Author Archives: Gena Rotstein

SEP 28 2011

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 …

Social Finance for For-Profit Social Ventures

Gena Rotstein

SEP 06 2011

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For the past few days I have been in the Ottawa area attending the Imagine Canada/Volunteer Canada forum on Business & Community. During this time I have had the opportunity to meet with social change agents in the non-profit sector …

Non-Profit = Non-Progress?

Gena Rotstein

JUL 28 2011

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I had a conversation the other day with Michele F Gartner from the Trico Foundation about the charitable sector marketplace. She informed me that the Latin root for PROFIT means PROGRESS and that by putting the word “non” in front …

Tempest in a Teapot – Central Asia Institute

Gena Rotstein

MAY 06 2011

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I have been watching the ripple effects of the allegations of misuse of funds by Three Cups of Tea author and charity founder, Greg Mortensen. Mr. Mortensen has been accused of spending donor dollars to promote his book, and more …

He Said, She Said: The Importance of Funding Agreements

Gena Rotstein

APR 20 2011

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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 …

Celebrating Women in Philanthropy for International Women’s Day

Gena Rotstein

MAR 23 2011

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In honour of International Women’s Day this post is about women and philanthropy. Part of this post comes from a presentation I made at the Insight Series for the Canadian Women’s Foundation a few weeks ago. I recently finished Sondra …

Expectations of use of funds for Japan Quake donations

Gena Rotstein

MAR 17 2011

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There are several things we can learn from past natural disasters and the way that donations were handled: Initial outpouring is large and fast, and sometimes can overwhelm even the best agencies. The need for funds far exceeds the media …

Author Archives: Gena Rotstein

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