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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: CRA removes personalized charitable purposes guidance, offers webinars to help instead Throughout October, the Canada Revenue Agency will host webinars to teach organizations how to prepare charitable purposes documents. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ym42xz8w
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CRA removes personalized charitable purposes guidance, offers webinars to help instead – Future of Good
Throughout October, the Canada Revenue Agency will host webinars to teach organizations how to prepare charitable purposes documents, as the agency is no
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine Canada is adding data visualization and AI query capabilities to Grant Connect to make it easier to see and understand how the funding works in Canada’s non-profit sector. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3cudabja
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Raven Outcomes becomes Otipêy Otipêy is the short form of the Plains Cree word Otipêmisiwak, meaning “those who own themselves.” 🔗 futureofgood.co/raven-outcom...
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Raven Outcomes becomes Otipêy – Future of Good
Otipêy is the short form of the Plains Cree word Otipêmisiwak, meaning “those who own themselves.”  It is also the new identity for Raven Outcomes.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act requires non-profits to register qualifying arrangements with foreign principals or face fines, penalties, or imprisonment. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4xfr9e37
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We talk a lot about strategy, revenue, capital and growth. But what about the human being trying to hold all of it? ✨ Day 2 of #Illuminate2026 with Coralus explore how to Design a Business That Evolves With You with Emily Bland and Golnaz Golnaraghi. 🎟️ Free + virtual 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc65d7nx
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nesting Ground and Windmill Development Group have secured a $20 million investment from four investors, contributing to their inaugural loan guarantee pool. 🔗 futureofgood.co/non-profit-h...
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New research points to how mentorship can help them get started in their careers. A new Mentor Canada report highlights how consistent, accessible mentorship can help young people build career-ready skills as they enter the workforce. 🔗 tinyurl.com/57dnsyvz
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What if the people who buy from a business become more than customers, and instead become participants in what it’s trying to make possible? ✨ Day 1 of #Illuminate2026 with Coralus explores Rethinking Customers with Sonia Strobel and Vicki Saunders. 🎟️ Free + virtual 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc65d7nx
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Desjardins grants $225,000 to Quebec newspaper Le Devoir to fund a social economy beat A Quebec newspaper will add a full-time journalist to its newsroom for three years to cover the social economy movement. 🔗 futureofgood.co/desjardins-g...
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Desjardins grants $225,000 to Quebec newspaper Le Devoir to fund a social economy beat – Future of Good
A Quebec newspaper will add a full-time journalist to its newsroom for three years to cover the social economy movement.  The Caisse d'économie
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Youth climate advocates just won a key argument in court. A Federal Court judge has ruled their challenge to Canada’s 2030 climate plan deserves a full hearing, despite the government’s bid to have the case struck down. 🔗 Read the story: futureofgood.co/federal-cour...
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation receives $100M, its biggest-ever donation The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s latest fundraising campaign is off to a good start, thanks to a $100-million donation from an anonymous benefactor. 🔗 futureofgood.co/princess-mar...
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Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation receives $100M, its biggest-ever donation – Future of Good
The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s latest fundraising campaign is off to a good start, thanks to a $100-million donation from an anonymous
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A major announcement for affordable housing in Canada. The federal government has selected the Canadian Housing Acquisition Fund to manage $1.5 billion in funding aimed at protecting affordable rental housing across the country. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3htdx7rv
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: B.C. non-profits can now apply for revamped Inclusive Communities Grant program The B.C. government is launching a revamped grant program aimed at supporting community-led projects that promote inclusion, racial equity and multicultural understanding. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xhkk2mb
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B.C. non-profits can now apply for revamped Inclusive Communities Grant program – Future of Good
The B.C. government is launching a revamped grant program aimed at supporting community-led projects that promote inclusion, racial equity and
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A new Indigenous-led community foundation is taking shape in Saskatchewan. Ahead of its Oct. 20 launch, the foundation is part of a growing effort to build Indigenous-led philanthropic infrastructure in the province. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3md6bnm5
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Food-rescue groups are investing in processing facilities to address two growing issues in Canada: putting more surplus food to use while expanding food assistance. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ynsj3n6k
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This donation platform is bringing donors to the doorstep of mosques and Islamic schools that might be struggling to pay down outstanding loans. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3x7wvdvh
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Taproot employees receive first dividend cheques Taproot Community Support Services has reached a major milestone since becoming employee-owned, with workers receiving their first dividend cheques. 🔗 futureofgood.co/taproot-empl...
