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Donor advised funds hold $16B in Canada. That money can flow to charities, but most aren't set up to receive it.

DAFs Explained is a 90-min workshop where you'll hear how DAF donors make decisions, what advisors look for, and how to steward those relationships.

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Microcourses aim to help equip Canadians with job-ready skills at no cost | Future of Good This story was produced thanks to a partnership between Future of Good and RBC. RBC is proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee vol...

Partnered content: Canada’s economy is shifting fast — and workers need quick, accessible ways to keep up.

RBC’s free microcourses, created with McGill, Western, and Guelph, focus on real-world skills like entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

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McConnell Foundation ending its Montreal Strategy | Future of Good The McConnell Foundation is sunsetting its Montreal Strategy after five years of supporting local organizations. As a result, the Montreal funding portal will not reopen, and no new campaigns will be ...

👉 Impact Brief: McConnell Foundation ending its Montreal Strategy

As a result, the Montreal funding portal will not reopen, and no new campaigns will be supported. Current partners and agreements will not be affected.

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Victoria, Kelowna and Quebec City have the most vibrant arts and culture scenes, new index finds | Future of Good Victoria, Kelowna, Quebec City and Halifax have topped the Arts Vibrancy Index, which measures arts business density, participation and economic impact.

Victoria, Kelowna and Quebec City topped a new index measuring the economic impact and participation in local arts and culture sectors.

The Arts Vibrancy Index was developed jointly by Business / Arts, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Future of BC Rent Bank uncertain amid no new provincial funding | Future of Good The BC Rent Bank is at risk, after the province’s budget did not promise any new funding for the program.

The future of BC Rent Banks is uncertain. Use of the program jumped 13 per cent in just one year, but the province’s latest budget includes no new funding beyond April 1. Vancity Community Foundation warns this leaves vulnerable renters without a crucial safety net.

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OP-ED: Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum | Future of Good By Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon, Simon Fraser University Eight months before the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, OpenAI knew something was wrong. The company’s automated review system had flagged Jesse ...

Canada’s AI governance vacuum is no longer abstract — the Tumbler Ridge tragedy shows that.

Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon argues Canada needs binding thresholds, an independent digital safety commission, and updated privacy law to handle AI‑specific risk.

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Iraqi‑Canadian feminist leader Yanar Mohammed was shot and killed outside her home in Baghdad Monday.

Founder of OWFI, builder of Iraq’s first women’s shelter network, and a fearless critic of extremism and state violence— her loss is immeasurable.

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How countries in the Americas can act to protect the environment without the United States | Future of Good By Alexandra R Harrington, McGill University The United States federal government recently revoked a landmark scientific ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency that stated greenhouse gases are ...

The U.S. pullback from key environmental oversight systems leaves a major gap — but is also a chance for Canada and other countries across the Americas to build something stronger.

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Five unique ways Canadian communities are finding local doctors | Future of Good Municipalities are experimenting with ways to recruit and attract doctors, as wait times and shortages continue to plague Canada’s healthcare system.

Nearly 6 million Canadians don’t have a family doctor and communities are taking creative action to fix it. From housing incentives, ski passes and salaried municipal-run practices, local solutions are popping up across the country.

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Migrant-led non-profits prioritized through RADIUS’s participatory grantmaking | Future of Good RADIUS’s participatory grantmaking process shows how community voices and lived experience can shape funding decisions.

Participatory grantmaking isn’t a buzzword - it’s a power shift.
RADIUS and the WES Mariam Assefa Fund handed decision-making to migrant community leaders in B.C., leading to easier applications, fewer barriers and funding that actually reaches racialized migrant communities.

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Humanitarian aid groups granted interim injunction to continue working in Gaza | Future of Good The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of a petition from several humanitarian aid groups, allowing them to continue operating in the Gaza Strip.

👉 BREAKING: The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of a petition from several humanitarian aid groups, including Oxfam Canada and Humanity & Inclusion, allowing them to continue operating in the Gaza Strip.

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Non-profits scramble after Nova Scotia government claws back $130M from organizations | Future of Good $130 million in cuts affect community groups, arts organizations, and local non-profits as part of Nova Scotia’s proposed budget.

Around 7,500 non-profits and community organizations could be impacted by Nova Scotia’s latest budget. The provincial government has clawed back $103 million in grants, affecting sectors ranging from tourism to childcare, education, and the arts.

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Feds propose stricter reporting rules for non-profits with revenues above $100K | Future of Good Thousands of non-profits could be impacted by proposed federal government changes to reporting requirements. The Department of Finance is considering requiring any non-profit with annual revenue excee...

Thousands of Canadian non-profits could soon face new reporting requirements. Proposed changes to the Income Tax Act would expand who needs to file annual information returns, including a new short-form return for smaller organizations.

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Housing, mental health care are Canada’s largest unmet needs: new 211 dashboard | Future of Good 211 Canada’s new national dashboard shows that mental health and housing remain the two highest needs for callers asking for urgent crisis support.

There’s a new research resource in town: 211 Canada has brought data from regional and provincial partners together into a centralized national dashboard.

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Quebec partners launch first private limited partnership for non-profit student housing | Future of Good A Quebec real estate fund manager and a non-profit student housing developer have created a new $30 million investment fund that they say is a Canadian first.

👉 Impact Brief: Quebec partners launch first private limited partnership for non-profit student housing

A Quebec real estate fund manager and a non-profit student housing developer have created a new $30 million investment fund that they say is a Canadian first.

