Data provided by the Environics Institute for Survey Research for this article. Thank you to Andrew Parkin of the institute for his support of this post. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not...
Are you the one doing data-driven analysis for your team and organization? If you do research, analysis, and analytics at your org, this article is for you. I want to ask you – how do you ensure the research and...
How have donors been giving this past year? And what’s the outlook for the future of giving? On this week’s podcast episode, Jacob O’Connor, Vice President of Engagement at CanadaHelps, shares with us the latest giving trends published in the...
Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 Summary: Amid the cancellations and rescheduling of events during COVID-19, fundraising teams were faced with the challenge of reimagining how nonprofits fundraise during a global pandemic. At this free webinar, we’ll present a...
This article is an excerpt from Human Resources Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Charities and Nonprofits, a report published by CharityVillage and The Portage Group. The full report covers staffing, volunteering, and the use of government subsidies and relief programs and...
On today’s podcast, David Love, seasoned fundraiser also known as the Godfather of Good, shares with us his take on the role of fundraisers in achieving change in the world. When we centre our work around the mission and the...
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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...
During times like these, audience engagement is immensely important. In this article, we’ll discuss a key method of maintaining a strong relationship with your members: segmentation. By segmenting your audience, you are dividing your contacts up into specific segments to...