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Taproot employees receive first dividend cheques – Future of Good
Taproot Community Support Services has reached a major milestone since becoming employee-owned, with workers receiving their first dividend cheques.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Crow's Theatre is debuting the first-ever adaptation of the Canadian classic A Fine Balance, written for the stage by Anosh Irani. It’s a powerful, character‑driven look at caste violence, poverty, and India’s 1975 Emergency, with humour woven through the heartbreak. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4nrxn9pt
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A new report from @United Way Centraide Canada gathers data from several sources, including Future of Good’s Changemaker Wellbeing Index, to snapshot how workers in Canada’s Care Economy are faring. Spoiler alert: It’s not great. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4htxzpd5
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‘Astounding’: New report highlights exponential increase in care community job vacancy rates – Future of Good
Combining more than a dozen datasets is the first step in creating a labour force strategy, says United Way Centraide Canada
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More than 250 organizations are calling for an independent investigation into Calgary police and CBSA after 10 Portage College international student graduates were ordered to leave Canada following a protest over their work permit status. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2urrcfue
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‘Canada must not go down that road’: More than 250 organizations demand investigation into CBSA after student protesters issued exclusion orders – Future of Good
The students were protesting after being denied post-graduation work permits they say they were eligible for when they enrolled at Portage College.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Scale fast & optimize everything. What if that playbook is broken for purpose-driven work? Join Coralus and Future of Good for ILLUMINATE 2026: Doing Business Differently. 🗓️ Oct 6, 8, 13, 15 | 11 AM ET 🔗 tinyurl.com/5yew3bpf
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Spring Impact Capital is building a free spreadsheet of all early‑stage Canadian capital including equity, debt, grants, & alternative instruments. The goal is to show founders that Canada’s capital landscape is bigger, & keep more ventures from feeling forced to go south. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3s8dmw4m
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Elbows up: Spring Impact Capital calls for a giant spreadsheet of available early-stage Canadian capital – Future of Good
The Vancouver impact investor wants to crowd-source a free, national directory
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
North York Harvest’s Ryan Noble argues that food banks are no longer just emergency responders - they’re becoming community infrastructure. Read more here: futureofgood.co/its-time-to-...
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It's time to rethink the role of food banks – Future of Good
Volunteers work at North York Harvest Food Bank in Ontario. (Supplied photo.) Canada's new National Food Security Strategy recognizes the important role
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Nicole Rosen, Canada Research Chair in Language Interactions at the University of Manitoba, unpacks why Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” mirrors centuries of colonial erasure. Read more here: futureofgood.co/trumps-renam...
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Trump’s ‘renaming’ of Lake Ontario is emblematic of centuries of colonial erasure – Future of Good
Why a single renaming order taps into deeper fights over land and language
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We all agree that Dolly Parton was a genius; she was smart, a consummate professional & performer. We all agree she wrote beautiful music, was gracious, kind & funny. We all agree that the impact of her charitable work was immeasurable. What’s most remarkable is - we all agree: tinyurl.com/mrts34yu
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Dolly Parton’s greatest, most remarkable gift – Future of Good
Clever, kind and witty, she used her fame and her fortune to bless everyone else.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Blended Finance Canada has launched in Victoria as a new way to help finance social enterprises and non-profit organizations find funding for their projects. The group says it will focus on traditionally underrepresented communities and projects. Read more here: futureofgood.co/blended-fina...
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Blended Finance Canada launches on West Coast – Future of Good
The new initiative is supported by the University of Victoria, Scale Institute and Spring.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Manitoba has spent decades building a social procurement ecosystem in which social enterprises use government contracts while still delivering the work. Buy Social Canada’s work shows how procurement can be a powerful tool for creating social impact alongside economic value. 👉 tinyurl.com/4p39ye9f
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How construction contracts became the blueprint for social change in Manitoba – Future of Good
Manitoba is a leader in social procurement, with decades of partnerships among government, businesses and social enterprises that have shaped a model other communities can learn from.
