http://nonprofitscan.imaginecanada.ca/en/newswire The latest nonprofit news, as selected by Imagine Canada http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/AIDS-Calgary-Presents-the-2010-Scotiabank-AIDS-Walk-for-Life-1311926.htm AIDS Calgary presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12, 2010 at Eau Claire Plaza. http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/AboutUs/Media/news20100830_e.asp?main=6&sub1=media&sub2=newsreleases Charitable or not-for-profit organizations in Canada providing safety training related to agriculture may qualify for funding from the new $100,000 FCC Ag Safety Fund. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/30/c5704.html A GTA-based grassroots campaign, Hope for Pakistan, announced its launch today in an effort to create awareness and raise donations following the devastating flooding that hit Pakistan in late July this year. http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/life/article/615104--celebrity-philanthropists-inspire-their-fans Celebrities make headlines daily for their philanthropic work urging others to get involved and do their part. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/29/c5678.html CN announced today that the CN Canadian Women's Open raised $800,000 for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba through the CN Miracle Match program, in which CN matches dollar for dollar donations during the tournament. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/26/c5181.html PayPal introduces new "Donate" feature in its updated PayPal Mobile 2.5 for iPhone and enhances fundraising capabilities on Facebook https://www.mailoutinteractive.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=221068&p=0bc3 Malgré la lenteur de la reprise économique, les organismes canadiens de bienfaisance font toujours face à d’importants défis. http://www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2727075 Local construction costs of Kenora's new $5.975-million emergency services and regional training centre now nearing completion on Barsky's Hill will be offset by a $1-million grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp http://www.industrymailout.com/Industry/View.aspx?id=221123&q=231549172&qz=7a5a82 Canadian charities continue to face considerable challenges despite slow recovery of the broader economy. http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/251293--mcmaster-study-on-immigrants-to-get-1m Will look at obstacles that hinder newcomers' ability to become economic contributors http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2010/08/charity-fraud-send-us-your-questions.html The flooding in Pakistan has led to desperate appeals for money by various organizations, but some may not be legitimate charities. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Feds+grant+homelessness+projects+Edmonton/3437216/story.html Past initiatives now benefiting city: mayor http://www.globallethbridge.com/Police+warn+Calgarians+about+donation+scam/3441714/story.html Police have received several complaints from Calgarians who have been contacted by phone by a person pretending to be raising funds for various causes that are supported by the Calgary Police Service. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/24/c4566.html Canadians noshed their way through 600,000 Blizzards to support medical care, research and educational programs for children's hospitals across Canada http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/the_charitable_giving_market_is_efficient_after_all/ "The charitable giving market is highly inefficient." http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/851493--flood-devastation-in-pakistan-overwhelming-head-of-toronto-charity-says Insect-covered, starving children. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/making-a-difference-building-a-career-101283189.html They may be young, but Veronica Wong, 20, and Trevor Thomson, 17, already know the value in giving back to their community. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/23/c4387.html The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is providing $20,000 to assist communities in Pakistan devastated by the worst flooding in 80 years. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/22/c4247.html Plan Canada applauds the Canadian government for its decision to match donations to the Pakistan flood response. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/22/c4239.html Mobile Giving Foundation Canada Enables Drive for Public Donations via Mobile Phones http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-government-will-match-pakistan-flood-donations/article1681386/ John Baird says donations for flood aid made between Aug. 2 and Sept. 12 will be matched, dollar for dollar, by federal money. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/20/c3976.html The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce that nine banks in Canada are accepting cash donations in support of Red Cross relief efforts in Pakistan. http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/20/c4065.html As members of the community gathered at the Markham Civic Centre today to learn more about Red Cross response to the floods in Pakistan, The Sprott Foundation came forward with a donation of $500,000 to support their efforts. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Government-of-Canada-Marks-Second-Annual-World-Humanitarian-Day-1307525.htm The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today acknowledged the second annual World Humanitarian Day, which takes place on August 19. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/20/c3999.html The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce a new option for donors to contribute to relief operations in Pakistan. http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/20/c4089.html The CAW will be donating $40,000 to the Pakistan relief effort and is urging local unions across the country to give generously to this important cause. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/20/c4082.html CIBC branches will also collect donations for the Canadian Red Cross http://www.canada.com/Organizations+fear+volunteer+loss/3421887/story.html New rules regarding security checks appear to have caught variety of groups off guard http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/August2010/20/c4100.html Les centres bancaires CIBC recueilleront également des dons pour la Croix-Rouge canadienne http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/super-sized-philanthropy/ How could giving away at least $115 billion to charity win anything but universal, flattering praise, especially in a post-recession age where many charities are in desperate need? http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/19/c3623.html Close to 300 associates and suppliers of Sears Canada teed off at the 23rd Annual Sears - Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Golf Tournament at Station Creek Golf Club in Gormley, Ontario last week. http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Anonymous+donor+antes+from+Cold+under+condition/3416499/story.html A city investor is challenging Calgarians to raise $100,000 for Inn From the Cold this summer. