabled Monday, followed by BC Budget day on Tuesday. Here are some highlights for the community social services sector from those two budgets.

For our sector, …

Charity sector news / COVID-19 / Funding

One year on: COVID’s impact on charitable sector

The charitable sector is famously resilient and up for a challenge. But a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to bounce back is being sorely tested.

Imagine Canada’s latest Sector Monitor report details the strain the sector is under …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / COVID-19 / Funding / In the Media

How COVID-19 could transform non-profits: The Conversation

The pandemic has been far from easy for non-profit organizations, especially those providing critically important social services.

But as this piece from The Conversation points out, our organizations’ ability to respond, pivot and even expand our services during such a …

Charity sector news / Funding

Charities wary of social finance

The results are in from an Imagine Canada survey on social finance for charities – and unsurprisingly, it turns out that it’s not going to work for a lot of charities.

Social finance is basically like getting a loan from …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / COVID-19 / Funding / In the Media / Uncategorized

Vital non-profit programs collapse in wait for Ottawa

An article by columnist John Ivison in the National Post this week, which we’re sharing here so you can have a smooth read of some important words rather than the chopped-up and ad-heavy version that is on the Post’s site! …

Funding / Governance / Procurement

Report: MCFD contract management

The provincial government has released the Ernst & Young review of Ministry of Children and Family Development contract processes with its 6,500 contractors around BC. It’s an eye-opener – and an opportunity for the social services sector to work with …

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