23+ hour, 37+ min ago  (620+ words) In a recent survey of 8, 000 non-profits, CCNDR also found that equity-denied organizations face significant barriers in digital skills and training. The Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCNDR) began as a collective between seven co-founding organizations and is now housed…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (126+ words) Future of Good has covered the promise and peril of using AI for mental health, but a new phenomenon is raising alarms: "AI psychosis." Vulnerable users are treating chatbots like therapists, confidants, even soulmates " with some withdrawing from real relationships,…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1060+ words) Canada is going full speed on big projects, giving them a fast track to prop up an economy trying to detangle itself from the U. S. The aim is to bring prosperity to Canadians, however, the planet's resources are limited. How do…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (845+ words) B. C. advocates urge the provincial government to prohibit pet bans in tenancy agreements. Pet restrictions in rental housing are contributing to both homelessness and increased demand for social services. Advocates say changing the law could help keep people housed, reduce pet…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (906+ words) Social progress occurs when the government recognizes checks and balances, she says. From Mar. 23 to Apr. 2, Quebec's community sector went on strike. The slogan was "Le communautaire " boutte! , a deliberate double entendre in Quebec French. It means both "at the…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (1227+ words) There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch. By Michael von Massow, University of Guelph Does Canada need public grocery stores? The debate has moved into the mainstream since Avi…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (665+ words) The notwithstanding clause has been invoked by provinces looking to push ahead with their agendas on religious symbols, the rights of transgender youth, and to prevent strike action. Despite being enshrined in the Charter for more than 40 years, the use…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1384+ words) Fostering belonging isn't difficult, but it does take some understanding of how people's brains work and how we are likely to interact with each other. Workplaces often assume that declaring a space "safe" is enough, but our bodies and brains…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1051+ words) Sudan's crisis is escalating out of sight, with millions facing hunger, displacement, and violence while global attention drifts elsewhere. This first'hand account cuts through the abstraction of statistics and reminds us that people living through unimaginable hardship are showing more…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (155+ words) Two years after announcing a partnership, Netherlands-based financial giant Triodos and Quebec workers fund Fondaction have launched a nearly half-billion-dollar fund to help transition farmland and forests to more restorative practices. Called the Value Nature Fund 1, the $484 million fund will…...