Future of Good
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Independent Canadian news and learning organization. Mission: enable a smarter social purpose world.
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Food insecurity in Canada is rising fast — and it’s hitting people with full‑time jobs.
StatsCan shows rates jumped 16.8% → 22.9% since 2019. 31% of Manitoba food bank users and 23%+ in B.C. are employed.
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StatsCan shows rates jumped 16.8% → 22.9% since 2019. 31% of Manitoba food bank users and 23%+ in B.C. are employed.
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StatsCan: Food insecurity more widespread following COVID-19 pandemic | Future of Good
A new Statistics Canada report found more demographics of Canadians are experiencing food insecurity after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Food insecurity in Canada is rising fast — and it’s hitting people with full‑time jobs.
StatsCan shows rates jumped 16.8% → 22.9% since 2019. 31% of Manitoba food bank users and 23%+ in B.C. are employed.
Read the story: futureofgood.co/statscan-foo...
StatsCan shows rates jumped 16.8% → 22.9% since 2019. 31% of Manitoba food bank users and 23%+ in B.C. are employed.
Read the story: futureofgood.co/statscan-foo...
Generative AI might be “worthless”—and that could be good news.
Less hype = more space for human creativity, trust, and justice-centred innovation. For social good leaders, it’s a call to invest in people, not just tools.
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Less hype = more space for human creativity, trust, and justice-centred innovation. For social good leaders, it’s a call to invest in people, not just tools.
tinyurl.com/3njezczu
Generative AI might end up being worthless — and that could be a good thing | Future of Good
If generative AI fails to deliver the economic returns investors expect, society could benefit in different ways: less hype, less extractive pressure, and more room for human creativity and trust to f...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Generative AI might be “worthless”—and that could be good news.
Less hype = more space for human creativity, trust, and justice-centred innovation. For social good leaders, it’s a call to invest in people, not just tools.
tinyurl.com/3njezczu
Less hype = more space for human creativity, trust, and justice-centred innovation. For social good leaders, it’s a call to invest in people, not just tools.
tinyurl.com/3njezczu
Too many youth know they need mental health support and still can’t access it. Inspired by lived experiences, GreenShield has launched a centralized digital platform called Youth Mental Health Ecosystem designed to reduce cost and wait times for young people across Canada.
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An easier way to find mental health help for young people: The Youth Mental Health Ecosystem | Future of Good
“I felt very disconnected from the things that I used to do that made me feel very happy and connected."
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December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Too many youth know they need mental health support and still can’t access it. Inspired by lived experiences, GreenShield has launched a centralized digital platform called Youth Mental Health Ecosystem designed to reduce cost and wait times for young people across Canada.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2x3u2jkk
🔗 tinyurl.com/2x3u2jkk
Gen Z is changing the rules of work: stability, inclusion, and purpose matter more than titles. Eddy Ng (Queen’s University) explains why “conscious unbossing” and flexible, values-driven workplaces are key to retention.
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The future of work — according to Gen Z — is purposeful, digital and flexible | Future of Good
If Canadian organizations want to attract, engage with and retain this generation of talent, it’s essential to understand what makes them tick.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Gen Z is changing the rules of work: stability, inclusion, and purpose matter more than titles. Eddy Ng (Queen’s University) explains why “conscious unbossing” and flexible, values-driven workplaces are key to retention.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4maw82zw
🔗 tinyurl.com/4maw82zw
According to Le Collectif NRS, there's a growing number of Quebecois organizations leading the way in the responsible adoption and application of technology. The collective, made up of ten volunteers, is embarking on mapping the province’s responsible technology ecosystem.
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Meet the volunteers mapping Quebec’s responsible tech industry | Future of Good
Le Collectif Numérique Responsable et Soutenable - or Le Collectif NRS - has launched an initiative to map Quebec's responsible technology ecosystem.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
According to Le Collectif NRS, there's a growing number of Quebecois organizations leading the way in the responsible adoption and application of technology. The collective, made up of ten volunteers, is embarking on mapping the province’s responsible technology ecosystem.
🔗 tinyurl.com/y37x563z
🔗 tinyurl.com/y37x563z
What if Canada built AI as a public utility, not a corporate product?
