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When a group of women from Banff and Canmore met last November, we discussed the word “philanthropy”. It was the reason we had assembled, to celebrate National Philanthropy Day. Our range in ages [...]

Santa won’t be fooled by what he saw in 2019. He knows about the nastiness, aggressions, and conversations that are polarizing our opinions in so many places. At Santa’s request, I will keep [...]

About ten years ago, I was sitting in a room with twenty of my peers from the community foundation movement. Mike, formerly a member of the Royal British Navy, was standing at the front of the [...]

About five years ago, I asked the well-dressed gentleman sitting beside me at a gala fundraiser, “So, why do you give to charity?” His response was quick, “Well, it’s just the way life works. Get [...]

On the same day that Greta Thunberg stepped on a high-tech sailing vessel in Plymouth England, I entered a bookstore in Fernie where I had picked up a copy of “No One is too Small to Make a [...]

The social scientist Brené Brown writes, “… a deep sense of belonging is an irreducible need of all women, men and children. We are biologically, cognitively, physically and spiritually wired to [...]

Truth be told, I was heading east on Wednesday June 19, 2013, in the direction of the airport. Rain ‘of biblical proportions’ pummelled the roof of the bus. The downpour was so hard and loud, it [...]

In 1992, I walked into the Whyte Museum in Banff, to meet with Bernadette, Educational Programs Officer. I had set up the appointment, intending to explore volunteer opportunities beyond my usual [...]