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Leah Borts-Kuperman (Freelance Journalist) @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social · 8d

My latest article for @futureofgood.bsky.social!

Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 9d

Newcomer women in Canada are turning recipes into revenue—and reclaiming community through food and co-ops. From empanadas at Granville Island to multilingual translation services, Flavours of Hope and Culture Links are rewriting the immigrant recipe. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/mrx69sr5

Cooking up opportunity: Co-ops, worker-led business models helping newcomers thrive | Future of Good

When you move into a country as large and diverse as Canada, it can be difficult to find a taste of the familiar.

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Cindy Dashnaw Jackson @cdjackson.bsky.social · 4d

PSA for your Republican friends from Tim Nash @futureofgood.bsky.social:
Q. If the economy is struggling, why is the stock market at an all-time high?
A. The stock market tells the story of investors; it's separate from everyday people trying to pay rent and buy groceries.
#USeconomy

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 12h

The United Nations has outlined a plan for the next 60 days in Gaza amidst the current ceasefire in the region.

Canadian aid organizations will be there and say they're ready to help.

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Canadian aid orgs prepare as UN outlines 60-day plan for help in Gaza | Future of Good

Canadian aid organizations are ready and waiting to help deliver needed food, medicine and supplies to Palestinians after a ceasefire was called in Gaza.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 18h

A new report from GreenShield and Mental Health Research Canada shows women often struggle to access the support they need, especially during key life stages. GreenShield’s free Women’s Mental Health initiative show how collaboration can create real impact.

Full article here: tinyurl.com/4krh2mse

New report exposes the mental health toll on women during life transitions | Future of Good

A report from GreenShield and Mental Health Research Canada shows that women's mental health challenges are often overlooked, especially during life transitions.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 DAFs are shifting. The sector’s talking. Are you part of it?

Join Future of Good at DAF Disrupted 2026, a one-day summit rethinking how donor-advised funds shape Canadian giving.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 1d

Canada’s Muslim organizations say they feel vindicated after a review found that the Canada Revenue Agency was unfairly targeting them for auditing under the CRA’s anti-terrorism mandate.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 4d

This Vancouver-based company is converting carbon in the air into mineralized carbon—essentially turning it into rocks—and creating jobs while it does so.

Read here: tinyurl.com/24pr5jvk

This story has been made possible thanks to the partnership and support of RBC.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 8d

For many donors, giving to a cause is much more important than giving to a particular charity. Many know they want to donate to alleviate food insecurity, or to support young people, for example, but might not be sure where the funds are best placed.

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Press Forward (Canada) @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social · 9d

💻AI In and For the Newsroom🖥

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News publishers + public policy + philanthropy & more collide to talk about our information ecosystem + innovation + the future of media.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 9d

Hats are stylish!

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Elisha Dacey 🎤🏳️‍⚧️ @elishadacey.bsky.social · 9d

Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger has sent a letter to Canadians to media.

Here it is.

When Canada Post became a Crown corporation more than 40 years ago, it was given a mandate to serve all Canadians and remain financially self-sustainable. A lot has changed since then in terms of how people use the postal service. For instance, mail has been in decline since 2006. Each year, Canada Post delivers fewer letters to a growing number of households. This means mail revenues are decreasing while costs are rising. At the same time, private companies are delivering more and more of Canadians’ parcels, which adds to our losses. Unfortunately, when Canada Post loses money, taxpayers now foot the bill – a bill which currently amounts to about $1 billion a year. This is not sustainable, nor is it necessary. Instead of increasing our reliance on taxpayers, there are practical changes we can make to modernize the nation’s postal service and make it financially sustainable. Canada Post remains a vital national institution – and Canadians deserve a postal service that is strong, stable and fits their needs. That’s why I fully support the measures announced last week by the Government of Canada.

First, community mailboxes. Currently, less than one in four households still receives door to door delivery. Converting more households to community mailboxes will fuel significant savings. This initiative includes our well-established delivery accommodation program. Used by more than 17,000 households, it ensures we can meet the delivery needs of Canadians who have accessibility challenges. Second, our retail network of post offices. In 1994, to protect rural postal services, the government created a list of rural post offices that were off-limits to changes. However, the country has changed, but the list hasn’t. So many post offices that were once rural are now in bustling urban or suburban areas with other post offices in nearby stores and pharmacies. In these now overserved areas, we need to update our retail network. But it’s important to emphasize that we remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting services in rural, remote, northern and Indigenous communities. As someone who comes from rural Nova Scotia, I deeply understand the need for these vital services. Third, to align our operations to the modern needs of the country, we’ll need to be leaner. Serving a country as large as Canada will always be labour-intensive, but we’re overstaffed. With thousands of employees eligible to retire over the next five years, we can minimize the impact on our people.