Fenwick McKelvey argues for CanGPT, a public-service model rooted in democratic values, cultural archives, and sustainability.
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Fenwick McKelvey argues for CanGPT, a public-service model rooted in democratic values, cultural archives, and sustainability.
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Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT? | Future of Good
What if AI were developed as a public utility? Canada’s long history with public service media offers a model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What if Canada built AI as a public utility, not a corporate product?
Fenwick McKelvey argues for CanGPT, a public-service model rooted in democratic values, cultural archives, and sustainability.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3fhshjrf
Fenwick McKelvey argues for CanGPT, a public-service model rooted in democratic values, cultural archives, and sustainability.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3fhshjrf
Tracey Raney shows how online misogyny from political leaders silences women & erodes democracy. Essential reading for social good advocates. #EndDigitalViolence
Link: tinyurl.com/yhf4687z
Link: tinyurl.com/yhf4687z
OP-ED: ‘Quiet, piggy’ and other slurs: Powerful men fuel online abuse against women in politics and media | Future of Good
Marginalized women and women with public-facing roles — especially politicians, journalists and activists — often bear the brunt of attacks, with the intent to silence.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Tracey Raney shows how online misogyny from political leaders silences women & erodes democracy. Essential reading for social good advocates. #EndDigitalViolence
Link: tinyurl.com/yhf4687z
Link: tinyurl.com/yhf4687z
Future of Good marks a big moment today. Vinod Rajasekaran will transition from CEO to board member in January. Our team is grateful for his drive, vision, and courage over eight years.
Anouk Bertner will lead the organization with strength and clarity.
Full announcement: tinyurl.com/sryc23se
Anouk Bertner will lead the organization with strength and clarity.
Full announcement: tinyurl.com/sryc23se
Vinod Rajasekaran to transition from CEO to Future of Good board member | Future of Good
In January, I will transition from my CEO role at Future of Good and support the team in a new capacity as part of Future of Good’s board of directors.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Future of Good marks a big moment today. Vinod Rajasekaran will transition from CEO to board member in January. Our team is grateful for his drive, vision, and courage over eight years.
Anouk Bertner will lead the organization with strength and clarity.
Full announcement: tinyurl.com/sryc23se
Anouk Bertner will lead the organization with strength and clarity.
Full announcement: tinyurl.com/sryc23se
Corporate purpose is steady, employee giving is sliding—and non-profits are feeling the squeeze.
Fewer employees are donating even as workplace matching funds go untapped.
The fix? Clearer communication, recurring giving, collective action, and leadership modelling.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2e5p4uun
Fewer employees are donating even as workplace matching funds go untapped.
The fix? Clearer communication, recurring giving, collective action, and leadership modelling.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2e5p4uun
Op-Ed: Corporate commitment to social purpose remains surprisingly steady, but employee giving has fallen off track | Future of Good
By Sona Kholsa, Chief Impact Officer, Benevity and Woodrow Rosenbaum, Chief Data Officer, Giving Tuesday People’s sense of financial stability has been rocked this year by political, economic, and cul...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Corporate purpose is steady, employee giving is sliding—and non-profits are feeling the squeeze.
Fewer employees are donating even as workplace matching funds go untapped.
The fix? Clearer communication, recurring giving, collective action, and leadership modelling.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2e5p4uun
Fewer employees are donating even as workplace matching funds go untapped.
The fix? Clearer communication, recurring giving, collective action, and leadership modelling.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2e5p4uun
#GivingTuesday: Choose where your support goes.
You shape your community. You know the pressure.
We removed the paywall so changemakers can access the reporting needed to lead, fund, and support their work.
Today, we ask for your gift. Keep sector reporting free for all.
👉 tinyurl.com/5xenz5m4
You shape your community. You know the pressure.
We removed the paywall so changemakers can access the reporting needed to lead, fund, and support their work.
Today, we ask for your gift. Keep sector reporting free for all.
👉 tinyurl.com/5xenz5m4
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#GivingTuesday: Choose where your support goes.
You shape your community. You know the pressure.
We removed the paywall so changemakers can access the reporting needed to lead, fund, and support their work.
Today, we ask for your gift. Keep sector reporting free for all.
