Professional advisors are invited to join the upcoming Lunch & Learn Workshop on Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NII Advance Technology Campus in Tiverton, ON. Presented by the Community Foundation Grey Bruce and Brightshores Health System Foundations, this event offers valuable insights into philanthropy, tax planning, and rural wealth transfers.
Laurie Fox will introduce and update attendees on Canada’s Will Power Campai...
Contributions are currently being accepted for a special issue of the Journal of Rural and Community Development focused on reimagining philanthropy in rural and northern Canada! This special issue will explore diverse dimensions of rural and northern philanthropy in Canada, with a focus on the role philanthropy plays in governance, social and environmental justice, decolonization, and innovation in community development within these contexts. It aims to d
Research on rural philanthropy in Atlantic Canada was shared at the recent 8th Annual Conference of the Association of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research. Ryan Gibson (University of Guelph), Joshua Barrett (University of Prince Edward Island), Kelly Vodden (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University), and Edmund Yirenkyi (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University) shared a presentation titled "Investing in Place and Potentials: Rural Philanthropic Themes and Trend...
On May 15, 2025, Ryan Gibson shared insights a lunch and learn session co-hosted by the the Community Foundation of Grey Bruce and Brightshores Health Systems Foundation. The event brought together over 30 lawyers and professions to explore how rural areas are places of wealth and to understand that this wealth is increasingly mobile. Without careful consideration, much of it could leave rural areas as younger generations move to urban centres. The present
A new publication from Alex Petric and Ryan Gibson was published in Regional Studies, Regional Science titled, "Hidden Treasures: Estimating Intergenerational Wealth Transfers in Rural Canada". This study examines how wealth is passed between generations in rural Canada and the potential impacts for local economies. Intergenerational transfers of wealth could play a crucial role in supporting rural communities. Without careful consideration, much of this ...
Prof. Ryan Gibson recently delivered a presentation titled Translating Place to Wealth: Experiences from Place-Based Endowments in Rural Canada. The presentation was delivered at the Folk, Place, and Knowledge Conference in Singapore. Prof. Gibson's presentation focused on recent research in philanthropy, rural development, and wealth building. A brief description of the presentation is listed below:
Rural communities are at a critical turning p
