Giving for Change, by the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, highlights how strategic giving influences policy, transforms communities, and fosters lasting social progress
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Margaret McCain’s new book, Giving for Change: How Philanthropy Shapes Early Education, takes readers on a compelling journey through the history of the landmark Early Years Study – Reversing the Real Brain Drain and follows its impact all the way to the creation of Canada’s first national universal childcare and early childhood education system. “The Early Years Study provided the scientific rationale for investing in young children,” she reminds us.
The book illuminates how McCain’s lifelong commitment to securing children’s futures has been powered and deepened by strategic philanthropic support. “I have always believed that investing in children is one of the most powerful ways to shape the future,” she states.
Punctuated by lively, behind-the-scenes accounts of how policy becomes reality, this is a must-read for policymakers, educators, social workers, and philanthropists alike.
Ramona Alaggia, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family (current)
Faye Mishna, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family (former)
The book Giving for Change is available for free in PDF format
Watch: Giving for Change: How Philanthropy Shapes Early Education Policy
Learn how the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain secured policy change and widespread support for early childhood education through research, universities partnerships, education and outreach backed by the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation. The video above provides an overview of McCain’s new book, Giving for Change.
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About The Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family
Margaret and Wallace McCain, one of Canada’s most notable and magnanimous couples, have contributed countless hours and millions of dollars to philanthropic causes. Known for his business leadership and entrepreneurial success, Wallace McCain (1930-2011), co-founded McCain Foods Limited in 1956. The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain was the first female Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and is well known for her advocacy for healthy child development and child welfare. Together with her husband, Wallace and their four children, she founded the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation to promote the best possible early childhood for all of Canada’s children. A committed alumna of the Faculty, McCain has served as an honorary chair of the Boundless campaign, honorary chair of the Factor-InwentashFaculty of Social Work campaign, and on the Boundless campaign executive closing committee, as well as many, many other advisory boards and committees.
In 1998, Margaret and Wallace McCain generously established the Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Child and Family at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. The Chair provides leadership in the area of child and family studies for the Faculty. The Chair focuses on research to analyze and determine the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs targeting high-risk children and families.
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