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Canada’s charitable sector is more diverse than (some) rating agencies think
While rigorous accreditation processes… and charity rating agencies… are not exactly the same, the sentiment is similar – people looking for some form of assessment about the impact of organizations. The challenge is that some of the criteria and metrics used by charity rating agencies in Canada are not effective, and are in fact misleading.
Tags: ideology, jurisdiction, philanthropy
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Common misconceptions about homelessness
First, we should move away from a standard housing policy toward a person-centered approach that responds to individuals’ needs. We should recognize that people who are homeless often have networks; someone may not have a home but may still have a home neighbourhood… Second, we need to integrate harm reduction approaches into housing policies…
Tags: homelessness, ideology, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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To solve Canada’s social housing problem, we should look to Britain’s privatization schemes
… the needy would be able to rent newly-built, city-owned houses at subsidized rates for a fixed period of 10 to 15 years. The houses would then be offered for sale at a discount, with the tenants having first dibs at becoming owners of their own homes — something that is beyond reach for most renters… tenants will be likely to set aside the money they’ll need for the ultimate down payment 10 or 15 years hence, invest in their property’s upkeep, and develop a commitment to the safety of the neighbourhoods
Tags: budget, crime prevention, economy, featured, housing, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Forces of Change: Reshaping How Non-Profit Organizations are Governed, Managed, and Resourced
There is a growing awareness that “underinvestment in administration is unproductive” (Mowat NFP, 2015) and that “belt tightening has its limits and at some point starts to damage vital organs” (Broadhead, 2010)… Board roles and responsibilities have expanded and become more sophisticated… Governance decisions will increasingly be made outside the single organization board… Increasing expectations for more variety and greater input is fundamentally changing the relationships with stakeholders.
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Tory should commit city money to fixing the social housing problem, then ask the province for help
“The time for action is now. In fact it was before now, because repairing social housing is a moral, economic and social imperative,” Tory said last week. Really? Why, then, do you not increase the city’s allocation of funds to repair the damaged buildings? Why are you promoting a freeze in property taxes instead of a dedicated 1 or 2 per cent increase to build a fund that stops the closures?
Tags: budget, featured, homelessness, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, poverty, tax
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Don’t let social housing crumble
… allowing the corporation’s units to keep deteriorating and be shut down would lead to higher health-care spending, rising crime and a host of other social costs… investing in repairs would create thousands of jobs, spur private investment, and generate billions of extra dollars in federal and provincial taxes. For both social and economic reasons, the provincial and federal governments must commit money for much-needed repairs before this crisis deepens.
Tags: budget, homelessness, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Look twice before judging an Indigenous person
The paradigm we occupy, our reality, is merely the confluence of multiple stories. One of those stories is the lazy, dirty, drunken Indian story… The story doesn’t just impact non-aboriginal people. It is heard and understood by aboriginal peoples as well. It affects how we see the world… Anyone who claims not to be racist – who doesn’t check their stories with every encounter – fails themselves as well as others.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, multiculturalism, participation
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Forget ‘cultural appropriation’ — it’s about censorship
What about the indigenous groups, and indeed, whites, who denounced Sen. Lynn Beyak as a racist… for pointing out that residential schools, for all the evil they did, did some good as well, a view shared by some indigenous people? That isn’t about cultural appropriation… It’s about silencing people — and points of view — by leveling false allegations of racism against them and intimidating others who share their views.
Tags: ideology, Indigenous, participation
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I ran a charity for years. Joe Oliver is wrong about the damage his government did
… advocating for a change in law or policy is not the same thing as political activism … at all… If a senior citizens’ charity decided to run a public campaign urging for crosswalks to be replaced with traffic lights at crossings near seniors’ homes, that would also be considered a political activity… How can charities make the world a better place if they’re not able to identify laws and policies that should be changed?
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, participation, rights, tax
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Ontario Parents want help for their developmentally delayed adult-age children
Lengthy waiting lists remain for as many as 14,000 families whose children turn 18 and have to reapply for aid as they are cut off from funding they have enjoyed for years… the Liberals have doubled the budget for people with developmental disabilities since taking office in 2003. It now stands at $2.1 billion and last month’s provincial budget would increase that by $677 million
Tags: budget, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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