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7 short documentaries about Canadians making change you should watch | Future of Good The series Citizens Minutes uses the short film format to spread ideas and experiments for societal change, and they’re looking for their next subjects. Since 2023, 21 documentaries have been produced...

If you need a reminder that people are out here doing the hard work of making things better, these seven short documentaries are for you. They highlight Canadians who are leading the way on social impact and community care.

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UPDATE: Canada‑linked aid agencies petition Israeli court to stop March 1 Gaza shutdown | Future of Good 17 humanitarian aid organizations are collectively petitioning the Israeli High Court to allow them to continue delivering life-saving aid in the Gaza Strip before they’re forced to stop on March 1.

UPDATE: Canada‑linked aid agencies are petitioning the Israeli court to stop their March 1 Gaza shutdown.

"Israel does not have the authority to tell us that we are not allowed to operate inside Gaza or the West Bank," says Athena Rayburn, executive director of AIDA.

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BREAKING: 17 humanitarian aid organizations are collectively petitioning the Israeli High Court to allow them to continue delivering life-saving aid in the Gaza Strip.

They don't have much time - the deadline to leave is March 1.

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Draining wetlands produces substantial emissions in the Canadian Prairies: new study | Future of Good By Kerri Finlay, University of Regina; Colin Whitfield, University of Saskatchewan, and Lauren Bortolotti, University of Saskatchewan The value of wetlands on the landscape cannot be overstated — they...

New research shows Prairie wetland drainage releases millions of tonnes of CO₂‑eq every year — far more than we currently count. It’s a reminder that losing wetlands isn’t just an ecological issue; it’s a major, overlooked source of emissions.

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$65K raised for BC Children’s Hospital in support of Heated Rivalry star’s comments | Future of Good A birthday fundraiser for actor Hudson Williams brought in $65,000 for BC Children’s Hospital.

When Hudson Williams, star of Crave’s Heated Rivalry, shared on the Golden Globes red carpet that BC Children's Hospital Foundation "saved his life" as a baby, he wasn't just answering a reporter’s question. He was sparking a massive movement in fan-led philanthropy.

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Quebec non-profit tests new way to prevent housing evictions | Future of Good A Montreal non-profit is testing a new way of preventing at-risk people of being evicted from their apartments.

👉 Impact Brief: Quebec non-profit tests new way to prevent housing evictions

A Montreal non-profit is testing a new way of preventing at-risk people of being evicted from their apartments.

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Grant writing already changed. Automation already sits inside donor prospecting, applications, and reporting. The question isn’t whether AI belongs in fundraising. It's whether you’re shaping how your organization uses it.

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New research shows that loving your job is more than engagement — it’s enthusiasm, commitment, and connection all at once.
But here’s the twist: that same love can make people more exposed when organizations lean on passion instead of solid management.

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Community Resilience Fund launched for Tumbler Ridge victims | Future of Good The Northeast BC Community Foundation has launched a community resilience fund to support the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

👉 Impact Brief: Community Resilience Fund launched for Tumbler Ridge victims

The Northeast BC Community Foundation has launched a community resilience fund to support the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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Manitoba government launches study to find ways to cut grocery costs | Future of Good The Manitoba government announced a provincial grocery study Wednesday, aimed at finding ways to reduce grocery costs. Data found that 62 per cent of Manitoban families go hungry once a month or more ...

👉 Impact Brief: Manitoba government launches study to find ways to cut grocery costs

The study looks at what’s driving up food prices by examining what the province calls predatory pricing practices, where companies temporarily lower prices to push out competitors

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Op-Ed: Tumbler Ridge shootings highlight the need for mental health support for survivors and their community | Future of Good By Margaret McKinnon, McMaster University Although mass shootings and gun violence have long plagued American communities, events like Tuesday’s mass shooting at a high school in northern B.C. are rar...

Margaret McKinnon details how the Tumbler Ridge school shooting may affect survivors’ and communities’ mental health, with varied trauma reactions and higher risks for some groups. She also notes the role of community and family support in recovery.

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Op-Ed: When it comes to homelessness, what we call ‘compassion fatigue’ is something else entirely | Future of Good By Timothy Martin, Simon Fraser University The 20th-century French philosopher Simone Weil once said that compassion was an impossibility. She said it is “a more astounding miracle than walking on wat...

We talk about “compassion fatigue,” but an op-ed by Timothy Martin reminds us the real issue is a shrinking sense of shared public life. He says if we want to address homelessness meaningfully, we need to rebuild solidarity & focus on systemic forces driving people to crisis.

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‘Winnipeg Declaration’ calls on faith leaders to transform empty church land into affordable housing | Future of Good A national call to action by Releven is asking leaders to repurpose their underutilized faith-based spaces and commit to solving homelessness by signing the Winnipeg Declaration.

A new national call to action, the Winnipeg Declaration, is asking faith leaders to turn empty or aging religious spaces into affordable housing. Led by Releven, the initiative aims to repurpose faith-owned land over the next 20 years.

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Canadian Centre for Child Protection warns of “growing wave” of online abuse material since the launch of public AI tools | Future of Good A web crawler designed by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection track and report child sexual abuse material online is seeing a large proliferation in cases.

“Meet Project Arachnid, a web crawler designed by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to track and report child sexual abuse material on the internet.

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