👉 tinyurl.com/5xenz5m4
You shape your community. You know the pressure.
We removed the paywall so changemakers can access the reporting needed to lead, fund, and support their work.
Today, we ask for your gift. Keep sector reporting free for all.
👉 tinyurl.com/5xenz5m4
📣 Big news. Future of Good is now a Registered Journalism Organization.
We are now a charity and qualified donee, recognized for journalism that serves the public good. Our goal is simple. Keep impact journalism open for all. Read more and learn how you can support this work: tinyurl.com/bp9er6rz
We are now a charity and qualified donee, recognized for journalism that serves the public good. Our goal is simple. Keep impact journalism open for all. Read more and learn how you can support this work: tinyurl.com/bp9er6rz
Announcement: Future of Good is now a Registered Journalism Organization | Future of Good
Future of Good has been granted Registered Journalism Organization (RJO) status. In short: We are now a charity and qualified donee.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📣 Big news. Future of Good is now a Registered Journalism Organization.
We are now a charity and qualified donee, recognized for journalism that serves the public good. Our goal is simple. Keep impact journalism open for all. Read more and learn how you can support this work: tinyurl.com/bp9er6rz
We are now a charity and qualified donee, recognized for journalism that serves the public good. Our goal is simple. Keep impact journalism open for all. Read more and learn how you can support this work: tinyurl.com/bp9er6rz
It’s a world-first: UVic and Indigenous partners have launched a program to help rebuild Indigenous legal systems.
It’s a big collaboration, one that could be a blueprint for other Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
tinyurl.com/248st3mj
It’s a big collaboration, one that could be a blueprint for other Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
tinyurl.com/248st3mj
World-first project to help rebuild Indigenous legal systems in Canada | Future of Good
The University of Victoria has launched a global-first Indigenous-led initiative to rebuild and revitalize Indigenous legal systems in Canada, beginning with the Secwépemc Nation in B.C.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s a world-first: UVic and Indigenous partners have launched a program to help rebuild Indigenous legal systems.
It’s a big collaboration, one that could be a blueprint for other Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
tinyurl.com/248st3mj
It’s a big collaboration, one that could be a blueprint for other Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world.
tinyurl.com/248st3mj
Carbon dioxide is the marathon runner of global warming. Methane & other short-lived pollutants are the sprinters—fast, powerful, and dangerous.
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore | Future of Good
We already have powerful ways to reduce the warming rate – if governments look beyond carbon dioxide and focus on a broader set of pollutants.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Carbon dioxide is the marathon runner of global warming. Methane & other short-lived pollutants are the sprinters—fast, powerful, and dangerous.
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
Cutting them now = slowing warming quickly.
COP30 must treat SLCPs as the emergency brake on climate change.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/yfnbw9ck
North York Harvest Food Bank is responding to the deepening food insecurity crisis by tripling its capacity next spring. The non-profit says its new community food hub will also connect users to employment opportunities.
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Feeding Change: North York Harvest Food Bank on the verge of becoming self-sufficient | Future of Good
The food bank based in northern Toronto is working to triple its capacity by next spring to create a long-term solution to food insecurity.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
North York Harvest Food Bank is responding to the deepening food insecurity crisis by tripling its capacity next spring. The non-profit says its new community food hub will also connect users to employment opportunities.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3svm4je6
🔗 tinyurl.com/3svm4je6
This week, we take down the wall.
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week, we take down the wall.
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Until December 15th, you have access to stories, data, and insights that help you stay informed. Now we’re asking the community to help keep the paywall down for good.
If our journalism has helped your work, or team, stand with us: futureofgood.co/make-it-poss...
Canadian politicians are using social media to share policy — but some are blocking constituents who criticize them. Is this a threat to democratic discourse? There is no clear legal framework yet in Canada, so should public officials be allowed to silence dissent online?
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Should Canadian politicians be allowed to block their constituents on social media? | Future of Good
Stories have emerged of constituents being blocked by their representatives. Should Canadian politicians be free to block their own constituents?
