To Be or Not to Be … a Sector

Brenda Cameron Couch, Director of Community Outreach

There are a couple of recent and very exciting contributions to the discussions and debates we need to have as Sector.

Bob Wyatt of the Muttart Foundation has just released Letters to (not always of) Joy. A series of his musings about the Sector – where we have come from, where we are and where he thinks we should be going. (Stay tuned for Meg’s Picks about the monograph.)

The latest issue of The Philanthropist is also now available online. In this issue:

• Tim Brodhead offers his take on the major challenges and promising new directions for the Sector.
• Bob Wyatt and Don Bourgeois tackle opposite sides of the question are we or are we not a Sector?

This is exactly the kind of challenging thinking we need.

We need to broaden our thinking from the usual way of doing business. We need to be exposed to challenging and provocative points of view. We need to debate those points of view (in a “nice” Canadian way) and accept or reject ideas based on thoughtful reflection. We need to be open to change.

Let’s talk: Take the time to review these articles. Post your thoughts and let us know of others articles, you have found interesting.

Submit your thoughts to The Philanthropist. Discuss some of these ideas with your Board, among your networks and with those who are not part of the Sector.

Thanks Bob, Tim and Don for getting us started.  Let the debate continue.

~Brenda