"The disabled of tomorrow will be those who lack access to technology today," Terry Wiens 2001 Today was gorgeous and well worth a good wheel along the water front. Nanaimo's 50th anniversary World Championship Bathtub race weekend was going on so the water front was very busy. While enjoying the sun I came across a gentleman … Continue reading Social Entrepreneurism (Revision)
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Progressive Nanaimo
I left Vancouver Island seven years ago to return Calgary for career purposes. I grow up in Calgary. I have lived in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax but I have continually returned to Calgary. However having moved to Vancouver Island in 1990 made this my longest absence from Calgary. This 18 year absence meant a major … Continue reading Progressive Nanaimo
Changing the Way We Think of Charity!
Charities and goodwill are changing, not only in Canada, but worldwide. And they are changing for a wide range of reasons, some good and some bad. Canada is now experiencing what has been referred to as "charity chill". Charities who may have an ideology that is oppositional to our government are now being threatened through … Continue reading Changing the Way We Think of Charity!
Who Says Charity Has to be Non-Profit?
Where is it written that organizations who want to provide charitable work have to be a non-profit? It isn't. It was 1966 before charities were asked to file returns on their activities and to register with the Minister of National Revenue so that the receipts they issued could be verified. That's less than fifty years … Continue reading Who Says Charity Has to be Non-Profit?
A Poster Child's Perspective 