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Three-Levels-of-Government-Work-Together-to-Help-Fight-Homelessness-in-Winnipeg-1307191.htm With the support of three levels of government, renovations will be made to a transitional housing facility known as "Neighbours," which will promote stability and independence for women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=54645&cat=171&IdSection=171&PageMem=&nbNews=&IdPub= Take the approach that best represents what’s important to you, no matter the cause you’re supporting http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/17/c2870.html Artbound, a new Toronto-based nonprofit initiative working in support of Free The Children launched today with a mandate to help create sustainable change in developing countries through the arts. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/Report+backs+spending+affordable+housing+projects/3407030/story.html Two affordable housing projects in Saskatoon could get almost $2.6 million from the City of Saskatoon to build 127 new spaces, including 20 beds for a crisis shelter. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/17/c3165.html As a collaborative effort, the Canadian Red Cross, along with the Canadian International Development Agency, has deployed $1 million of emergency supplies to the flood affected communities in Pakistan. Once in Pakistan, the stocks will be distributed by local volunteers through the Red Cross Red Crescent network. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Great-Recession-Continues-to-Hurt-Nonprofit-Sector-New-Survey-Finds-1305151.htm GuideStar Says Transparency Among Charitable Organizations More Important Than Ever http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1177572 Summer is seen as a time for taking it easy, but the reality is that people are just as busy during these dogs days as they are at other times of the year, perhaps even moreso http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/08/13/clement-census-interview.html 'We've gone as far as we can go,' embattled minister says http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/847928--canada-s-census-intrusive-nothing-like-the-alternatives We've all seen the movies in which uniformed government officials demand that citizens produce identity cards and other documents. http://newsdurhamregion.com/opinion/article/159923 For every person who reads this column, I'll donate $1 to orphans in a remote Third World country. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Alberta+health+chief+slams+census+changes/3392985/story.html Planning efforts hindered, Duckett says http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/13/c2505.html The Canadian Red Cross is ramping up relief efforts in flood ravaged Pakistan. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/zellers-program-to-help-kids-100513564.html Community project funds programs for families in need http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/847213--advisory-body-says-clement-wasting-millions-on-census-changes?bn=1 The government-appointed council that advises Statistics Canada says Industry Minister Tony Clement is wasting $30 million on a new census that will fail to provide worthwhile information needed by governments, communities, social agencies and others. http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Philanthropy+rise+status+symbol/3388977/story.html As dozens of U.S. billionaires pledge their fortunes to charity and the country struggles to shake off recession, philanthropy is a growing status symbol of the rich, experts say. http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/11/c9688.html W. Brett Wilson Sticks It to Prostate Cancer as Honourary Chair http://www.thestar.com/article/846463--tories-offer-compromise-on-census-dispute The Harper government blinked for the first time in the census uproar, moving to head off a court challenge to its policies by revising the 2011 short-form census that goes to all households http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/846321--goar-mega-donations-pose-deep-questions Noblesse oblige has been a strong force for good in human history. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/charitable-donations-how-do-you-measure-up/article1667779/ We can't all be Warren Buffett, but that doesn't mean we can't shake the piggy bank a little harder yet http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/we-still-have-time-to-reverse-the-census-decision/article1667194/ It takes ages to establish credibility. It takes much less to tarnish it http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-was-told-of-flaws-in-census-plan-documents-show/article1668439/documents/ Statscan warned Tony Clement’s office that voluntary survey would yield low response rate http://www.financialpost.com/todays-paper/profits+need+long+form+census/3371542/story.html Imagine Canada is the latest body to weigh in on the census issue. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/power+philanthropy/3371061/story.html Odds are, the 40 billionaires in the United States who have pledged to give away at least half of their fortunes will have a positive impact on Greater Victoria. http://www.thetelegram.com/Opinion/Editorial/2010-08-07/article-1660013/Something-for-nothing/1 The Honourable Dave Denine, minister responsible for the volunteer and non-profit sector, will launch a new campaign to celebrate and promote the volunteer and non-profit sector. The launch will take place Monday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m. http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/06/14943931.html The federal government has injected $1.25 million toward the local quest of finding an AIDS vaccine. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/census/article/844203--clement-mocks-critics-of-tories-census-change Industry Minister Tony Clement says opponents of the Conservatives' decision on the census are just whining because they once had a "good deal" to get information they needed while letting Ottawa force citizens to supply the data. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/06/c9066.html Funds raised in communities are put to work in those same communities http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/08/charity-do-you-donate.html Canadian eBay billionaire Jeff Skoll has joined the list of wealthy families and individuals who have joined a campaign to give at least half their wealth to charity. http://castlegarsource.com/node/6628 My son did a really neat thing this week - a neat thing that served to underline some ugly truths of our modern world. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/More+billionaires+pledge+fortune+charity/3358168/story.html Thirty-four U.S. billionaires pledged Wednesday to give away at least 50 per cent of their wealth to charity as part of a campaign by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/collector+fake+charity+scheme/3352652/story.html Internal investigation reveals Canada Revenue Agency employee claimed $35,000 in fake donations http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Turning+clicks+into+cash/3352461/story.html Comtribute is the modern version of the spinning-straw-into-gold fairy tale http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Private+philanthropy+public+funding/3351831/story.html City-owned Hydro Ottawa has long history of donating to community groups