Philanthropy, and research on philanthropy, in Canada is often concentrated in large urban cities, such as Montréal, Toronto or Ottawa. However, philanthropic needs are not limited to large urban areas. Often, we use terms such as “Northern”, “Rural”, “Remote”, and “Peripheric”, when referring to smaller communities and their unique realities. Unfortunately, the definition of these terms, often based on geography, are less understood in a philanthropic context. The objective of this conceptual report is to define these Northern / Rural / Remote / Peripheric communities in the philanthropic context in order to assist funders, researchers, and policymakers in dealing with that lesser studied realities of these communities.
Read the research paper: Definitions of Northern / Rural / Remote / Peripheric Communities in a Philanthropic Context
Research paper by François Brouard, Manuel Litalien & Natalya Brown