Description
The Ontario Hub sees the philanthropic sector as being in perpetual movement, and recognizes the growing need to further understand community foundations’ and social enterprises’ initiatives and challenges. As individuals are directly impacted or relying on services provided by philanthropic actors, comprehending the philanthropic ecosystem is thus beneficial to all. Support funnelled to local journalism or hospitals is notable, and currently under research by our networks. In order to better understand and sustain the philanthropic sector, PhiLab Ontario takes part in the development; sharing and dissemination of knowledge present in the ecosystem. With the continuous support of our partners, research members and students, the Hub helps map the province’s foundations’ projects to further our knowledge on how they operate, the territory they cover and the areas they prioritize.
Projects
Mapping of Mission Inclusion’s applied philanthropy practices in Quebec regions
Explore the practices of philanthropy in the regions of Quebec based on the experience of Mission Inclusion ...
Philanthropy, Ethnicity and Diaspora in Canada: Laying the Foundations
This proposed literature review seeks to understand and document proliferating philanthropic and communal caregiving initiatives led by some racialized groups ...
Harvesting COVID Learnings from NFP Practitioners
Project under development ...
Billionaire Philanthropy in Canada
Description Phase 1: Systematic Literature Review on Billionaire Philanthropy ...
Canadian global health philanthropy
Preliminary scan of Canadian global health philanthropy ...
Exploring the Philanthropic Ecosystem in Northern Communities
Conduct extensive literature review on philanthropic models in Northern communities in Canada, and in Northern remote communities ...
Capacity assessment through the lens of place: Community Foundations in Canada and Australia in a shifting world
Phase I: Unpacking the Local: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Community Foundations in Australia and Canada in a post-pandemic world; Phase ...
A Semiotic Analysis of Cross Sector Social Partnerships in Action: Ottawa Senators Foundations
Description Project currently in development ...
Blog
COVID-19 Management in Long-term Care: Governments Outperformed Nonprofits, So Where Do We Go from Here?
We set out to understand whether long-term care home (LTCH) provider type made a difference for COVID-19 outcomes. Our recently ...
PhiLab’s Ontario Hub Regional Conference 2021
The Role of Grantmaking Foundations in Restructuring Ontario’s Philanthropic Action Throughout and Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis May 12th – 14th, 2021 ...
Interview with Stephanie Procyk and Ruth Crammond from United Way Greater Toronto
Stephanie Procyk is the Senior Manager of Research, Public Affairs, Public Policy & Evaluation at United Way Greater Toronto. She is ...
COVID-19 and the political activities of Canadian charities
As an important component of charitable tax law, the rules and regulations surrounding the “political activities” of charities are an ...
