Charities
We suggest:
- The charitable sector has a critical role to play in Canada alongside government social programs.
- Government policy should support a flourishing charitable sector.
Supporting Research
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Ray Pennings,
Stephen Lazarus
October 2, 2009
A Canadian Culture of Generosity: Renewing Canada's Social Architecture by Investing in the Civic Core and the "Third Sector" is a Cardus discussion paper looking at a strategic response to flagging volunteerism, philanthropy and civic participation.
Brian Dijkema,
Sean Speer
March 20, 2020
Cardus is offering a clear plan of action to equip Canada’s governments to supply immediate financial support to charities in order to protect their capacity to provide crucial front-line services during and after the immediate crisis.
Joanna DeJong VanHof
July 12, 2022
The giving of both time and resources in the form of volunteering and charitable donations is a part of the fabric of a way of life: a mark of healthy citizenship and flourishing society.
Explorations
June 22, 2021
Join us as we Exit COVID: Toward what matters most.
Robert Joustra
August 5, 2020
From historic military meltdowns to last week’s barbecuing of the Kielburger brothers by a Commons committee, being too nice to ask hard questions invariably risks organizational catastrophe, Robert Joustra writes.
Peter Stockland
July 17, 2020
What questions didn't get asked, wonders Peter Stockland, when a 36-member cabinet assessed a $900 million plan with a mega-charity linked to the Prime Minister and his family?
Media Coverage
January 24, 2023
Cardus is part of the conversation in this long read by The Philanthropist, a journal focused on the health of Canada's charitable sector. Andreae Sennyah, our director of policy, says boosted tax credits are one way to help all charities weather the economic storms of 2023.
December 20, 2022
“I wonder if we have lost the sense of responsibility to support the charities that we say that we care so much about,” Andreae Sennyah tells The Hub in this story about Canada’s decline in charitable giving and what to do about it.
September 19, 2022
"In an age when society is 'deleting religion' from the everyday, supporting local religious organizations actually benefits the community fivefold," reports the Georgina Advocate as reporter Amanda Persico looks at the Halo Project by Cardus.
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Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects
Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects
Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects
Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects
Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects
Strong Family Projects
Human Dignity Projects
Religious Freedom Projects
Healthy Community Projects
Formative Education Projects
Recent Projects