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Tragically Hip, Barbara Frum among Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees
Legendary rock band The Tragically Hip, eminent broadcaster Barbara Frum and music video visionary Director X are among the homegrown icons set to be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Frontman of the Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, centre, leads the band through a concert in Vancouver, Sunday, July, 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Prince Charles’ charity accepted million pound donation from family of Osama bin Laden
LLANARTHNE - JULY 06: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales during a visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales on July 06, 2022 in Llanarthne, Wales. As part of the Welsh government’s contribution to the Queens Platinum Jubilee, oak saplings which were felled by a storm in 2013 are being propagated and replanted. The Prince of Wales has been Patron of the National Botanic Garden of Wales since 2000. The Botanic Garden occupies a unique position within Wales as a botanic garden within a Registered Historic Parkland, it is a registered charity committed to the well-being of people, plants and the planet through Conservation, Inspiration and Education. The Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are undertaking engagements for Wales Week 2022. (Photo by Matthew Horwood - Pool/Getty Images)
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Season for giving makes the holidays a good time to discuss strategic philanthropic planning
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Pitching in: Vancouver charity shifts focus to children in need
Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
u.s. business
Warren Buffett resigns as Gates Foundation trustee; says he has donated half his wealth to philanthropy
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new investment in Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. provided an update on its U.S. stock holdings in a filing with regulators Monday, May 17, 2021. Many investors follow Berkshire's holdings closely because of Buffett's remarkably successful record. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
u.s. business
Microsoft says it investigated Bill Gates’ involvement with employee
FILE PHOTO: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
u.s. business
Bill and Melinda Gates announce decision to ‘end our marriage’ after 27 years
FILE - MAY 3, 2021: It was reported that Bill Gates and Melinda Gates will be end their marriage after 27 years May 3, 2021. SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 11: Billionaire Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp., and his wife Melinda attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2015 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Many of the worlds wealthiest and most powerful business people from media, finance, and technology attend the annual week-long conference which is in its 33rd year. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Drive to give back fuels West Vancouver 10-year-old’s pandemic philanthropy
Jonathan Yeung, 10, poses for a photograph at his family's home in West Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, February 26, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep flaws in Canadian philanthropy, fragility of non-profits
Dr. Samantha Nutt of War Child Canada poses for a portrait in Toronto on Dec 10, 2020 for a story on how the pandemic is impacting their fundraising efforts this year
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Pitching in: Helping Canadian charities overcome pandemic difficulties
Pitching in - John Gallop outside his apartment building in Westmount, Quebec on December 2, 2020. photo by Stephanie Foden
life
When the need is so great, choosing which charities to give to can be overwhelming. Here’s how best to direct your giving
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Focus on strategic philanthropy increasing amid COVID-19 crisis
Writing out a donation check to a charitable organization
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Pitching in: Gay Men for a Cause donate $10,000 to different charities every three months
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your practice
How advisors can show clients holiday gratitude in 2020
Young woman gives golden gift box wearing a protective Face maks for Covid-19, present and Coronavirus concept. social distance background
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Pitching in: Couple donates $1-million to St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto
Sean Zahedi poses outside St. Joseph's hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Zahedi recently donated $1-million to the hospital.
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How the pandemic is affecting advisors’ client appreciation efforts
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The financial therapists helping wealthy people cope with crisis
Hopeless and upset couple in therapy. Counseling or meeting with marriage counselor or adoption psychologist. Argument and dispute about divorce, alimony, prenup, cheating, betrayal or custody battle.
opinion
Let’s stop the spread of a uniquely Canadian disease: innovation philanthropy
Natalie Raffoul and Jim Hinton
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Why ‘getting smart’ on philanthropy makes sense for advisors
Writing a donation check to a charitable organization
globe wealth
How effective is your charitable giving? More Canadians want to know
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obituary
Jean Irving, New Brunswick’s ‘Mother Irving,’ was a compassionate philanthropist
Jean Irving, wife of James K. Irving. Handout.
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Raising scholarship funds to promote diversity and empower young community leaders
Left to right is Sara AL Mukdad, Maria Scarfo (Managing Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP) and Ian Epstein (Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP)
books
‘I’m trying to break down the barriers.’ Melinda Gates opens up about her life and her philanthropy in new book The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates with Sudha Varghese during her walking tour of Kothwa village in Danapur, Bihar, India, on April 18, 2015.
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Business students eligible for piece of McGill’s record-breaking donation
John and Marcy McCall MacBain at the McGill University Faculty Club in Montreal.
canada
McCall MacBain family announces $200-million scholarship fund for studies at McGill
John and Marcy McCall MacBain at the McGill University Faculty Club in Montreal on Feb. 12, 2019.
u.s. business
Bill, Melinda Gates unfazed by recent criticism of billionaire philanthropy
In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, Bill and Melinda Gates look toward each other while being interviewed in Kirkland, Wash.
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Popular charitable-giving accounts ‘combine the head, the heart and the wallet’
Nicola Elkins, chief executive officer, Benefaction Foundation.
philanthropy
McMaster University receives $15-million donation for its commerce program
Len Waverman, left, dean of McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business, and donor Paul McLean.
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‘I really don’t need the money’: Halifax poker player to give huge jackpot to charity
Scott Wellenbach is seen at a poker table in this undated handout photo.
philanthropy
Another business school benefits from John F. Wood’s largesse
John F. Wood
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Facial-hair fundraisers: ‘It’s the beard inside that counts’
HANDOUT - The MerB’ys calendar was the brainchild of the Newfoundland and Labrador Beard and Moustache Club (NLBMC). It has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Spirit Horse NL, a project that helps people with mental health issues through access to equine therapy. The 2019 calendar includes members of the community from different ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and body shapes.
investigation
Inside the charity network that has helped wealthy donors get big tax breaks – and their donations back
Quest University in Squamish, B.C., was built with the help of tens of millions of dollars in loans from a geologist who used diamond-mining shares as leverage, but eventually bought back the bulk of his company shares three years after donating them.
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Buck a beer to go to refugees, Ottawa craft brewer vows
A specially produced can of Ottawa-based Dominion City Brewing Co.'s beer, proceeds from which $1 will go to refugee services in the area.