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To be effective, charities need to invest in themselves
Imagine the impact we could have if instead of treating charities like charity cases, we thought of them, and invested in them, as businesses – helping them scale, become more efficient and deliver a better return on investment? … “Administration and overhead costs” … applies to the amount charities can invest in systems and structures that will define their ability to be successful and impactful. It includes… technology, training, recruitment, financial controls and governance.
Tags: ideology, participation, philanthropy, standard of living
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Non-profits should provide decent work
Despite growing concern for people trapped in “precarious work” — without job security, pensions or benefits — almost half of the 1 million staff employed by Ontario’s 55,000 non-profit organizations are serving part-time or on contract… Rather than judging non-profits according to how much — or how little — they spend on administration, it would make more sense to give increased weight to factors such as cost-of-living pay increases and provision of living wages for staff.
Tags: ideology, philanthropy, poverty, standard of living
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National initiative seeks to connect youth who experienced homelessness to 180 jobs by end of 2016
HireUp — recognized as the first program of its kind — will function like Workopolis, inviting employers to post available positions on its online website. Partnering social agencies specializing in homeless youth will then submit the resumes of candidates — most of whom have no previous work experience — they feel are ready to enter the workforce. The program is aiming to help connect homeless youth to 180 full-time jobs — and a slew of part-time jobs
Tags: homelessness, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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End head-butting over resource projects
… minerals, forestry, commercial fishing, electricity generation and waste management. These industries account for 20 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. They all impinge on the rights, territories and way of life of life of aboriginal communities… “Before any particular project is being considered, the responsible government departments or agencies should be on the ground working with local communities to identify needs, opportunities and help set expectations. This should happen before project proponents enter the scene.”
Tags: economy, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation, rights
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Don’t Reward Corporations for Donating Food Waste, Critic Says
The National Zero Waste Council — an organization whose membership includes local governments, businesses and non-profits — wants municipal governments to pass motions urging the Canadian government to create a tax incentive “for food producers, suppliers and retailers to donate unsold edible food.”… Some 40 per cent of the food produced in Canada gets wasted — about $31 billion worth of food, and enough of it is edible to provide 300 million meals, according to the council’s estimates.
Tags: budget, ideology, poverty, tax
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Trudeau’s promised ‘middle class’ tax cut excludes most Canadians
… the major gains from the “middle class” tax cut will go to individuals with incomes between $89,200 and $200,000, roughly the top 10 per cent, minus the top 1 per cent who will pay higher taxes to pay for the tax cut for those below them on the income ladder… The real losers over the past 15 years and more have been the middle- and lower-income earners who will not benefit much if at all from the new “middle class” tax cut.
Tags: featured, ideology, participation, tax
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Toronto anti-poverty plan reaches final hurdle
Toronto’s 20-year poverty reduction strategy includes 17 recommendations and 71 actions “to advance equity, opportunity and prosperity for all Toronto residents.” It also features 17… “indicators” to track progress on the strategy’s six areas for action, including housing stability, access to services, transit equity, access to healthy food, quality jobs with livable incomes and systemic change. But with no annual or long-term funding targets…
Tags: budget, economy, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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A Liberal Majority Government – What Does This Mean for Food Security?
During the election campaign, the Liberal Party platform put forward several promises that are well in line with Food Banks Canada’s policy recommendations to reduce the need for food banks in Canada… the Liberals have promised to: – Combine several tax credits for families with children into the new Canada Child Benefit… Invest an additional $200 million in education and training for unemployed Canadians…
Tags: budget, economy, featured, homelessness, housing, ideology, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living
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Ontario sets 10-year deadline to end homelessness
Due to the complexity and many faces of homelessness, the problem is best fought at the local level, with the help of non-profit and private-sector partners… Looking toward the 10-year goal, municipalities will be expected to have local strategies to end homelessness and a common approach to collecting, measuring and tracking data… “… we now have three levels of government that are, in general, on the same page…”
Tags: homelessness, housing, jurisdiction, poverty, standard of living
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Prime Minister’s Office ordered halt to refugee processing
The Prime Minister’s Office directed Canadian immigration officials to stop processing one of the most vulnerable classes of Syrian refugees this spring and declared that all UN-referred refugees would require approval from the Prime Minister, a decision that halted a critical aspect of Canada’s response to a global crisis… Canada issued visas to only 308 UN-referred refugees from Syria through the first eight months of this year…
Tags: ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, standard of living
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