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November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Canadian politicians are using social media to share policy — but some are blocking constituents who criticize them. Is this a threat to democratic discourse? There is no clear legal framework yet in Canada, so should public officials be allowed to silence dissent online?
tinyurl.com/59dt232x
tinyurl.com/59dt232x
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@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@PolicyWise.com is sharing resources to empower the social-serving community.
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
@futureofgood.bsky.social & Environics Research created the “Changemaker Wellbeing Index,” the first comprehensive randomized panel survey focused on the well-being of Canada’s non-profit workforce, at: buff.ly/41zPtX3
As part of their new research into Big Oil’s Playbook, Environmental Defence Canada identified that oil and gas companies like to play the “good neighbour” by financing community infrastructure, climate resilience projects, fire rescue departments, and education.
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
Fossil fuel companies use philanthropy to ‘stifle community opposition’: Environmental Defence Canada | Future of Good
Canadian oil and gas companies are using philanthropic funding to direct money towards community infrastructure, programs and organizations, and as a result, “buying community consent.” “They may fund...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As part of their new research into Big Oil’s Playbook, Environmental Defence Canada identified that oil and gas companies like to play the “good neighbour” by financing community infrastructure, climate resilience projects, fire rescue departments, and education.
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
More here: tinyurl.com/4wvaa9a5
Could this help Canada’s housing crisis? #tinyhomes ##tinyhomevillages #housingcrisis #housing #canada
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November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Could this help Canada’s housing crisis? #tinyhomes ##tinyhomevillages #housingcrisis #housing #canada
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AI is changing how people seek mental health support and raising important questions about safety and responsibility. Organizations are developing ways to ensure AI connects people to real human help. “The technology is just a vehicle,” said Justin Scaini.
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AI could help strengthen mental health support, but only if it’s used properly: Experts | Future of Good
Any mental health care overseen by AI needs strong moral and ethical guardrails to prevent tragic outcomes.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
AI is changing how people seek mental health support and raising important questions about safety and responsibility. Organizations are developing ways to ensure AI connects people to real human help. “The technology is just a vehicle,” said Justin Scaini.
🔗 futureofgood.co/ai-could-hel...
🔗 futureofgood.co/ai-could-hel...
While daycare and dental weren't touched, there remain major gaps:
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
Federal Budget 2025: Changemakers split over focus on infrastructure vs. social programs | Future of Good
Changemakers had mixed reactions Tuesday after the federal government tabled their proposed budget for 2025.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
While daycare and dental weren't touched, there remain major gaps:
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
❌Food Insecurity unaddressed
❌Nearly $3B cut to global aid
❌Climate action risks locking in fossil fuels
✅Climate strategy for renewables
✅Youth employment focus
It’s domestic investment vs. systemic challenges
🔗 tinyurl.com/5bzcf2sw
NO PAYWALL: After pushback from 5,000+ Canadian academics, a federal committee has amended a motion that would’ve exposed personal data of researchers working on race, gender & equity.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
Academics’ warning of American-style ‘anti-EDI’ shift leads feds to backtrack from sensitive info ask | Future of Good
More than 5,000 academics have signed a petition to prevent the public release of their confidential information in what they say is an anti-DEI attack.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NO PAYWALL: After pushback from 5,000+ Canadian academics, a federal committee has amended a motion that would’ve exposed personal data of researchers working on race, gender & equity.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
A win for academic freedom—but DEI-focused research is facing growing scrutiny.
#federalbudget2025 has dropped, and we are combing through it, finding out what will affect social services and changemakers. Here's our continuously updating story (with NO paywall):
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UPDATED – Federal Budget 2025: Social spending flatline and massive infrastructure money | Future of Good
The federal government’s 500-page budget document was tabled in the House of Commons Tuesday, outling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new agenda for Canadians.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#federalbudget2025 has dropped, and we are combing through it, finding out what will affect social services and changemakers. Here's our continuously updating story (with NO paywall):
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
NO PAYWALL:⏳ With Budget 2025 dropping today, social purpose leaders are bracing for austerity — and watching for signs of support.
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NO PAYWALL:⏳ With Budget 2025 dropping today, social purpose leaders are bracing for austerity — and watching for signs of support.
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...
Front-line organizations are already stretched. This budget could either deepen the strain or offer a lifeline.
📍Follow the updates: futureofgood.co/federal-budg...