Nonprofit organizations play an integral role in our lives and infuse our world with a conscience. But their impact on our well-being notwithstanding, they also comprise a significant economic force, providing services and products, and achieving success on the same playing field as those in the private sector. But with limited resources, staff and finances, can nonprofits really compete?
Designed to give women a voice the creators felt was lacking in other games in the marketplace, EVE’s Quest involves charades, drawing, singing, intuition challenges and trivia questions, all the while making women’s issues and accomplishments its central focus.
There’s much talk these days about the impending retirement of the generation we refer to as baby boomers. How will the organization function without the efficacy and strategic aptitude of Mr. or Mrs. Retiree? How can an organization ensure it finds talented people to fill their shoes?
Faced with stagnant attendance, declining subscriptions and staff turnover, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir asked Rotman NeXus, an innovative fresh-faced agency, to help their song regain a profitable sound.
How often does the average Canadian reach into her pocket and make a donation to a favourite arts organization? How are arts organizations expected to thrive when faced with a highly competitive and saturated funding pool and ever-diminishing public funds?
How does an umbrella organization fulfill its stated goals and satisfy its members who entrust it with their confidence and, sometimes even their fees?
Whether it’s an over-saturated market, increased competition for sponsors, fickle attendees, escalating financial costs or inclement weather, the number of obstacles facing festivals today are many. So, how do the Shaw and others avoid festival landmines and achieve success?
Statistics Canada just revealed the results of a survey conducted in 2004, providing a comprehensive overview of how Canadians support their communities. And according to the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (CSGVP), there’s some good news – and some not so good news.
Direct mail, in all its varied and colourful incarnations, continues to fill our mail slots, drop to awaiting floors, and give our mail carriers backaches. Yes, in this electronic age, direct mail is holding its own.
Lately the federal government has taken a stronger stance on tax issues as they relate to receipting and charities.
