‘We never skipped a beat’: Community celebrates giving in Ottawa, and return of The Phils

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Crowds pack Rockcliffe residence to celebrate upcoming AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards on Nov 10th, announce 2022 recipients and open ticket sales By: Jeff Todd “This feels like family, doesn’t it?” asked Jacqueline Belsito, co-chair of the upcoming Ottawa Philanthropy Awards.  There was a collective laugh, and judging by a sea of nodding heads and warm…
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Philanthropy in Ottawa: Business owners support ‘creative outlet’ at Perley Health

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Sam Laprade for Ottawa Business Journal Who: Kathleen Grimes and Ersin Ozerdinc, Site Preparation Ltd.  The donation: $500,000   The recipient: Perley Health Foundation     The inspiration: “A friend gifted me a beautiful vase that was created at Perley Health art studio. The colours, peach and blue, reminded me of my grandma’s china. As I learned more…
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WCPD’s Peter Nicholson Explains the Win-Win of the Critical Minerals Charitable Flow Through Model

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In this InvestorIntel financial education series interview, host Peter Clausi talks to WCPD Inc.’s Founder and President Peter Nicholson on the art of the charitable flow through model. Starting with the history of the flow through, Peter Clausi explains that “flow through” was invented by the Canadian government to help stimulate investment in Canadian minerals and…
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Orleans Health Hub gets a $1M boost

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Philanthropy in Ottawa by Sam Laprade The donor: Gilles Desjardins, president, Brigil Construction The donation: $1 million   The recipient: Montfort Hospital Foundation, Orléans Health Hub   The inspiration: “I am very attached to Montfort Hospital. It is the place where I was born and where my wife and children were born as well. We are close to the Franco-Ontarian community…
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Philanthropy in Ottawa: Happy Roots makes happy child

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BY: Sam Laprade Who: Linsey Sherman-Zekulin and Mark Zekulin, Happy Roots Foundation  The donation: $1 million  The recipient: CHEO Foundation   The inspiration: “Our goal of focusing on infancy and preschool mental health is personal for us. We learned about this need in our community from Dr. Matheson, a psychiatrist at CHEO, who was undertaking a pilot project…
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Elevate’s Entre-Nous on encouraging women to be bold, be loud

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Social gathering returns to Rideau Club with goal of advancing women’s leadership, economic empowerment through networking, panel discussion, guest speakers BY: CarolinePhillips “When women come together, there is an energy that is unstoppable.” It was a casual, off-the-cuff comment made by guest speaker Rosey Edeh but her observation captured the spirit of Elevate International’s Entre-Nous networking event held at…
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