Law, Philanthropy and New Economic Challenges:
Changing the Rules of Engagement
On Sept. 16th, The Winnipeg Foundation and the faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba held its inaugural Philanthropy and Law symposium in Winnipeg. National keynote speakers at the half-day event included Tim Brodhead,
President & CEO, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, Terry De March,
Director General of the Charities Directorate at Canada Revenue Agency and Ed Waitzer,
Partner, Stikeman Elliot.
Two concurrent sessions – one chaired by Winnipeg Foundation CEO Rick Frost, examined charity management and fiduciary responsibility, and the other hosted by Jan Lederman, partner at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, highlighted funding challenges facing charities and non-profits. Each panel featured national and local experts.
Community foundation representatives from across the country (Vancouver Foundation, Edmonton Community Foundation, London Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation) joined delegates from charitable organizations, lawyers, accountants, law students, not-for-profit board members and others, at the sold-out symposium.
Listen to Jan Lederman’s interview on CJOB about the symposium –
click here.
Watch Kathy Hawkesworth,
Edmonton Community Foundation, speak about the symposium –
click here.
Watch Nicole LaTourelle,
St. Amant Foundation, speak about the symposium –
click here.
Symposium Presentations & Resources
ResourcesSymposium
[brochure]Symposium
[context paper]Keynote SpeakersTim Brodhead, President & CEO,
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation [website] [speaking notes]Terry de March, Director General Charities Directorate,
Canada Revenue Agency [website] [presentation]Ed Waitzer, Partner,
Stikeman Elliot [website] [presentation]
Panel PresentersRichard Bracken, Chairman,
Royal Canadian Securities Limited [bio] [presentation]
Florence Carey, Lawyer,
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP [bio] [presentation] [speaking notes]
Lynn Eakin, Consultant,
LynnEakin.com [website] [presentation]
Leilani Kagan, Lawyer,
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP [bio]Marcel Lauziere, President & CEO,
Imagine Canada [website]Susan Lewis, President & CEO,
United Way Winnipeg [website] [presentation] [speaking notes]David Loewen, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
[bio] [presentation]Bob Wyatt, Executive Director,
The Muttart Foundation [website] [speaking notes] Concurrent Session ChairsRick Frost, Chief Executive Officer,
The Winnipeg Foundation [policy document]Jan Lederman, Partner,
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP [presentation]
Philanthropy and the Law
Philanthropy and the Law is a special partnership between the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law and The Winnipeg Foundation that began in 2006 as an acknowledgement of the Foundation’s 85th anniversary. The partnership encompasses working together to provide:
- A Faculty of Law course entitled Philanthropy and the Law;
- A Winnipeg Foundation prize for law students;
- Support for Pro-Bono Manitoba, and
- A philanthropy and the law-themed symposium, to be held every second year.
For more information, please contact The Winnipeg Foundation at (204) 944.9474.
Make a Gift
The Philanthropy and the Law Fund, held at The Winnipeg Foundation, was established to support the program and its activities. Gifts to the fund are encouraged and can be made in person, by phone or online.
Make your gift through our secure online donate site:
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Make a gift by phone:
Please call The Foundation office at (204) 944.9474 or toll-free 1.877.974.3631 (outside Winnipeg)
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Philanthropy and the Law Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation
1350 One Lombard Place
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