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The Foundation (WCPD) donates show on 1310 News to two worthy organizations making a difference in the community All too often, foundations, non-profits and volunteers work tirelessly in the background without any hope or desire for recognition. Fortunately, thanks to a new radio show known as “An Hour to Give”, The Foundation (WCPD) was able…

The Global Philanthropy Report, conducted by researchers at Harvard Kennedy School’s Hauser Institute for Civil Society with funding from UBS, is the most comprehensive analysis to date of global philanthropic practices and trends. Key findings: The global philanthropy sector is young and growing fast, with 72 percent of foundations established in the past 25 years….

More than 500 people attended 100th year celebration at Canadian War Museum One hundred years ago, when the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) was founded, blind citizens in this country were not allowed to vote. This basic right was only achieved in 1930. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, a federal cabinet minister with…

In today’s modern world, switching on the computer at home has become as routine as turning on the faucet to brush your teeth. It is more than a convenience, but rather an essential component of everyday life for school, business and social relationships. And yet, it is easy to forget that many children do not…

Published on http://www.worldbank.org The rise of green energy technologies required for a low-carbon future is expected to lead to significant growth in demand for a wide range of minerals and metals, such as aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals, according to a new World Bank report, “The Growing…

The Foundation (WCPD) was on hand for the grand opening of new Special Care Nursery at The Ottawa Hospital last month, an addition that is expected to greatly enhance care for the city’s smallest patients. The new nursery, located at the hospital’s Civic Campus, provides a state-of-the-art space for babies born at 32 to 37…

BY: Caroline Phillips, Ottawa Business Journal.  You might say that Dhadkan has a heart of gold, following its Midas Touch-themed benefit dinner held Friday at the new Infinity Convention Centre. The Indo-Canadian community-based organization, named after the Hindi word for heartbeat, has raised more than $10 million in charitable donations since it began 15 years…

BY: Caroline Phillips, Ottawa Business Journal.    Three sisters raise awareness over youth homelessness after the oldest comes face-to-face with a teenage girl begging for change outside their neighbourhood grocery store. A man toils away at a car dealership for 59 years while quietly serving as a shining example of service to his community. Thousands of…

BY: Caroline Phillips, Ottawa Business Journal.  While most people are philanthropic for altruistic reasons, such as their love for all mankind, there’s also a very practical reason for why people give back: to give their hard-earned dollars to charity rather than the Tax Man. For the past three decades, Ottawa-based boutique financial services firm The…

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania’s No.1 gold producer, announced Monday that it will reduce operational activity at its Bulyanhulu Gold Mine. “The decision was driven by unsustainable cash outflows at the mine due to the concentrate ban and the operating environment,” officials said in a statement. Acacia is in the midst of a bitter dispute with…

The AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards has announced its seven esteemed award recipients that will be honoured at the big gala event on November 14. Presented by The Foundation (WCPD), which is serving as Title Sponsor for the second consecutive year, the AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards (known as “The Phils”) brings together some of the brightest…

DANIELLE BOCHOVE , Bloomberg News Outnumbered and outflanked, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. chief executive officer Richard Adkerson made an about-face. Only months before, Mr. Adkerson had dismissed the idea of selling a majority stake in the Phoenix-based company’s flagship Indonesian copper-and-gold mine to local investors. But, seated beside government officials in Jakarta last week, the veteran executive told…