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By now we’ve become used to the daily announcements detailing new investments to keep society functioning. They have been extensive in scope and provide some hope Canadians might get through this pandemic without losing everything.
But, there have been oversights. While infusions have been clearly needed by families, emergency services and front-line charitable organizations such as food banks and shelters, governments have largely overlooked the significant impact on non-profits and charities that invest in our communities, in everything from concert halls to curling rinks, from nutrition programs to green energy, from chambers of commerce to health care and from supportive housing to reconciliation. What most of these organizations have in common now is the inability to plan for recovery because there has been no news of stabilization funds from governments.
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For decades, Canada’s non-profits and charities have functioned in those gaps frequently found between government and business, in effect forming a second and needed social safety net and community test labs for business innovation.
