January 2008

• Momentum has been selected by the Tides Canada Foundation as one of the Top 10 Charities in Canada for 2007!
• Charity's Share From Shopping Raises Concern
• Can Business Spark a Green Energy Revolution?
• Links of the Month

Momentum has been selected by the Tides Canada Foundation as one of the Top 10 Charities in Canada for 2007!

Momentum, who is the parent organization for the SPP, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Charities in Canada for 2007. The Tides Canada Foundation chose Momentum for its award-winning Community Economic Development (CED) programs which includes business development programs that annually reach over 300 people and support 50 small business startups, lending over 300 Micro Business Loans with over $900,000 invested and a repayment rate of 90%, matching the savings of over 800 individuals and families with more than $1 million under their matched savings program and supporting over 30 people who have been able to purchase homes with their matched savings, training over 500 immigrants and Aboriginal people for careers in trades - many of them tripling their earnings in less than five years. For a list of other recipients, go to: Tides Canada Foundation.

Charity's Share From Shopping Raises Concern

A recent article in the NY Times, cause-related marketing is discussed where consumers can make a donation by buying a product. This increasingly popular marketing trend is criticized for lacking regulation and accountability, especially when details are missing of how much a donation is actually being made or when a specific charity is not mentioned. To read more about it, go to: NY Times article.

Can Business Spark a Green Energy Revolution?

This article discusses whether and how companies can take the lead in climate change initiatives. Some interesting examples are described by companies such as Google, Intel, GE, Hewlett Packard and Virgin. For more information, visit: Article.

Links of the Month

• Sustainable Calgary (www.sustainablecalgary.ca) promotes, encourages and supports community level actions and initiatives that move Calgary towards a sustainable future.
• Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (www.calgarycvo.org) functions similar to a Chamber of Commerce by providing research, education and a vehicle for consultation and public policy development on issues of most concern to the voluntary sector.

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