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Walking isn’t just about distance — it’s about experience. A new piece by Paula Negron-Poblete at the Université de Montréal breaks down why some neighbourhoods look walkable on paper but fail in practice. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4a7t6u
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Haitian women are redefining local governance at a critical moment. Leadership through CECI’s AGIR project fosters collaboration and accountability, while opening up new opportunities for young people to engage in Haiti’s future. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3j7pmr
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
À un moment charnière, des femmes haïtiennes redéfinissent la gouvernance locale. Le leadership du projet AGIR du CECI favorise la collaboration et l'autonomisation, tout en offrant aux jeunes de nouvelles opportunités de contribuer à façonner l'avenir d'Haïti. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5ay2zekk
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Oxfam staff in Toronto, Ottawa return to work After nearly seven weeks on the picket line, Oxfam staff in Ottawa and Toronto are back to work. 🔗 tinyurl.com/tsuhuwj6
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Oxfam staff in Toronto, Ottawa return to work – Future of Good
After nearly seven weeks on the picket line, Oxfam staff in Ottawa and Toronto are back to work.  The union representing staff announced that it had
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Small Scale Food Processors Association and SVX have launched First Bite Fund, an early‑stage financing vehicle built around revenue‑based loans — a structure still rare in the Canadian food and beverage industries. Read more: tinyurl.com/yp9477a2
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👉 Impact Brief: Kids Help Phone launches urgent fundraiser as overnight texting demand surges Demand for overnight mental health texting support has surged 2.5 times more than its regular level, with the biggest increases recorded in the Yukon, Prince Edward Island and B.C. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mryy3vbu
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Kids Help Phone launches urgent fundraiser as overnight texting demand surges – Future of Good
Demand for overnight mental health texting support at Kids Help Phone has surged 2.5 times more than its regular level, with the biggest increases
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A new database is mapping Canada's donor-advised fund landscape, giving the sector a clearer picture of where charitable assets are held. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/4ytyeay4
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A donor thank‑you note acknowledges what already happened. Stewardship answers a different question: What happens next? When organizations rely solely on gratitude, they miss the chance to understand motivations, values, and the deeper reasons people choose to give. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2h6wa2r5
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Canada’s housing challenge isn’t about building more homes, it’s about building the right kind. A new affordable housing project in Edmonton is combining family-focused design with a blended financing model rooted in community investment. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2ymnt65u
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New Statistics Canada data shows how uneven the impacts of climate‑driven disasters are. Despite representing only about 5% of Canada’s population, nearly half of all wildfire evacuations in 2023 came from communities where most are Indigenous. Read more here: futureofgood.co/indigenous-p...
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Indigenous people bear brunt of climate change disasters: StatCan – Future of Good
New data from Statistics Canada shows that, despite only representing five per cent of the population, just under half of wildfire evacuations in 2023 were from communities where more than half the po...
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
👉 Impact Brief: A new Indigenous-led framework could change how organizations demonstrate their commitment to reconciliation in B.C. Businesses across Canada have voluntarily released Reconciliation Action Plans, however there has been no national standard for what those plans should be.
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B.C. First Nations launch new standards for organizational reconciliation – Future of Good
A new Indigenous-led framework could change how organizations demonstrate their commitment to reconciliation in B.C. Businesses across Canada have
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Canada’s latest food insecurity data is a stark reminder that rising grocery prices aren’t hitting everyone equally. Black, Arab, and Indigenous communities continue to face the highest rates — with nearly half of Black children living in food‑insecure households. futureofgood.co/the-need-is-...
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
More than 900 wildfires are burning across Canada as communities face evacuations and alerts. Here’s how non-profits and local organizations are supporting people affected by wildfires and floods, and how Canadians can help: tinyurl.com/bdhb2uae
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A new confidential hotline will support Canadian non–profits, charities and foundations with closures and endings: tinyurl.com/mutuyjnn
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Gord Delbridge, a longtime labour leader and advocate for public services in Winnipeg, has died. The former CUPE Local 500 president represented thousands of city workers and was known for his prominent support of public services and opposition to privatization. Read more: tinyurl.com/4397srtv
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Psychological injury among public safety workers keeps rising — and mental‑health programs aren’t fixing it. Read more here: tinyurl.com/s7u6t9x5
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
B.C. and the federal government plan to buy thousands of unsold condos, but who should own and manage them? Housing advocates say involving non-profit providers could help preserve affordability over the long term. Read more: tinyurl.com/3pfpudm5
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A redesigned Canada Housing Benefit could reduce homelessness by about 63 per cent, according to a new report from the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc7uamby
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Four organizations — OP4All, Toronto Field Naturalists, Democracy Watch, and the National Trust for Canada — have been approved as interveners at the SCC in the fight over the Ford gov’t’s Ontario Place redevelopment. Read more here: tinyurl.com/rbavewwd
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“It’s like the Golden Girls meets eHarmony,” said Joy Hayden of the Hollyburn Society. The non-profit is piloting a program to match older adults in B.C., with spare bedrooms in their homes with people looking for housing in the community. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4ax72hvu
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ontario and New Brunswick want Ottawa to lift limits on for‑profit child‑care expansion. As public dollars flow to for‑profits, the real question is: what safeguards will govern ownership and staffing? Learn more here: tinyurl.com/bdf3ez7f
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s summertime, and the reading is easy. So grab your inflatable unicorn and your sunscreen, head to the beach and check out these fresh reads from the Future of Good team and some Canadian non-profit gurus whilst enjoying the best of what Canada has to offer this season. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5aah5tv9
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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
One in three Canadian men aged 16–29 views seeking help for mental health challenges as a sign of weakness. This article was produced in partnership with GreenShield. Read the story here: tinyurl.com/bpah8ana
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