Chair: Isidora G. Sidorovska\, University o f Waterloo
\n\nDonor-Advised Funds: A Boon to Charity or to
Donors?
\nEric Miller\, George Mason University
Do nor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have become immensely popular in recent years\, r ising both in the number of funds accumulated\, and in number of accounts created. DAFs undeniably offer extreme attractiveness for donors\, who can dispose of complex assets\, reap huge tax savings\, and yet retain de-fac to control over the use of these funds. Yet questions remain about the pot ential for abuse\, the delay in charities receiving funds\, and potential for DAFs to substitute other charitable giving. This paper conducts a scop ing to review to understand the emerging landscape of DAFs and outline the key issues as stake for donors\, the government\, and the social economy.
\n\nAre charities ready for social finance? A survey of Can
adian registered charities’ investment readiness
\nAdam Jog\
, Imagine Canada\; David Lasby\, Imagine Canada
Social finance i s receiving significant attention from government policymakers as a means for scaling socially innovative solutions to complex social and environmen tal issues. Recent investments by the federal government in Canada’s socia l finance market has revealed the need for data on the investment readines s of social purpose organizations – the lack of readiness has been identif ied as a major impediment to the sustainable growth of the social finance market. This study addresses that gap by surveying Canadian registered cha rities to determine their current readiness for social finance investments .
\n\nStrategies and Paradigms in Toronto’s Jewish Lending S
ocieties
\nJoshua Goldschmidt\, University of Waterloo
The strategies of Jewish loan societies and their evolution have been understudied and absent from discussions on the social economy. This arti cle explores the inner workings within this aspect of Toronto’s Jewish com munity\, analyses their historical basis and its transformation to a singu lar practice of the Ultra-Orthodox. By interviewing the society’s operator s\, this study surveys the strategies they use and codifies their experien ces. It is hoped that this exploratory study will foster interest in the h istoric impact and future development of interest-free ethnic lending orga nizations across the world as they share mutual resources to enhance their collective standard of living.
BEGIN:VALARM UID:66623838-6334-4632-a630-653131616566 ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Chair: Isidora G. Sidorovska\, University of Waterloo\n\nDONOR- ADVISED FUNDS: A BOON TO CHARITY OR TO DONORS?\nEric Miller\, George Mason University\n\nDonor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have become immensely popular in recent years\, rising both in the number of funds accumulated\, and in nu mber of accounts created. DAFs undeniably offer extreme attractiveness for donors\, who can dispose of complex assets\, reap huge tax savings\, and yet retain de-facto control over the use of these funds. Yet questions rem ain about the potential for abuse\, the delay in charities receiving funds \, and potential for DAFs to substitute other charitable giving. This pape r conducts a scoping to review to understand the emerging landscape of DAF s and outline the key issues as stake for donors\, the government\, and th e social economy.\n\nARE CHARITIES READY FOR SOCIAL FINANCE? A SURVEY OF C ANADIAN REGISTERED CHARITIES’ INVESTMENT READINESS\nAdam Jog\, Imagine Can ada\; David Lasby\, Imagine Canada\n\nSocial finance is receiving signific ant attention from government policymakers as a means for scaling socially innovative solutions to complex social and environmental issues. Recent i nvestments by the federal government in Canada’s social finance market has revealed the need for data on the investment readiness of social purpose organizations – the lack of readiness has been identified as a major imped iment to the sustainable growth of the social finance market. This study a ddresses that gap by surveying Canadian registered charities to determine their current readiness for social finance investments.\n\nSTRATEGIES AND PARADIGMS IN TORONTO’S JEWISH LENDING SOCIETIES\nJoshua Goldschmidt\, Univ ersity of Waterloo\n\nThe strategies of Jewish loan societies and their ev olution have been understudied and absent from discussions on the social e conomy. This article explores the inner workings within this aspect of Tor onto’s Jewish community\, analyses their historical basis and its transfor mation to a singular practice of the Ultra-Orthodox. By interviewing the s ociety’s operators\, this study surveys the strategies they use and codifi es their experiences. It is hoped that this exploratory study will foster interest in the historic impact and future development of interest-free et hnic lending organizations across the world as they share mutual resources to enhance their collective standard of living. TRIGGER:-PT15M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR