Sam Watts

When can individual donors make a huge difference?

Think Philanthropically In last month’s column we examined a few reason why a donor might say “no” to a funding request. In this month’s column we will examine some things an individual donor can do in order ...
Sam Watts

When should a donor say “NO”?

Think Philanthropically It is a wonderful thing to fund a worthy cause, but sometimes a generous donor should refuse a request for funds. Almost every non-profit organization can claim to be underfunded relativ...
Sam Watts

Let’s bust some non-profit myths

Think Philanthropically There are a variety of misconceptions and misunderstandings about non-profit organizations.  When they are repeated often they can feel like the truth. For example, one of the prevaili...
Not Black and White

Not Black and White

What We Choose To Remember Prior to living in Quebec I was not conscious of systemic discrimination. At high school there were jocks, motor-heads, hipsters and book-worms who formed distinct tribes but we eac...
Sam Watts

Intentional Compassionate Action

Think Philanthropically “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” - Coretta Scott King It is generally not wise to question the perspective of Coret...