Category: Finance
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Fundraising Survey Shows More Canadians Are Giving But Giving Less
(Toronto, Ontario) Seven in ten Canadians have given to charity in 2018, and almost half of donors are open to different sorts of giving approaches than just the traditional solicitation letter, according to the 2018 What Canadian Donors Want Survey, conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada in partnership…
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Mediterranean And Andaman Seas Became Floating Coffin Graveyards
The most persecuted peoples on our earth were taking to ‘floating coffins’ to flee violence and seek sanctuary for their families. But instead of responding with humanity, our governments closed their doors, letting them starve and drown at sea. Burma is driving the Rohingya out, and thousands of families were drifting helplessly at sea, forced…
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Toronto Company Raising Cancer Fighting Funds Via Funky Gowns
Giftgowns, a Toronto based company specializing in redefining the archaic hospital gown, announced today the release of a limited-edition gown to raise funds and awareness for the Canadian Cancer Society in celebration of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The alternative hospital gown features graphics driven to motivate and inspire patients with quotes such as “You…
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911 Heroes Memorial Run Series Happening Across America And The World
The Travis Manion Foundation (TMF), one the nation’s leading veterans advocacy organizations, is hosting its flagship event – the 10th annual 9/11 Heroes Memorial run in more than 50 communities across the country and around the world this September, including locally in in Annapolis, MD, and Alexandria, VA. The annual race series unites communities across…
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Mark Canada 150 By Raising 150K Meals For Haiti Children With This UN App
CANADA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the #ASK1TOASK1 campaign, asking all Canadians to join the challenge to raise 150,000 meals for children in Haiti through the ShareTheMeal app to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary. Every day, countless children in Haiti turn up for school on an empty stomach, which makes it…
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Dominican Republic Province Altagracia Suffering With Poverty
Villa Altagracia is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The name “La Altagracia” (High Grace) commemorates a painting, Our Lady of La Altagracia, brought from Spain in the early 16th century. Our Lady of La Altagracia is known to the Dominicans as a protector of the Island, to create miracles. Sadly, as we drove up the hill of Altagracia, we…
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1000 Apple Trees At Röbäcksdalen Fully Funded Via Kickstarter For Brännland Cider
Brännland Cider’s new apple terroir at Röbäcksdalen in Umeå, Sweden. At the beginning of November Brännland Cider, an international award winning cider producer in Umeå, Sweden, where I happen to work, started a Kickstarter campaign called “1000 apple trees at Röbäcksdalen”, to fund the creation of an orchard and the start new apple terroir in their Northern…
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Artist Is Member Of Christian Student Group Effecting Change
Sara Kuiper, a Zoology major at Guelph University has fueled her fire with the help of an organization trying to reach the world. Kuiper is a member of Power to Change, a Christian group for students. Their mission is to reach the world by helping students discover Jesus. “My first year of university I became part…