Why We Should Build a Stronger Culture of Philanthropy
How can we gauge a culture of philanthropy in Canada? As noted in the introduction to this series on PANL Perspectives, we use the term “culture of philanthropy” not as it’s been used elsewhere to describe fundraising potential or nonprofit work environments. Instead, we mean something much wider. Such a culture can be seen in a variety of ways, whether in our readiness to help, say by voluntarism or charitable donations, or in our readiness to understand and respect the priorities of others, despite not sharing those priorities. However, on both fronts – our readiness to help and our readiness to understand and respect – we see mixed signals in Canada.
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