April 2017

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Apr

2017 Conference Series Anchor Presenter

Philanthropica’s Camilla Leigh is the anchor presenter for the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network’s 2017 Conference Series ‘Diversifying Resources to Ensure the Advancement of Mission’, or DREAM 2017 for short! Presenting across Quebec, Philanthropica will bring practical tools and techniques to help community organizations grow their fundraising.

12
Apr

NEW CLIENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Dawson College $5M Campaign Counsel

Philanthropica is delighted to announce our new client, the Dawson College Foundation. Philanthropica will be providing Campaign Counsel for the College’s upcoming $5M Campaign to celebrate the College’s 50th anniversary.

12
Apr

225 000$ pour l’autisme

Le Groupe Banque TD a fait le 28 novembre dernier un don de 225 000$ à la campagne Nouvel envol du Centre de développement Donald Berman Yaldei. Ce don servira à financer des thérapies d’intervention précoce, la scolarisation, l’accompagnement parental et scolaire ainsi que des services de répit pour les enfants souffrant d’autisme et de retard global de développement et leur famille.

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12
Apr

Why some charities thrive and others struggle

Globe and Mail article mentions Philanthropica clients amongst a small number of charities that are thriving in a very challenging fundraising: The recent announcement of a merger between the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society exemplifies another attempt to address the funding, corporate governance and management challenges that continue to affect every organization, large and small, in Canada’s not-for-profit

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12
Apr

Convene Canada 2016

Philanthropica’s very own Liz Gomery was delighted to be a speaker at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s Canadian annual conference, 2016.

12
Apr

Eastern Townships camp a haven for disabled adults

Philanthropica ran the $3.5M Campaign for the Butters Foundation to create this wonderful resource for intellectually disabled and autistic adults. FRELIGHSBURG — Linda Garand doesn’t have a lot of spare time. In addition to her full-time job with Health Canada, she is a single mom and seven-day-a-week caregiver to her disabled adult son. “Imagine having to take care of a person with the

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12
Apr

Le Devoir: Académie Centennial Réinventer l’éducation

Working with Centennial Academy, Philanthropica is helping improve academic perseverance in Quebec’s fight against high school dropout. Comment une école secondaire parvient-elle à assurer la réussite de 90 % de ses élèves, élèves qui éprouvent en outre d’importantes difficultés d’apprentissage ? C’est le défi que relève chaque année l’Académie Centennial. Ces vingt dernières années, les exigences pour obtenir un diplôme de secondaire

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12
Apr

A Chance to Shine 2016

We are so proud to say we had the opportunity to deliver Ometz’s extraordinary event, A Chance to Shine 2016, and further the crucial work that they do in our city. Ometz Client Mandate