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| Foundation honours immigrant advocate Carl Nicholson is able "to sprinkle fairy dust" to help community
Photo by Lynn Ball Page C9
Posted with permission from The Ottawa
Citizen Carl Nicholson has a magic touch, says the head of the Community Foundation of Ottawa. It's because of those magical capabilities that Barbara McInnes and her foundation honoured Mr. Nicholson, executive director of the Catholic Immigration Centre, for his ability to "sprinkle the fairy dust and translate dollars into something that really matters to local people." Through his organization, Mr. Nicholson is working with police, educators, community leaders and the media to help educate people about the needs of new Canadians. Last night, about 400 people were at the Canadian Museum of Nature for the foundation's annual gathering. "We invite some of the amazing people in the community to get up and talk about what they do and how they're involved in making the quality of life better for everybody in our community," said Ms. McInnes, the president and CEO of the foundation. "We call it endowed philanthropy -- we accept charitable gifts that are intended to be kept forever. We put those funds into an investment portfolio and it's the annual earnings from that investment that we give back in the form of charitable grants," she said. The non-profit organization manages assets of $85 million and donates more thatn $4 million annually. "It's a kind of giving that is a permanent legacy for causes that people care about and want to support over the long term, or to memorialize people, or honour a family." The organization also stewards the charitable causes, vetting charities to determine how they put their donations to use. Last night, the Community Foundaiton introduced its two newest initiatives: the Youth Engagement program, which, through a youth advisory panel, will allow young people to invest money in youth-related causes; and "Engage!" a program designed to encourage young entrepreneurs to start thinking about philanthropy even if they don't have money to give right now. The purpose of both programs is to help attract people who wish to be philanthropic, to keep charitable dollars in the community, and to "expand the philanthropic pie, so everyone can have an adequate slice," Ms. McInnes said. "We are very interested in making this form of philantrhopy available for everybody." More information about the Community Foundaiton of Ottawa, and its Youth Advisory Panel, can be found at www.communityfoundationottawa.ca. © The Ottawa Citizen 2005 |
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