Are we moving towards a more responsible society thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic?

The question addressed by this research article concerns the world after the pandemica Does this pandemic represent a decisive moment that will shift us towards a more socially and environmentally responsible society? In line with this question, will new habits and new responsible behaviors develop in a sustainable manner? To respond to these challenges, the article starts with plural theories associated with changing habits. Recommendations addressed to companies, as well as to public decision-makers or citizens are proposed to draw the contours of a socially and ecologically more acceptable post-Covid-19. ©

Examining the COVID-19 Response of Canadian Grantmaking Foundations: Possibilities, Tensions, and Long-Term Implications

This article explores how Canadian philanthropic foundations with social justice mandates responded to the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by loosening restrictions for grantees;collaborating on new initiatives;elevating grassroots knowledge;and balancing short- and long-term priorities. This response, however, revealed a series of tensions in the dominant pre-COVID-19 philanthropic model-specifically, as a mechanism to address the social, economic, and ecological crises that predate COVID-19. The early pandemic response of grantmaking foundations can therefore serve as a model for what a more democratic, agile, collaborative, and justice-oriented philanthropic sector can look like.