The GiveWise Blog

Effective Disaster Relief: Making a Lasting Impact through Informed Giving

In the face of the unprecedented wildfire devastation Canada is grappling with, the question "How can we help?" becomes not only relevant but imperative. The scale of destruction is immense, leaving us deeply affected as we witness the reports pouring in from across the country. For those of us fortunate enough not to be directly affected, the urge to assist often gets entangled in uncertainty. "Whom should I contribute to? How does my contribution truly assist those in dire need? How much of my donation truly reaches them?"

Embarking on the GiveWise Journey through My Personal Lens: The founding story of Tammy Kyte

In 2018, a phone call came that would alter the course of my life forever. The proposition was to embark on the journey of establishing a new organization with a noble mission: to transform lives through transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in generosity. 

Generosity Champion: Sharon Thielmann of Harbour Side Youth

This month, we have got a fascinating story to share about Harbour Side Youth Foundation (HSY) and the incredible journey that the founder Sharon Thielmann has been on that led her to establish HSY.

re·sil·ience

noun
the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Last week, GiveWise was honoured to facilitate donations for Comunidad’s 8th annual fundraising event, a gathering centered around the theme of resilience, where many stories were shared about families in Cambodia, Guatemala and even in GiveWise’s local city of Abbotsford, about how they stood through severe difficulties.

Generosity & Business

What does a generous business look like? What value does it bring and what can you do to create that type of environment in your business? Find answers to those questions and more in our latest article on generosity and the workplace.

Cycle 5 To Survive: Donating to 5 Charities with 5 Bike Rides on 5 Continents for 5 Summers

Last month we featured Cameras For Girls, a Toronto-based charity, and this month GiveWise is privileged to partner with Cycle 5 To Survive, facilitating the donations to 5 charities through an impressive 5 bike rides on 5 continents for 5 summers, a cause that has been birthed in our hometown, Abbotsford BC!

PearTree Canada: Where Finance Meets Philanthropy

GiveWise is pleased to introduce you to our friends at PearTree Canada. PearTree provides an advanced donations solution that allows donors to purchase shares of Canadian resource companies and donate them to a registered Canadian charity of their choice, reducing their taxable income, supporting non-profits, and accelerating the development of resource projects in Canada.

March is International Women’s Month

Though we have made great strides in Canada – and the work is ongoing – circumstances are not the same for women in many countries around the world. Meet Amina Mohamed, Executive Director and Founder of Cameras For Girls, a program created to ensure that African women could capture their own stories and, more importantly, get paid work.

Help Turkey - Earthquake Relief Fund

In light of the news of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, we are privileged to have Perla, who has lived most of her life in Turkey and is currently in University here in Canada, offer her perspective and we are thankful to be able to host a cause fund that she is putting together. Please read what Perla has to say, and consider donating.