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A plea to philanthropists—double the value of your grants to local non-profits

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets the Azimi family, who are refugees from Afghanistan after fleeing Syria, at the Old South Village Pub before having a meal in London, Ont. on Jul. 4, 2019. The Azimi family has been in Canada for 15 months. Refugees are among the highly vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/CP)

Rahul Chandran: You are Canada’s philanthropists, and you have the assets. You’ve worked with non-profit organizations for many years and their clients need them to live now more than ever.

Green groups not the only charities taking foreign cash: CP

Environmental charities are not the largest recipients of foreign cash in the Canadian non-profit sector. At least not according to the Canadian Press. A CP analysis of tax records shows that, for all the heat green charities are taking over foreign money, only one—Ducks Unlimited Canada—is among the top ten recipients of charitable donations from outside Canada.

Corporate Social Responsibility: recession proof

Why companies didn’t scale back on social responsibility efforts during the downturn. PLUS: the 50 most responsible corporations