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...
Be sure to check out the first article in our two-part fundraising series, Hiring your First Fundraiser: Finding the Right Fit. It offers plenty of tips to small nonprofits that are looking to hire their first fundraiser: ideal search processes,...
This first article in a two-part series covers tips and stratgey for small nonprofits looking to hire their first fundraiser. Don't miss the follow-up article, Hiring your first fundraiser: Hitting the ground running, where we provide advice for fundraising professionals...
When it comes to fundraising, charities have a number of options available to them. Direct mail is a common one and events are popular. But ask any expert in the field and they’ll tell you that the biggest bang for...
Etiquette guru Emily Post might advise that it’s never wrong to send a written thank you, but a surprising number of nonprofits and charities forget this simple courtesy — or do it badly — without recognizing the consequence to the...
What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...now GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 2, 2014. It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening...
This past May, Saskatoon became the first city in Canada to embark on an innovative project between government, investors and a nonprofit organization. As pioneers of the country’s social impact bond, all eyes are now on Saskatchewan’s largest city to...
It wasn’t that long ago that nonprofits and charities had the corner on doing social good, and their relation to businesses simply revolved around asking them for money. In the last few years, however, the relationship between nonprofits and businesses...
Is your organization ready to move into the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) age? As most nonprofits are likely aware, one of the strictest anti-spam legislative environments in the world is set to come into force on July 1 of this...
Many charitable organizations host one or more fundraising events during the year. If your organization intends to do so, there are many things to keep in mind as you begin to plan. Here are ten things you can do to...
