Philanthropy

Is there such a thing as “Canadian values”? According to Professor Emeritus Geerte Hofstede, of Maastricht University, the answer is “yes”. Hofstede’s study measures and compares how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. His landmark study revealed that, still today, Canadians (as well as Americans, Australians, and the British) value “individualism” above all else. This “value” framework however, has had curious political and social ramifications, and in recent ... Continue Reading

Don’t believe everything you read. First, Santa really does exist. Second, the Prince of Humbugs was actually a philanthropreneur. Third, the “Global Financial Crisis” (“credit crunch”) has had more to do with giving than with borrowing. And fourth, the crisis is not a U.S.-centric phenomenon at all. Let’s work backwards. Headlines for the past two years constantly referred to the “Global Financial Crisis.” But notice, the causes and the cures are ... Continue Reading