To call the past year tumultuous would be a severe understatement. Despite the many changes that were required to adapt to the new COVID-19 reality, PhiLab’s researchers and students continued to develop and produce research reports, blog articles, interviews and other publications on the general theme of grantmaking philanthropy. While many organizations struggled to continue producing at the same levels as before, our entire team managed to surpass pre-COVID publication levels by over 50%, producing a total of 48 blog posts, 15 interviews, six research papers as well as our publication of a Special Edition of our annual journal The PhiLanthropic Year. For a more in-depth look at what was accomplished in 2020, we invite you to consult our 2020 Annual Report.
Research on the philanthropic sector is even more relevant than before, with shifts towards decolonization and trust philanthropy and a slow move towards a more equitable post-COVID recovery. The PhiLab team would like to take this opportunity to highlight the incredible work being accomplished by our researchers by curating a Special Edition focused solely on their work over the past year. The work will focus on work that highlights PhiLab-funded research projects currently underway. For more information on PhiLab research projects find our Research Page here.
In line with this Special Edition, The Philanthropist, a PhiLab partner, has prepared a series of six interviews with PhiLab researchers to shed light on our partnership and the role of research within the philanthropic sector.
Enjoy your reading!
The Philanthropist: PhiLab researchers interview series
- PhiLab: What research can tell us about philanthropy by The Philanthropist
- Antoine Gervais: Grantmaking foundations – The issue of management and administrative costs
- Jacqueline Colting-Stol: Foundations and climate action
- Shelley Price: Storytelling the philanthropic landscape – Collective restorying of giving and sharing through Indigenous perspectives
- Adriana Davis : South Saskatchewan Community Foundation Response to COVID-19
- April Lindgren : Local Journalism
- Sylvain A. Lefèvre: Bâtiment 7, philanthropic foundations, and universities – The story of a common ground
Blog articles
- Making Post-Secondary Education Possible in a Pandemic by David Peacock and Sandra Ngo, Western Hub
- The continuing influence of the Carnegie Foundation on Canadian post-secondary education by David Peacock and Sandra Ngo, Western Hub
- 211 Teams playing critical role during COVID-19 Pandemic by Lynn Gidluck, Western Hub
- Research project update: Philanthropic Support for Journalism: A Canadian Roadmap by April Lindgren and Tanja Saric, Ontario Hub
- The Evolution of Community-based Philanthropy: Initial Insights into a Comparison of Community Foundation Peak Organizations par Leigha McCarroll, Megan Conway, Susan Phillips and Alexandra Williamson, Ontario Hub and International Research Unit – Australia
- COVID-19 Management in Long-term Care: Governments Outperformed Nonprofits, So Where Do We Go from Here? by Kristen Pue, Daniel Westlake and Alix Jansen, Ontario Hub
- Le Bâtiment 7, les fondations philanthropiques et les universités. Histoire d’une mise en commun by David Grant-Poitras and Sylvain A. Lefèvre, Quebec Hub
- Ongoing Case Research on Philanthropic innovation for sustainability by Rosane Dal Magro and Marta Rey-Garcia, International Research Unit – Europe and Quebec Hub
- Reconnaissance de l’Observatoire de la philanthropie à l’ESG by Élisabeth Robinot and Léo Trespeuch, Quebec Hub
- Philanthropy in Newfoundland: Supporting Environmental Charities & Nonprofits by Kelly Vodden and Miranda Ivany, Atlantic Hub
- Valuing evaluation in public philanthropic foundations by Alexandra Williamson and Kylie L. Kingston, International Research Unit – Australia
Research Papers
- COVID-19 et transformations de l’action bénévole au Québec by David Grant-Poitras and Diane Alalouf-Hall, Quebec Hub
- Foundry, British Columbia: A Case Study on the Graham Boeckh Foundation’s Strategy to Develop Integrated Youth Services
by Tareq Hardan, Quebec and Western Hubs - Research Paper #23 – Graham Boeckh Foundation – Phase I : Portrait of the Foundation, from its creation to nowadays by Tareq Hardan, Quebec and Western Hubs
- Cahier de recherche #22 : Fondations subventionnaires : l’enjeu des frais de gestion et d’administration by Antoine Gervais, Quebec Hub
May 2021 Newsletter: Spotlight on PhiLab researchers
Special Edition: Spotlight on PhiLab researchers
- Next month’s Special Edition: Representation of Community Foundations in Canadian Philanthropy
- Recent Publications
- News from our Hubs
- News from our Members
- Featured Philanthropy Profile
- Alliance Article of the Month