There was a time when all a nonprofit needed was a cause, a simple campaign, some volunteers, a desk – and a lot of passion. Limited resources didn’t necessarily impede an organization from reaching its target audience, promoting its mission and raising money. Oh, how things have changed.
How could a venture seemingly destined for success fall so hard and so fast? Could the failure have been averted? And how can those looking to start their own nonprofit avoid a similar fate?
What importance does the media play in how nonprofits deliver their messages? Is it even a relationship worth cultivating?
Last year, the federal government decided it was finally time to curb the number of unwelcomed phone calls the public receives. Feeling the time was ripe for legislative restraint of telemarketers, Bill C-37 proposed the establishment of a National Do Not Call Registry.
A look at a growing trend toward social enterprises among Canadian nonprofits, as they find new and innovative ways to diversify their revenue streams and lessen their reliance on government and other funding sources.
