The Foundation (WCPD) celebrates opening of Special Care Nursery at The Ottawa Hospital

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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…
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Infinity Convention Centre brings Midas Touch to Ottawa Cancer Foundation dinner

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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…
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AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards celebrate some of Ottawa’s most tireless supporters

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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…
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The Foundation WCPD marks anniversary ahead of Ottawa Philanthropy Awards gala

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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…
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Tazania Gov demands $190 billion in back taxes and fines

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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…
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Mining giants losing their grip on global market as local governments push back

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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…
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Foundation supports AFP Leadership Retreat

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In this country’s 150th year, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) held its annual retreat in the nation’s capital last month, with the Foundation (WCPD) serving as a networking sponsor. The AFP Canadian Leadership Retreat brought together fundraising professionals, consultants and leaders from all across Canada to share ideas, discuss best practices and carve out…
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Twinkle Gala burns bright for NICU

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There are few causes more emotional than support for neonatal care. And yet, while premature or critically ill babies are society’s most vulnerable patients, we often miss the mark in ensuring these newborns receive the fundraising they deserve, according to Dr. Pradeep Merchant, perinatologist and site chief of neonatology at the Civic campus of the…
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WCPD helps launch Ottawa Giving Guide

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The WCPD Foundation has come on board as a Founding Partner and Sponsor of Ottawa’s first ever ‘Giving Guide’ , an annual publication seeking to unite the city’s robust philanthropic community. The landmark guide is in collaboration with the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Ottawa Chapter. Published by OBJ…
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