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Dexterity Consulting is just going through its annual strategic planning review and stakeholder engagement.  As a reader of this blog your ideas, suggestions, input is welcome so that we can provide even better service to our clients.

Earlier this month the charitable sector has once again been under scrutiny... First with the CBC Marketplace Report - Canadian Cancer Society Spends more on Fundraising than on Research then the CTV report on charity CEO compensation.  What these two stories have in common is perceived lack of trasparency around how money is being raised, spent, and social issues addressed.

I sat down with Mr. Hotchkiss 3 years ago and interviewed him about his philanthropy.  I am re-posting the blog post here today in memory of an extraordinary man who was a committed member of Calgary's community as well as an integral part of Canada's fabric. Read more »

It has been a busy few weeks - tax season means people are starting to look at their overall wealth plans and laying out their charitable giving plan.  On the upside of this busy-ness is the fact that it looks like philanthropic activities are going up.

In a recent Tactical Philanthropy blog post, Sean Stannard-Stockton highlights four approaches to philanthropy:

The past few weeks have seen several different reports on Trends in Philanthropy for 2011.  A few months ago I shared my thoughts on what the next couple of years will hold - here are the two most recent blog posts on this topic:

Opportunity in the Void - Societal Paradigm Shift

5 Global Forces that will Change Charitable Sector

Yup - you read correctly a Mutual Fund of charities.  What is this you ask? Read more »

It is generally understood that private foundations can give money to any project as long as that project is for charitable purposes.  As this is fairly general the opportunities abound.  Limitations arise when you start seeing yourself solely as a grant-maker.  The focus of this post is on reassessing your assets as a private foundation.

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I had the privilege of hearing Tom Jackson and his wife Alison speak at the Calgary Social Venture Partners AGM last week.  Aside from being an amazing actor and singer, Tom started a foundation called, Singing for Supper, in support of Canada's Homeless. 

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