Imagine Canada

In Part 2 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
- Marcel Lauzière, President & CEO of Imagine Canada introduces Michael Hall.
- CSGVP presentation by Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research provides a general overview, discusses the types of contributions Canadians make, financial donations, the thin base of support for giving, personal and economic characteristics of donors and early life experiences.

In Part 3 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research continues the CSGVP presentation discussing the donor rates by province and territory, average annual donations by province and territory, the types of organizations that Canadians support and the methods of donating.

In Part 4 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research continues the presentation discussing volunteering, the thin base of volunteering support in Canada, personal and economic characteristics of volunteers, early life experiences, volunteering among young Canadians, types of organizations Canadians volunteer for, what volunteers do, volunteer rates by province and territory and the average hours volunteered by province and territory.

In Part 5 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research continues the presentation discusses how Canadians help each other directly, the frequency Canadians help others directly, the rate of helping others directly by province and territory, the base of support for charitable and nonprofit organizations and summarizes the key findings.

In Part 6 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
- After Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research concludes the main presentation the floor is opened for questions.
- Questions asked: Do high school volunteer requirement affect the stats? How are religious organizations categorized? What are the trends on immigrants? What about rural versus urban volunteering? Direct help versus volunteering in the north?

In Part 7 of 7 of the CSGVP videos:
- Michael Hall, Vice-president, Research continues with the questions and answers.
- Questions asked: What about the skills attained through volunteering? Why do the statistics seem so low in Quebec? What kinds of questions are we asking in Quebec? Motivations for giving and volunteering?
- Ruth MacKenzie, President, Volunteer Canada, concludes the event festivities.

This is a wonderful initiative. The Muttart Foundation agreed to pay for this section to increase public awareness of the size, scope, successes and challenges faced by charities and non-profits. The Muttart Foundation believes that this awareness, if leveraged by the sector, can lead to greater public support of initiatives the sector believes are... Read More important.

The stories in the section were selected by Edmonton Journal staff and written by journalists with no input from the Foundation.

The section will remain online for at least the next month. We would encourage you to distribute the link to your colleagues and mail lists to increase awareness and perhaps encourage even greater journalistic attention to our sector. We would also encourage sector organizations in other parts of the country to consider similar initiatives. More awareness of the sector and its issues can never be a bad thing.