Online contests: What’s in it for you?
An exploration of online charity contests and whether they are a good time investment for nonprofits.
Marketing & Communications
Corporate Giving, Fundraising
Business: The better way?
A profile of Michael Edwards, author of Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World. Edwards argues against allowing philanthrocapitalism to become the main approach to changing society.
Fundraising, Philanthropy
Philanthropic Trends Quarterly: What’s in store for you?
It certainly is a complex time for fundraisers but thanks to KCI’s latest edition of Philanthropic Trends Quarterly, they can gain valuable insight on the newest trends in philanthropy in pursuit of their next steps.
Fundraising, Individual Giving, Major gifts
Gift acceptance issues: Dealing with difficult donors and restrictions
The intense competition for donor dollars creates a difficult enough environment for fundraisers. Unfortunately, certain gift acceptance issues add innumerable obstacles to the already challenging path of finding and retaining donors.
Board of directors, Governance, Management & Governance
Working Boards: Defining effective nonprofit governance
Assessing Not-for-profit Boards: Governance Structures and Practices, is enlightening and worth a read as it outlines important issues every ED and board member should be aware of before taking their seat at the boardroom table.
Fundraising
Uncertain times calls for certain measures: Charity fundraising in difficult times
A review of the Being Good at Doing Good: Safeguarding Yourself and Your Charity in a Complex World conference presented by the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP).
Fundraising
Fundraising check-up: Taking the pulse of the charitable sector
Wanting to check the pulse of our fierce, battle-weary, yet ever-energetic fundraisers, we brought a few together and asked: How are you faring going into 2010?
Evaluation, Fundraising, Management & Governance
Charity Intelligence: Smart giving
A profile of the Charity Intelligence program, which researches and analyzes Canada’s charities, enabling funders to make informed and effective giving decisions that reward charities for their results.
Management & Governance, Operations
Collaborative Change: Rethinking how organizations can work together
Still reverberating from an economic shock to its system, the sector is searching for strategic implements to pull it out of the crisis-fuelled debris and help reestablish a sustainable terra firma upon which to move forward. But like their for-profit neighbours, some in the voluntary sector are considering more innovative approaches, particularly collaborative ones.
Fundraising, Social Enterprise
Aboriginal social enterprise: Hopeful alternatives
Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community engagement.
