Weekly News Recap: July 24, 2020

Weekly News Recap: July 24, 2020

Sir Tom Moore raised millions for the U.K.’s National Health Service by walking 100 laps of his garden as he approached his 100th birthday. He also had a hit record, which Queen Elizabeth II joked about during the ceremony. “That was the icing on the cake,” Tom replied. July 17, 2020

It matters what you call a thing. -- Solmaz Sharif

FUNDRAISING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

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SOME GOOD NEWS

  • Queen Elizabeth knights Captain Tom Moore at Windsor Castle (YouTube) "Captain Thomas Moore, the 100-year-old WWII veteran and fundraising hero in the UK, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in a special ceremony at Windsor [Castle]." The video is terrific. Just a small ceremony but you can hear their conversation. #Charming.

  • Meteorologist in the making: 'Jake the Weather Kid' delights Grande Prairie residents with daily updates (CBC) GRANDE PRAIRIE STORY Love this kid. "In a news cycle dominated by COVID-19 and economic uncertainty, Jake McKnight's daily weather updates in Grande Prairie provide a breath of fresh air. Ten-year-old Jake, who calls himself 'Jake the Weather Kid,' has been running a weather show online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic."

  • Chris Evans Becomes Captain America Again For 6-Year-Old Who Saved Sister From Dog (HuffPost) Now, that is what I call an awesome big brother. "Though 'Avengers: Endgame' seemed like the last time we’d see Evans as the character, the actor adopted the persona again to recognize a real-life hero: 6-year-old Bridger Walker. [Bridger] put himself between a charging dog and his 4-year-old sister, suffering several injuries to his face and head, his aunt Nicole Walker explained in now-viral Instagram posts. He apparently said later, 'If someone had to die, I thought it should be me.' Bridger’s surgery lasted around two hours, and he got more than 90 stitches, according to his family."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. Province announces funding for restoration of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Calgary Herald) BANFF STORY Woot! Good news. "The provincial government announced [...] it’s funding a $2.58-million project to fix up the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s theatre complex to stimulate job creation in the Banff community that is reeling from the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic." RELATED: Banff Centre's virtual Midsummer Ball pulls in $830,000

  2. Calgary focuses on tech jobs with $7 million from city's opportunity fund (CBC) CALGARY STORY Nice move Calgary. More of this please. "More than 500 tech sector jobs are expected to be created from $7 million invested in two projects, Calgary Economic Development announced [...] The city put $100 million into the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund to attract new jobs to the city and help chip away at the problem of empty office towers in the core."

  3. Masks will soon be mandatory in Calgary. Here's a breakdown of what that means (CBC) CALGARY STORY YES!!! "Calgarians will soon have to wear mandatory face masks in all public areas, after city council voted 12-3 to make it a bylaw [...]. It's set to take effect as of Aug. 1, with the goal of limiting the spread of COVID-19."

  4. Edmonton’s CFL team dropping use of name ‘Eskimos’ (Sportsnet) EDMONTON STORY And now the search begins. "The Edmonton club will begin 'a comprehensive engagement process' on a new name. Until then, the franchise will be called EE Football Team and Edmonton Football Team."

  5. Statement from Imagine Canada on the Canada Student Service Grant/WE Charity controversy (Imagine Canada) CANADIAN STORY "The recent controversy surrounding the awarding of an agreement to deliver the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) to WE Charity has led to many legitimate questions about the structure of the program and the conduct and operation of WE Charity." RELATED: WE Charity announces restructuring amid student grant controversy

  6. Gov. Gen. Payette has created a toxic climate of harassment and verbal abuse at Rideau Hall, sources allege (CBC) CANADIAN STORY "Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has created a toxic environment at Rideau Hall by verbally harassing employees to the point where some have been reduced to tears or have left the office altogether, sources tell CBC News."

  7. Musée d'Orsay cuts ties with Montreal Museum of Fine Arts over sacking of director Nathalie Bondil (The Art Newsletter) MONTREAL STORY It is not often that stories like this make the news...like this. "Museum leaders have voiced their disapproval of the abrupt dismissal of Nathalie Bondil, the director general and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts [...]. The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is the first museum to announce that it is suspending its cooperation with the Montreal museum, cancelling the Canadian leg of a joint exhibition on the naturalist Charles Darwin."

  8. Calgary's James Short Park will be renamed due to Short's anti-Chinese racism (CBC) CALGARY STORY "Calgary will rename James Short Park and parkade, located on the border of the city's Chinatown, because of its namesake's history of anti-Chinese racism. The park, located at 115 Fourth Avenue S.W., directly across the street from Chinatown, is currently named after Short, a lawyer, school principal and alderman who played a key role in anti-Chinese bigotry in the city in the early 1900s."

  9. Breaking: Blackbaud Hacked, Ransom Paid (Nonprofit Times) Wow! This is big. "Blackbaud, one of the world’s largest providers of financial and fundraising technology to nonprofits, was hacked and paid a ransom to have the hijacked data destroyed by the cybercriminals. Officials learned of the intrusion in May and called in law enforcement and independent forensics experts to work with Blackbaud’s own security [team]."

  10. Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics (New York Times) "Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of Margaret Sanger, a founder of the national organization, from its Manhattan health clinic because of her 'harmful connections to the eugenics [movement].'"

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. TIMING IS EVERYTHING: HIGHLIGHTS FROM CLASSY’S NEW DONOR BEHAVIOR REPORT (Associates Now) "A new report from the online fundraising firm Classy finds that most users leave a campaign site right after getting there—but the handful that stick around are very likely to donate."

  2. 7 job search rules you should break now (Fast Company) These are all likely to blow you mind but #6 is a great reminder.

  3. These are the rules to break if you want to be more creative (Fast Company) In essence, we need to stop being so rigid.

  4. Make your “next free 30 minutes” easy for people find (Google calendar) (Medium) This is a cool hack. I use ScheduleOnce which is more sophisticated but I might also use this.

  5. 4 Principles of Getting in Shape When You’re Busy (In Fitness And In Health) It might sound rudimentary but too often, we let complexity stand in the way of action. Keep it simple.

  6. Why I Love My Digital Bullet Journal (Medium) I am a fan of bullet journals and digital...even more so. #PlannerPeace

  7. How to Speed Up Execution (The Innovation) A pre-mortem and daily stand-ups. I am in!

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. $10M donation for conservation (Okanagan Edge) OKANAGAN STORY "At a cost of nearly $10 million, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation is funding more than 180 individual wildlife, freshwater fish, and habitat conservation projects across British Columbia this year."

  2. UBC expands research into historical Indigenous art through $6 million endowment (UBC) VANCOUVER STORY "UBC alumnus, Michael Audain, OC, OBC, one of B.C.’s most ardent champions of the visual arts has donated $3 million to UBC to create the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art. The gift, supported through the Audain Foundation, will be matched by the university to create a $6 million endowment."

  3. Hackensack UMC receives $25M gift—largest single donation in its history (NJBIZ) "Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation said [...] that Helena Theurer, longtime benefactor and friend, generously donated $25 million to advance cancer research and transform clinical care at the hospital’s cancer center."

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