McLeod Group blog by Lauchlan T. Munro, August 10, 2020
Long before the COVID-induced recession slashed Canadians’ contributions to charities and the WE scandal threatened to undermine Canadians’ confidence in NGOs, there were deep-seated problems in the way that Canadian registered charities got funded. Canadian international development NGOs do well if they do child sponsorship or work in humanitarian emergencies, but otherwise they struggle to raise money from individual Canadians for long-term development work. It is time for a rethink.