This column was written with the assistance of Ryan Turnbull, Director of Ethics and CSR, Eco-Ethonomics. Our charity needs to start a social enterprise to fund programs operating at a deficit. Do we need to replace the board with business...
Whether you are head of a grant-writing team that is applying to a national funding body for tens of thousands of dollars of ongoing support, or a solitary volunteer requesting money from your local car dealership to help purchase hockey...
Smartphone penetration is nearing 50% in Canada. But there’s been a 24% decrease in the number of organizations with an active text-to-give program.1 Actually, according to Katherine Winchester from the Mobile Giving Foundation Canada, a measly 114 Canadian charities have registered...
What were some highlights at the Association of Fundraising Professional’s Congress? Having just spent almost three days with several hundred of my colleagues, including some of the top international gurus, I thought this month's article was a good place to...
More than 1,500 charities and nonprofits have rallied their social network troops this fall in the Aviva Community Fund’s online race for votes and project funding. But as more and more companies turn to online giving contests to fulfill corporate...
Have you ever stopped to consider how much your name is worth? Chances are, if you’re anything like me and have not attained celebrity status, the value of your name has not crossed your mind. Why would it? It couldn’t...
In naming 2012 as the United Nations’ Year of Co-operatives, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “Co-operatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” In recognition of the Year...
Want to make a donation and get a tax credit for 2012? Under current rules, you need to get your money to your favourite charity by 11:59 pm on December 31 to qualify for a tax deduction for this year....
As the temperature approaches winter lows, hundreds of thousands of men across Canada are donning a cozy upper lip accessory — the moustache. November in Canada, as in many countries around the world, has become synonymous with Movember, the global...
Just about every business or fundraising book you pick up, workshop you attend, or professional you seek advice from, will tell you that you need a plan and show you how to build one. And so you should – no...
