Feds Hurried to Spend $50M Social-Finance Cash, Documents Show
In the lead up to the recent general election the federal government spent public funds destined to help build capacity for social finance projects
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Listen: Senator Omidvar on the Impact of Social Procurement
Senator Omidvar joins the Imagine Canada Podcast to speak about the potential that social procurement holds.
The Pemsel Case Foundation: Takeaways from the Senate Report on Canada’s Charities
A webcast discussion with Bob Wyatt and Carl Juneau about their findings following the release of the Catalyst for Change Senate Report.
WATCH: How Religious Charities Promote Unity in Times of Tragedy
Following the mosque shootings in Christchuch New Zealand, Senator Ratna Omidvar asked representatives of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs about the role their institutions play in promoting unity across the spectrum of faiths and beliefs.
SPEECH: Continuing the work of the Senate’s Charities Committee in 2019
Senators have agreed to extent the work of its Special Charities Committee into 2019. Read Senator Omidvar's final pitch on how this Committee is creating value for the sector.
News Release: Senators explore Canada’s partnership with the charitable sector
“We heard from a number of witnesses this week that charities and non-profits need a home within the federal government. Our committee has a real opportunity to define how Canada can create a modern, enabling environment for the charitable sector.”
Advisory: Senate committee to resume landmark charitable sector study
The Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector will resume its study on laws and policies governing the charitable sector in Canada with full-day meetings on Monday, September 17 and Tuesday, September 18.
OPINION: Canadian non-profits need an innovation boost
"Canada’s non-profits are constantly pushing themselves to drive down overhead costs (which are largely arbitrary), leaving less room for investing in things such as technology that could actually make organizations more effective and efficient."
SPEECH: The Federal Role in a Social Finance Fund – New Report from the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee
"We have old challenges, such as affordable housing, but we also have new emerging challenges such as the development of products for a low-carbon economy. And all of these challenges need to be financed and resourced in one way or another. Social finance offers us new ways to fuel solutions."
News Release: New Senate committee to consider ways to bolster charitable sector
Members of the Senate's new Charities committee will study how Canada can improve the regulation of charities and non-profit organizations, and help them overcome challenges that include, among others, funding gaps, staff and volunteer retention challenges and changing demographics and technologies, through innovation and other best practices, among other important themes.
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