Canadian Family Offices | Philanthropy
December 22nd, 2023
Changing the world through philanthropy requires a thought-out plan.
Charitable giving can span a range from spur-of-the moment decisions to a multigenerational strategy through a family foundation.
At the same time, factors like faith, a personal tragedy and generational trends can affect how people give and to what kind of causes.
While we have profiled many generous families and donors in Canadian Family Offices, this selection of pieces (stories of family giving and advice on how to approach philanthropy from archive stories in Canadian Family Offices) illustrates some of these themes, and offers some advice on how to approach giving.
Younger donors have demonstrated what some have coined the shift from charitable giving to charitable living. They are hands-on, want to be engaged, they’re open to taking risks and are inspired by impact.
Sharilyn Hale, President, Watermark Philanthropic Counsel
They’re digital natives and they define community more broadly, even as they are drawn to the hyper-local.
