Yesterday was both National Philanthropy Day and National Grief & Bereavement Day in Canada, an intersect of my two professional passions.
Since returning from a beautiful death doula training retreat with Going With Grace (goingwithgrace.com), I’ve been doing a lot of thinking on how philanthropy (etymology- "love of humankind” source: etymonline.com) and death care intersect.
My teacher, Alua Arthur, mentioned many times during our time together that “death care is community care” and this has resonated with me deeply.
Currently trying to determine how philanthropy and this special type of community care intersect… it feels big and daunting, but also full of so much promise. Call me naïve, but I think that philanthropy and death care together could change the world around us…
