The following is a select number of news items and charitable giving insights that feature Charity Intelligence Canada:
2013-02-12
Social Impact Analysts Association: Will there ever be a common social reporting standard?, Harry Hoare, Social Finance UK
Harry Hoare comments on Ci Analyst, Kate Ruff's, SIAA conference keynote address on social reporting standards.
2012-08-01
ZOOMER Radio AM 740: The Zoomer Week in Review Podcast, Libby Znaimer (LISTEN)
This week on the Zoomer Week In Review, Libby gets some Charity Intelligence with Karen Greve-Young. The podcast is an interview supplement to the full report by Libby Znaimer printed in the July/August 2012 Zoomer Magazine.
2012-07-01
ZOOMER Magazine: Acts of Charity (Money/Advice)
Before you give, says Libby Znaimer, find out where your money is going.
"Too often people make a donation without thinking how much of this money is going to the charity itself," says Karen Greve-Young of Charity Intelligence Canada. She feels there are a few key questions every donor should ask. "How much of this money is going to achieve real impact? What are the programs this money will actually go to? And is this a charity where I can have the biggest impact on either saving lives or improving treatment or experience for Canadians?"...
(This article was reproduced with permission from the July/August issue of Zoomer Magazine)
2012-02-01
CBC Radio: http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2192013335
Toronto's Metro Morning host, Matt Galloway, spoke with Bri Trypuc about Informed Giving and clothing donations. (Audio. runs 5:42)
2012-01-30
CBC National, Investigative Report: Clothing donation bins spark turf war in Ontario
The business of collecting donated clothes, selling them in local thrift stores and shipping them overseas has become so lucrative it has created a cut-throat turf war in Ontario. One man in the industry said competition for routes in the past two to three years has become "violent."...
Used Clothing Wars (Video. Runs 7:48 ); BRI TRYPUC extended commentary (Video. Runs 3:22)
2011-12-22
The National Post: Overwhelmed by charity
Charities seeking donations have inundated seniors such as Janet Simms-Baldwin with cards, gifts and address labels "by the thousands."
2011-11-26
CTV Canada A.M.: Put more meaning into the gift of charity
With so many charities and charitable gift options to choose from this holiday season, Bri Trypuc of Donor Services at Charity Intelligence Canada looks at how a new website can help you decide where your money will do the most good. (Video. Runs 4:00)
2011-11-16
The Toronto Star: Toronto charity goes from zero to $60M in a year
A Toronto charity that went from receiving zero donor dollars one year to $60 million the next raised “serious red flags” for an independent agency that evaluates Canadian charities...
2011-11-15
The Toronto Star: Audit of charities encounters resistance
Nineteen of Canada’s 100 largest charities do not release their full audited financial statements to the public and refused to provide them to an independent agency that evaluates charities...
2011-11-01
Globe and Mail: Making game-changing assists off the court
Star athletes are uniquely positioned to generate charitable donations within the city in which they play, and their teams often rely heavily on their drawing power when it comes to the big business that is sports philanthropy.
2011-10-31
Globe and Mail: What's the best charity for you?
2011-10-29
Globe and Mail: Here's how we can be both smart and good (Margaret Wente)
2011-10-29
Globe and Mail: Charities upset over accountability comments
2011-10-28
Globe and Mail: Corporate giving coming with more strings attached
2011-07-28
2011-07-06
CBC RadioNoon: http://www.cbc.ca/radionoonnl/2011/07/06/greg-thomson/
[Charity Intelligence] thinks the Canadian Cancer Society has some explaining to do. About why - proportionally - it's spending less on research...and more on fundraising. It raises the question: Are you - as the donor - aware of where your money is going when you donate. It's part of an investigation by CBC Television's Marketplace. Greg Thomson is with Charity Intelligence in Toronto. That new non-profit organization that researches and analyzes Canada's charities to help you make better decisions. (Audio. Runs 5:34)
2011-04-26
Cancer in Canada Media Release: Framing the Crisis and Previewing the Opportunity for Donors
2010-12-22
Calgary Herald: Anonymous donor gives $1 million to charities
2010-09-22
Charities paid $762M to private fundraisers
2010-01-25
Charity Village Smart Giving Article
2009-11-19
Media Release: New Research Uncovers Solutions for Ending Canada’s Homeless Tragedy