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AFP eWire October 15, 2007 |
Overview of Canadian Philanthropic Achievements Imagine Canada has released a study detailing the specific achievements that Canadian philanthropy and the country's charitable sector has accomplished.  |
Search Engine Watch May 4, 2011 Andy Atkins-Kruger |
Should Google Escape the Death Spiral in China by 'Losing Face'? Weighing which of four paths Google should take when it comes to China: promote within China but remain in Hong Kong; do something completely different; re-enter China; or do nothing.  |
AFP eWire November 13, 2012 |
AFP, Mackenzie Investments Partner to Strengthen Training and Education for Charities, Fundraisers Mackenzie Investments will help champion education by funding a new Canadian Web Conference series for AFP's 16 chapters across the country.  |
AFP eWire July 24, 2013 Horvath & Mehta |
The Inclusive Fundraiser's Tool Kit Diversity: a buzzword in today's fundraising world. How do we fundraise for and within diverse communities? Do our fundraising efforts reflect the communities we serve? Do we have a diverse board and staff?  |
Wired April 2006 Michael Erard |
The Mandarin Offensive Inside Beijing's global campaign to make Chinese the number one language in the world.  |
Real Travel Adventures December 2005 Antonio Graceffo |
On Learning the Awful Chinese Language You don't know how much you need to learn a new language until you live there.  |
AFP eWire January 24, 2005 |
Hong Kong Billionaire to Establish Large Canadian Foundation A Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist has announced he will establish a new charitable foundation in Canada with start-up funding expected to be in the hundreds of millions, and possibly billions, of dollars (Canadian).  |
HBS Working Knowledge May 13, 2014 Kirby & McFarlan |
The Alibaba Effect Alibaba's $200 billion megaIPO is history making in a number of ways. The authors discuss what the deal says about Chinese entrepreneurship and American markets.  |
HBS Working Knowledge October 13, 2003 Graham & Lam |
Negotiating in China When U.S. and Chinese businesspeople sit at the negotiating table, frustration is often the result. This article summarizes the historical and cultural disconnects.  |
AFP eWire March 3, 2008 |
Most Canadian Businesses Support Charity An overwhelming percentage of Canadian businesses provide support to charities in some manner, according to a new report by Imagine Canada.  |
AFP eWire May 20, 2015 |
Parliament Hill Day Builds Trust, Sets Stage for Future Advocacy A variety of nonprofit organizations and associations, including AFP, participated in the first Hill Day in Ottawa to educate Parliament about the importance of Canada's charitable sector and the impact it has upon society.  |
AFP eWire September 2, 2004 |
New Reports on How and Why Canadians Give, Volunteer The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy published new reports highlighting such data as what types of organizations Canadians volunteer for, the role of religion in philanthropy and factors that affect Canadian giving and volunteering levels.  |
AFP eWire April 15, 2015 Kimberley MacKenzie |
Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy TD Waterhouse has conducted the first in-depth review of the presence and influence of female philanthropists in Canada.  |
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54 Percent of Canadian Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 More than half of surveyed Canadian charitable organizations saw growth in charitable giving lase year.  |
AFP eWire August 13, 2014 Lisa MacDonald |
Research: Social Enterprise: Potential Impact on Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability Social Enterprise has the potential to dramatically change Canada's nonprofit sector and its ability to grow and provide programs.  |
AFP eWire November 12, 2007 |
Funding For Canadian Giving Survey in Jeopardy The Canadian federal government is considering cutting funding for the Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participation (CSGVP).  |
InternetNews March 23, 2010 |
Chinese Official Says Google 'Totally Wrong' A Chinese official speaking to state-run news service blasts Google's plan to offer an unfiltered Web to mainland residents by redirecting traffic to its Hong Kong search engine.  |
InternetNews February 11, 2004 Pamela Parker |
Google AdWords' Chinese Menu The search player developed a Chinese-language interface for its popular advertising program.  |
AFP eWire September 8, 2014 |
AFP's Response to National Post Article on Policing of Political Activities of Charities The charitable tax designation and the tax credit bind together the interests and concerns of all of us in the betterment of our society.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2004 Kasper, Nielsen & Chao |
Democracy in Action Focus funds, the next wave of community philanthropy, are responding to the needs of both marginalized groups and new donor bases.  |
AFP eWire November 3, 2005 |
Legislation Formally Recognizing National Philanthropy Day Introduced in the Senate of Canada Senator Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, introduced legislation that would create the first permanent government-recognized National Philanthropy Day (NPD) in the world.  |
AFP eWire September 16, 2013 Tony Elischer |
Why I Love Canadian Fundraisers Canadians take time and are thoughtful about fundraising strategies -- you have rigor around your programs that balances the delivery with the detail.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Betsy Martin |
Shifting Focus Canadian community foundations aim to change systems, institutions and attitudes through social justice grantmaking.  |
AFP eWire March 13, 2006 Daniel Yoffe |
How Latin American Fundraisers Can Overcome Current Challenges: A Discussion by Practitioners Despite the high expectations of staff hired to raise money, there is a limited understanding of fundraising and the barriers that fundraising professionals face in the Latin American philanthropic environment.  |
HBS Working Knowledge March 30, 2009 Sean Silverthorne |
Professional Networks in China and America While American managers prefer to separate work and personal relationships, Chinese counterparts are much more likely to intermingle the two.  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 19, 2011 Michael Blanding |
The Great Wall of Trust New research investigates the difficulties for foreigners doing business in China, and what they can do to overcome the challenge.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2005 Traci Purdum |