Canadians have been changing the way they use the postal service, and we must change with them. We also understand the importance of our service to small businesses across the country, and we need to get this right. As we move forward, our commitment to Canadians is to be transparent, fair and respectful. We will be attentive to concerns and responsive to questions. While our labour situation is extremely challenging, we also remain committed to reaching new agreements at the bargaining table. It’s vital these agreements reflect our financial reality and support the changes we need to make – while helping us stand on our own, without taxpayer funding. The journey to restore and renew the postal service is now under way. We will share information as we go on the changes and how we will implement them. Our goal is to provide an affordable, reliable and sustainable service to every Canadian – one that lifts our national pride by strengthening our connections to each other. Doug Ettinger President and CEO Canada Post

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.

A great soul if ever there was one
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 9d

Newcomer women in Canada are turning recipes into revenue—and reclaiming community through food and co-ops. From empanadas at Granville Island to multilingual translation services, Flavours of Hope and Culture Links are rewriting the immigrant recipe. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/mrx69sr5

Cooking up opportunity: Co-ops, worker-led business models helping newcomers thrive | Future of Good

When you move into a country as large and diverse as Canada, it can be difficult to find a taste of the familiar.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 11d

“We need to face the truth: not all groups arriving in Canada are treated equally," said one advocate.

“Canada has already demonstrated that when it chooses to, it can provide strong support such as income assistance, temporary housing and settlement services.”

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 14d

“Our country is built on the premise that everyone has the right to express themselves, even when others don’t agree with or like what they say.”

124 U.S. funders wrote an open letter last week. Find out why, and how this affects non-profits in Canada. futureofgood.co/124-u-s-fund...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 14d

💥 This is what we call a success! 💥

Each philanthropic dollar invested in this blended finance fund generated $1.60 from the community, for a total of $7 million, and $12.80 from financial partners.

Read how it was a win-win-win for everyone:

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Blended finance pilot fund to become permanent | Future of Good

Fondation Lucie and André Chagnon stepped up with a $1 million pledge to match community bonds and preferred shares issued by social economy organizations across Quebec. Over the next two years, each ...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 14d

What do you do when your land trust can’t find any clean land to protect? You use the trust to create some.

Find out why this group of Quebec citizens took a tool designed to protect pristine land to go one green step further.

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Restoring polluted land: Unique reforestation land trust launched in Quebec | Future of Good

What do you do when your land trust can’t find any land to protect? You use the trust to create some.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 15d

“You’ve got to go where the money is. The charities need to go where the donors are going."

Where are they going? Donor-Advised Funds, and DAF Day is coming to Canada.

Read more: futureofgood.co/daf-day-comi...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 16d

An innovative and efficient way to support non-profits is getting its own spotlight in Canada with the launch of Donor-Advised Fund Day or DAF Day.
Read the full article here: futureofgood.co/daf-day-comi...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 16d

What do you do when your land trust can’t find any clean land to protect?

You use the trust to create some.

Read the full story: futureofgood.co/restoring-po...

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 18d

Stories do what data alone cannot: they stick, scale, and inspire action.

In this op-ed, Dan Lammot connects Where the Wild Things Are to Canada’s Social Finance Fund — showing why storytelling is the missing piece in building a lasting impact ecosystem.

Read more: tinyurl.com/4vkxyr7a

OP-ED – Wild Things meets good impact: How stories change Canada’s social finance future | Future of Good

When Maurice Sendak published Where the Wild Things Are, he revealed a simple truth: imagination helps us make sense of the world, gain agency, and chart paths.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 22d

Amnesty International Canada and numerous other Canadian aid groups say the federal government has been too timid in its treatment of Israel, especially as the UN has now officially classified the conflict a genocide.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 23d

NO PAYWALL: Nearly 125 American philanthropic organizations published an open letter to the Trump Administration, denouncing the government officials’ recent misleading remarks, blaming them for fomenting violence after the homicide of Charlie Kirk.

Read more: futureofgood.co/124-american...

124 American non-profit funders write open letter denouncing political violence, prepare for Trump backlash | Future of Good

More than 100 American philanthropic organizations have issued an open letter denouncing political violence and warning against attempts to curtail their work.

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 24d

Future of Good members, this one's for you! Thanks to our partners at Coast Capital, you can claim a completely free Coursera license valued at $538 annually!

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Future of Good @futureofgood.bsky.social · 24d

When Trump shut down USAID, $35B in global aid vanished overnight In Canada, 13 groups got $1M each to keep frontline work alive, leaders say more is needed.

“This is an opportunity for Canada to take a leadership role,” says Dr. Samantha Nutt of War Child Canada.
Full story: tinyurl.com/42dc84f6

The aftershocks of abandonment: 6 months later, Canadian aid organizations urge feds to help fill $35B void left by U.S. | Future of Good

Canadian aid groups are in the midst of the aftershocks after the U.S. slashed funding through humanitarian crisis zones - and say Canada can take the lead.

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