Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021 Summary: Currently, over 1,100 fundraising professionals in Canada are Certified Fund Raising Executives (CFRE). This webinar will show you how to get started with becoming a CFRE so you can begin enjoying the trove of...
After a year and a half of pandemic disruption, fundraisers are reflecting on their jobs, their careers and looking for professional development that delivers the most value. Join the warm and welcoming WCFCommunity from your favourite place for this year’s...
To start designing for active learning, consider your session as an opportunity for you to share what you know with participants but also a chance for them to share what they know with each other. In active learning environments we...
At age 22 during the COVID-19 pandemic, I enrolled in British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Nonprofit Management Associate Certificate program. 1 year, 8 courses, and a lot of iced coffee later, I graduated! Being a relatively younger professional in the...
The pandemic continues to throw new challenges at us every day. These can be personal, like working from home and maintaining our mental health, and they can be organizational, throwing even the best-run nonprofits into chaos. Leaders are left scrambling to deal with challenges never experienced, like how to manage a remote work force effectively and still meet service delivery goals. Sustainability...
When the University of Toronto announced that in person classes would be suspended due to COVID-19, I was relieved. The thought of no longer having to commute to early morning classes seemed like a blessing. It wasn’t until the new...
For many in the Canadian charitable sector, AFP Greater Toronto Chapter’s Congress is a mainstay of the year. It is an internationally renowned fundraising conference that gives fundraisers a chance to end the year off with an opportunity for learning,...
Want to learn more about becoming certified as a Canadian Fund Raising Executive (CFRE)? Join our free webinar on Thursday, September 10. Click here for details and to register. For fundraising professionals, it can feel overwhelming and scary to navigate...
It seems like on all fronts we are currently engaged in deep unlearning and learning. Whether it’s around anti-racism or new technologies, the world is a changing place and learning has become more routine than ever. Right now, while our...
This is the first article of 3-part series. The world of fundraising is changing and with it, fundraisers’ skill sets need to change, too. For the last decade, most nonprofits received their funding through grants, major donors, galas and peer-to-peer...
