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I am so grateful for grassroots leadership that is showing up across the country. Leadership is demonstrated when someone sees something that needs changing – and they find a way […]

It’s hard. Actually, it’s really hard to have been in a position where I knew I could help leverage resources into our community and now to be sitting as a […]

Covid 19 is exposing numerous cracks in our social fabric. The future for community groups and the social service providers is full of uncertainty and precarious plans. But, as national […]

“You’re grounded!” When I was a teenager, this was the biggest punishment that a parent could shout. If teenagers in the 70’s stayed out too late, came home drunk or […]

This a personal story and also a cautionary tale. The story relates to motherhood. The tale relates to change, unexpected turns of events and shifts that spin a person’s moral […]

The date for the Jon Whyte Spelling Bee and Trivia Challenge is February 4. I’ll be out of town that evening, but I imagine a room full of laughs and […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]