#GivingTuesday is the International Day of Giving grounded in two premises: Radical Generosity – “What makes someone come alive is a gift that they do not possess. This gift should be shared with as few constraints as possible. And when it is, the means to continue that sharing naturally follows. That is a rough approximation Read More →
Over the past couple of years, I have been splitting my time between Canada and Germany. When war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, Berlin, the City that I am most familiar with, became a safe zone for refugees fleeing the war. Germany has been the migration hub for Europe for centuries, dating back to Read More →
Debbie Baylin describes her late husband, Dr. Steve Baylin, as a big kid. Smiling fondly, she joked he was, “essentially Peter Pan, the kid who never grew up.” He was very playful, earnest, and kind to everyone he met. Kids loved and flocked to him because he treated them with reverence, respect and compassion. He Read More →
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 →
“Research shows that 75% of mental illness begins before age 25. There is a need to make sure that young people have the mental health and substance use support they need, when and where they need it.” Canadian Institute of Health Research, Nov 28, 2022 Mental health in Emerging Adults continues to impact youth across Read More →
As the world continues to evolve, humans rely more and more on technology for daily life. Often, that technology is designed and built by people who are not representative of the diversity of the end users. In 2010 Joseph Heinrich and colleagues introduced the term WEIRD, an acronym for “Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic”. 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 →