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What's New from Imagine Canada

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Just Released! Imagine Canada and Volunteer Canada has released the new results of the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating conducted in 2007 by Statistics Canada. Read the full report here.

November 12, 2008. New Research on Corporate Citizenship from Imagine Canada finds that the community investment initiatives of many of Canada’s largest corporations have moved beyond "cheque-book philanthropy" and are leveraging their assets in more ways than the public, or even the charities and nonprofits they support, might think. Corporate Community Investment Practices, Motivations & Challenges: Findings from the Canada Survey of Business Contributions to Community ─ puts a spotlight on 93 of Canada’s largest companies (annual revenues exceeding $25 million) and their community investment practices. more...(PDF) This report is available in print only, the library has a copy available for our nonprofit sector colleagues to view (by appointment).

Imagine Canada reveals what's on the minds of leaders in our sector today. Read Leadership Perspectives: Interviews with leaders of Canada's charities and nonprofit organizations (pdf)

Philanthropic Success Stories in Canada. Imagine Canada publishes the first-ever study of Canada's philanthropic successes (October 2007).

The first phase of Business contributions to Canadian communities research was released in fall 2007. How are businesses supporting charities and nonprofits, why and how do they do it, and what are their challenges? Read the report!

• Related resource: Business support for employee volunteers in Canada : results of a national survey (2006). More ...

Update! New provincial reports for Alberta and British Columbia from the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (CSGVP). More ...

NSNVO-NSGVP synthesis reports are now available on Religion, Sports and Recreation, and Social Services. More ...

Building Blocks For Strong Communities, a study of small- and medium-sized enterprises and small- and medium-sized community organizations in Canada. More ...