In a guest post by Kevin McCort, president and CEO of Vancouver Foundation, in the Tri-city Post, McCort writes that many Canadians question whether they can really make a difference in the world by supporting a charity.
McCort claims that one of the greatest challenges facing the nonprofit sector is competing for grant funding. Charities also face pressure from another quarter: their donors.
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