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Research Project: The Evolution of Community-based Philanthropy

Par Leigha McCarroll , Ph.D. candidate, Carleton University

Par Dr. Megan Conway , PhiLab member, Post-doctoral Fellow

Par Dr. Susan Phillips , PhiLab member

Par Dr. Alexandra Williamson , PhiLab member, Post-doctoral Fellow

13 June 2021

The Evolution of Community-based Philanthropy: Initial Insights into a Comparison of Community Foundation Peak Organizations Research team: Leigha McCarroll, Ph.D. Candidate (Carleton University), Dr. Megan Conway, Post-doctoral Fellow (Carleton University), Dr. Susan Phillips, Faculty (Carleton University) Dr. Alexandra Williamson, Post-doctoral Fellow (Queensland University of Technology) Keywords: Community Foundations; Community-Based Philanthropy; Organizational Strategy; Canada; Australia Context […]

COVID-19 Management in Long-term Care: Governments Outperformed Nonprofits, So Where Do We Go from Here?

28 May 2021

We set out to understand whether long-term care home (LTCH) provider type made a difference for COVID-19 outcomes. Our recently published paper, “Does the Profit Motive Matter? COVID-19 Prevention and Management in Ontario Long-term Care Homes”, finds that for-profit LTCHs did the worst job of protecting life during the pandemic. But nonprofits were not much […]

Valuing evaluation in public philanthropic foundations

28 May 2021

The term ‘evaluation’ is used easily and frequently in philanthropic circles, but often with varied understandings of what it is and how to do it. Along with its cousins, ‘impact’ and ‘performance measurement’, evaluation is seen as definitively good, but to be approached with caution. Evaluation buttresses grantmaking programs; it provides evidence and confidence in […]

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Research Project: The Evolution of Community-based Philanthropy

COVID-19 Management in Long-term Care: Governments Outperformed Nonprofits, So Where Do We Go from Here?

Valuing evaluation in public philanthropic foundations

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