China Checklist Moving operations to China takes more than a good logistics plan; a strong human resources team is a must. Human resources practices that fly in the U.S. don't always translate well in China. In fact, what is the norm in the U.S. can be a big no-no in China -- literally.  |
AFP eWire January 28, 2008 |
New AFP-Funded Research Compares U.S., Japanese Fundraising A new study examines the extraordinary growth in the Japanese charitable sector, what fundraising methods are most popular in Japan, differing views on giving and how North American fundraisers can approach Japanese donors.  |
AFP eWire May 29, 2007 |
Become Complacent at Your Peril While the fundraising environment is great, fundraisers shouldn't get too impressed with their own accomplishments and press releases.  |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Anders Bylund |
Google Blew Its Chances in China After thumbing its nose at Chinese censorship this winter, Google is now at risk to lose its online business license in China outright.  |
AFP eWire July 31, 2006 |
Improving Support for Small- and Medium-Size Canadian Charities A new report recommends reducing government burdens, investing in new research and providing tax measures to encourage investment as ways to support the work of small- and medium-size charities in Canada.  |
AFP eWire October 30, 2012 |
Mark Climie-Elliott: Born to Be a Fundraiser Climie-Elliott's involvement in AFP encompasses all aspects of the association, including the international board. But he's been especially active in Canada.  |
InternetNews July 9, 2010 |
China Renews Google's Web License Following six-month standoff between Google and Chinese government over online censorship, authorities renew company's operating license.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Tim Hanson |
Are China Stocks Ready to Pop? A small story this week could have a big effect on investors.  |
AFP eWire January 15, 2013 |
New Study Questions Level of Fundraising Skills, Organizational Support for Philanthropy A new study of American charities and fundraisers raises strong concerns about the number of skilled professionals available for jobs and the lack of infrastructure in most nonprofits to support effective fundraising and philanthropy.  |
AFP eWire November 5, 2012 |
Canada First Country to Permanently Recognize November 15th as National Philanthropy Day Parliament has approved a new bill that will make Canada the first country in the world to honor the work of charities, donors, volunteers, corporations and foundations by permanently recognizing November 15 th as National Philanthropy Day.  |
InternetNews June 29, 2010 |
Google Flinches in China Censorship Showdown Google's commercial license to operate in China is up at month's end and now the search and online advertising giant is modifying its once-stout stance against censoring online content.  |
Wall Street & Technology June 9, 2009 Melanie Rodier |
China's Mutual Fund Industry Goes International China is opening its mutual fund industry to international investing, injecting more than 1 billion potential investors into the international markets. Meanwhile, Western fund managers and technology providers are scrambling to provide much needed expertise to Chinese investment firms.  |
InternetNews March 24, 2010 |
Google Works to Calm Apps Users in China Company says it doesn't host any Google Apps service or user data in mainland China, but is that enough?  |
AFP eWire October 7, 2014 |
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations.  |
AFP eWire July 3, 2006 |
Regional and Subsector Data Now Available for Canadian Charities A large amount of data from a new nonprofit survey have been released in the form of regional and subsector profiles and fact sheets that cover: Alberta, Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Territories, Ontario, and Quebec.  |
AFP eWire April 18, 2005 |
Canada Has World's Second Largest Nonprofit Sector A project that was assessing how the voluntary sector in 37 countries compare in size, scope and donations ranks Canada at the top of the list. The study also shows how the nonprofit sector stands within the larger Canadian economy.  |
AFP eWire March 6, 2012 |
Post-Recession Charitable Pledges to Hospitals Slow, Jeopardizing Future Fundraising Efforts Charitable pledges to nonprofit health care organizations slowed in fiscal year 2010, jeopardizing the ability of health care systems in both countries to generate philanthropic funding necessary to meet their long-term, construction, equipment and patient needs.  |
AFP eWire November 19, 2012 Michele Varela |
Turning Challenges Into Opportunities: Fundraising in a Diverse Community It isn't just the community of Scarborough that will face diversity challenges. All of us will.  |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Dexter Roberts |
China Goes Shopping Billions of dollars, euros, and yen have been invested to build up companies on the China mainland in the last decade. Now Chinese companies, flush with cash and in command of the world's lowest-cost manufacturing plants, are doing some foreign investing of their own.  |
AFP eWire November 19, 2012 |
Celebration of National Philanthropy Day(R) Celebrations a Huge Success! Propelled by legislation making Canada the first country to make National Philanthropy Day(R), AFP chapters and Canadians across the nation took their celebrations of giving and volunteering to new heights.  |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 Bruce Einhorn |
Alibaba's Next Trick: Expanding Abroad The Hong Kong e-commerce outfit, which connects Chinese suppliers to global buyers, is adding suppliers in India, Vietnam, Turkey, and elsewhere.  |
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Daniel Golden |
The SAT Is to America as ____ Is to China The College Board wants permission to offer the SAT in China, opening up a huge market for the $600 million business.  |
InternetNews March 22, 2010 |
Google Promises Unfiltered Web in China Search giant makes its move in China standoff, pledging to route traffic to Google.cn to Hong Kong, which it says will offer unfettered access to the Web in mainland China.  |
AFP eWire July 12, 2004 |
AFP State of Fundraising 2003 Final Report Released The report, which shows that charitable fundraising in the United States and Canada rebounded in 2003, provides findings on what challenges fundraisers faced in both Canada and the United States and fundraisers' predictions for 2004.  |