There are many national or regional nonprofit organizations that host fundraising events through individual chapters in an effort to raise money in support of various programs and initiatives. When launching a fundraising event at the national level, there are many...
When the Toronto Community Foundation (TCF) launched Playing for Keeps on August 16, it had the impressive backing of organizations and individuals from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Leveraging the 2012 Ontario Summer Games and the 2015 Pan/Parapan American...
In Game On: Is your nonprofit ready to play? Jaime discussed why games were effective tools to motivate people, how the careful structure of games work, and offered some suggestions on what areas games as complex systems can be beneficial...
In the ever-constrained nonprofit vernacular, there is perhaps no finer word than free. Or is there? A popular feature of the sector for years, pro bono services seem to be growing in popularity, as individual suppliers and established consultancies make...
Since the earliest days of the internet, people have used it to solicit and organize groups of people to participate in projects in small ways. Called crowdsourcing, this process can be done by a number of ways, and for a...
Thanks for last month's article on corporate investment; what do we do if our community is too small for corporations and we only have small businesses to approach? Step one is to always remember that individuals should be your first...
Ring Ring. Ring Ring. “Hello?” [giant pause]... “Hello sir. My name is Andy. I’m calling on behalf of [insert name of business, polling company, charitable cause or foundation here]. Your contribution could save a life/a tree/a seal/the environment...” etc., etc....
The penny’s days are numbered in Canada and charities across the country are taking advantage of every last one. Though the end of the copper coin is near, the wearing process of collecting and rolling them has just begun. The...
Nonprofits have critically important missions that certainly don’t match their small operating budgets. That’s why they need to constantly innovate and make the most of the least. With that in mind, here are 22 high impact, low cost social media...
What do you recommend to strengthen our charity's approach to corporations? Asking businesses for support is often the second default after "let's have a special event!" What you need to remember in your diversified fundraising plan is neither of these...
