RSM Canada raises over $300,000 through charitable giving campaign

TORONTO, ON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – RSM Canada, a leading global provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, is proud to share that more than $300,000 was raised throughout Canada towards the firm’s 2022 Power of Love charitable giving campaign.

The Power of Love campaign sees RSM employees in Canada, the U.S., India and El Salvador raise funds for charitable organizations dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes or the quality of life for children and families. In 2022, over US$6.7 million was raised.

“Stewardship is one of our firm’s core values and the annual Power of Love campaign provides a wonderful opportunity for us to support and give back to local communities across Canada,” said Harry Blum, national managing partner with RSM Canada. “I am incredibly proud of our team’s efforts – raising over $300,000 in today’s economic climate is no easy feat and is a testament to our people and clients. We look forward to another successful campaign in 2023!”

RSM’s 2022 fundraising goal was achieved through several employee events, along with external donor contributions. Here are the charitable organizations that will benefit from RSM’s 2022 fundraising campaign:

CALGARY:

• Brown Bagging For Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) provides lunches for approximately 4,700 kids each school day. BB4CK works with school staff members to identify needs and to plan how best to make sure hungry students get the nutrition they need to think clearly and learn. They believe that by enabling better education outcomes, BB4CK gives students a hand up, not just a handout.

EDMONTON:

• The Little Warriors Be Brave Ranch is a specialized, trauma-informed, evidence-based, treatment centre focused on helping children who have been sexually abused, as well as their families. The Be Brave Ranch program assists children with overcoming the devastating effects of child sexual abuse – their program is for girls and boys from 8-12 years old and girls between the ages of 13 and 16, and is designed with significant input from many leading experts who specialize in child sexual abuse.

RED DEER:

• Red Deer Family Services Bureau (Family Services of Central Alberta) is a nonprofit organization that provides preventive, supportive, and early intervention services throughout Central Alberta. Incorporated in 1970, their record for excellence and community service has been built on the delivery of accountable, innovative programs and services based on best practices.

TORONTO AND KITCHENER:

• ComKids aims to provide youth with limitless and infinite potential through technology, digital literacy, and life tools. The program was established in 1998 to level the playing field for students by providing technology (laptop computers) and support (educator mentorship) so they have the means to succeed. ComKids is a community-based intervention with a proven track record of effectively supporting youth to become technologically proficient, improve academic outcomes, build confidence, make better life choices and build their communities.

VANCOUVER:

• For more than 40 years, the Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia has been dedicated to providing ground-breaking programs for families, children, and youth. They strive to inform, support, educate, and connect everyone in the adoption and permanency community, and welcome prospective and waiting adoptive parents and guardianship, kinship, moral, and custom adoption families, as well as those formed through legal adoption.