We've seen many different fundraising campaigns in Canada over the last few years – Giving Tuesday, the Ice bucket Challenge, and others - which capitalize on a propensity for donors to buy into unique, disruptive giving opportunities for their favourite...
Does your nonprofit have ambitious goals for 2016? Is telling more stories one of them? Many organizations are trying to figure out how to tell stories about their organization and (ideally) raise money with the stories they tell. This goal...
NOTE: Want to learn more about how to prepare for a major gift request? We partnered with Anne Melanson and Carolyn Marshall from Bloom Non Profit Consulting Group for a free webinar on December 10, 2015. Register here: How to...
There’s a new form of grassroots giving that is taking Canada’s charitable sector by storm. Here’s how it works: Gather 100 people four times a year, with every person committing $100 per meeting. Each meeting lasts no longer than one...
How do you acquire more donors, raise more money, and improve your retention rate in one fell swoop? It might seem like an impossible task, but there’s a simple secret to making it happen: To get and keep a donor,...
The last federal budget had some big news for the charity sector in the form of a proposed rule change about donating the proceeds of shares and real estate. Unfortunately, this rule change has been severely under-reported on. This is...
Some works of art may hold personal or emotional value for the owner but some artwork has cultural significance to Canadians. For this reason, the Canadian government has established the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (the “Board”) to certify...
NOTE: Want to learn about easy-to-implement, cost-effective donor stewardship strategies? We partnered with Vanessa Chase for a free webinar on May 7, 2015. The recording is available here: Budget Friendly Ideas for Donor Stewardship. Most nonprofits are facing a similar problem...
Claudia cares so much about a nonprofit that she donates $500 to the organization. The donation is well received, but Claudia discovers that the nonprofit needs another $500 to cover the expenses for upcoming programs. Claudia wants to help more,...
In late January, Statistics Canada released the results of its 2013 General Social Survey – Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS GVP). The bottom line: Giving and volunteering are up; total number of givers and volunteers are down. And the population...
