Aly Bandali – Tackling preventable vision loss in Southern Alberta Aly Bandali holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. After a 25-year career in HR and leadership in Calgary in non-profit, technology, oil, and gas, he had an opportunity to join Give Sight Global (“GSG”). In joining GSG, Aly followed Read More →
In February 2023, forty-five Canadian Foundations penned a letter to the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P., Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion regarding the National Housing Strategy (“NHS”). The message: The National Housing Strategy has fallen short. The National Housing Read More →
Empathy in the World The Oxford dictionary defines empathy as “the ability to understand another person’s feelings, experience, etc.” In 2019 the World Economic Forum identified the decline in human empathy in its Global Risks Report. The report found that between 1979 and 2000 that levels of empathy fell by 48%. People on average feel Read More →
At Place2Give, we help people set up Donor Advised Funds to help meet they philanthropic goals. But what is a Donor Advised Fund and how can Financial Advisors benefit from this tool? As a Financial Advisor, you likely have clients with significant life events happening, including: When advising clients, an often-overlooked option is to create Read More →
From everyone at Place2Give, thank you for following and supporting us as we celebrated 1o years of Solving Wicked Social Problems. For us, philanthropy is all about the impact, not the dollars or the recognition. We celebrate the impact that makes you feel good about your giving. We hope you have found stories that piqued Read More →
Did you know that women’s homelessness is often hidden? The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is helping to address systemic issues facing homeless Canadian women. Although women tend to account for roughly 25% of the overall homeless population, women and girls tend to slip through the cracks of homeless statistics (The Homeless Hub). All these Read More →
Giving Tuesday is an annual global movement of generosity. This movement was recently highlighted in a Place2Give blog. In that piece, we discussed the many ways that generosity can be expressed, as well as the opportunity to leverage Giving Tuesday to inspire and act on the needs of the community throughout the year. The Oxford Read More →
Five years ago Dr. Michael Kehler almost deleted an email about a visionary chair position. The position, Research Chair in Masculinities Studies at the University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education, felt a little out of his comfort zone. A Calgary based family donor advised fund, the Silver Gummy Foundation, is on the ground working Read More →
What is corporate citizenship? – It is a form of social responsibility where private business endeavors to contribute to positively affecting societal, cultural, and environmental goals within their community related to philanthropic or charitable giving. MAXgreen is a shining example of a company that employs corporate citizenship through their MAXcommunity fund with Place2Give. Adam Green, Read More →
In 2012 a simple idea around a specific day to encourage people to do good has evolved into a global generosity movement. With over 80 countries now actively participating in Giving Tuesday, millions of people around the world recognize and participate in this day dedicated to generosity. Here in Canada, www.GivingTuesday.ca highlights the 2021 statistics Read More →