In this holiday season reigns a collective effervescence that encourage mutual help and makes particularly visible many impulses of solidarity. It is difficult to miss the commitment of many volunteers for people in need, especially since December 5th was International Volunteer Day, which highlights the contribution of volunteering to the socio-economic development of communities.
The holidays are also synonymous with religious celebrations. Therefore, PhiLab ends its first year on the theme “philanthropy and religion”. In fact, this theme is fundamental considering that all religions, without the slightest exception, maintain a privileged relationship with giving. According to Statistics Canada 2013 data, 31% of Canadian donors have funded religious organizations, and 41% of the total value of donations – $ 5.2 billion – is obtained by this type of organization.
PhiLab is thinking big and offers you the following documents:
–New trends in volunteering: Baby-boomer volunteering, by Pierre Morrissette, Directeur général Centre d’action bénévole de Montréal
– Voir loin avec la Fédération CJA : 100 ans de soutien à la communauté, by Diane Alalouf-Hall, PhiLab (soon in english)
– Interview of Pierre Viau, président de la Fondation de la Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne (JOC), by David Grant-Poitras, PhiLab (soon in english)
– Charité : les Québécois donnent moins que le reste des Canadiens – l’utilisation des dons philanthropiques. Interview de Sylvain Lefèvre, directeur scientifique du PhiLab sur Radio Canada le 13/12/17
– Un extrait du livre de Manuel Litalien (chercheur au PhiLab): La philanthropie religieuse en tant que nouveau capital démocratique. Développement social et régime providentiel en Thaïlande. PUL, 2016.
– The Philanthropic Year, December 2017. Philanthropy and Religion, PhiLab.
Happy reading!