Comments on: Four reasons the nonprofit sector needs a new name

By: Peter Clutterbuck

Peter Clutterbuck — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:52:42 +0000

Prime example of how the sector is often neglected or an afterthought in public policy decision-making is the Government response to business resistance to the legislated $15 minimum wage – offering a tax reduction to small business to compensate for the costs of a fairer wage to its workers, while not providing any adjustments to non-profits’ existing transfer payment agreements to accommodate their workers’ needs. ONN has taken some leadership on this issue – but establishing the value and contribution of the sector to society in the policy-makers’ and public mind are important – in that regard, let’s start by asserting a clear and positive way that we identify our sector.

By: John Ryerson

John Ryerson — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 02:44:37 +0000

“Public benefit organizations are a critical partner with government and business as they plan for the future and need to be at the policy planning tables. ” We still continue to clash with government departments /ministries on the seeing us as more than tax relief vs real partners. Three examples recently for me: School boards and Planning departments in their silos when we all know community planning needs everyone at the table, community hubs under the Infrastructure Ministry that is tasked to best bang for buck on assets not community benefit, lack of partnering with religious organizations that have real estate in the hot Toronto market that could be helping with affordable housing. In an ideal world this would be an election issue.