The Canada Revenue Agency's new guidance on fundraising is scheduled to be released in March. Preliminary details were revealed in an hour-long webinar on February 10, hosted by charity lawyer Mark Blumberg and co-sponsored by both the CRA's Charities Directorate...
Since we value honesty, but donors and funders don't want to support administration costs, how can we ethically define and report on administration costs? It is extremely unfortunate that some nonprofits perpetuate the misleading idea that it is possible to...
Numbers don't lie. Of the four priorities for action identified at the recent National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, priority theme two — more diverse and sustainable financing — had the highest number of attendees. The interest and...
Like retail, charities get much of their revenue during the winter holiday season: those few precious weeks bracketed by the lead-in to American Thanksgiving in November and closing with Christmas. With the glut of fundraisers, toy drives and calls for...
Situated in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, 100 kilometres northeast of Calgary with a population of 100, the Rosebud Centre for the Arts was created with a mission of presenting arts and education in a faith-based community. And while its...
We're bombarded with them: images of emaciated children with wide, empty eyes that stare back at us from our iPads and flat-screen TVs. Their pleas need no words. The message is simple, straightforward: donate, it beseeches us, with shock and...
You’ve may have noticed that the concept of "Gamification” is a hot topic in the technology community. What is it really, and what does it mean for charities and nonprofits? Gamified experiences use game-playing techniques to engage users and encourage...
When the White Ribbon Campaign runs this year between November 25 and December 6, there is no doubt social media will play a part in its success. Founded in 1991 by Jack Layton and other visionaries, the campaign is dedicated...
In my office we have mixed opinions on what the organization should pay for when it comes to lunches with donors and staff meals/staff retreats. Should a nonprofit ever spend money on alcohol? If yes, what about for staff? It's...
