I’m the sole fundraiser in a mid-sized organization. I’ve read the CRA Fundraising Guidance, their supporting document, Mark Blumberg’s materials, and attended the AFP webinar with Terry Carter and I’m still confused...can you help? First and foremost, you are doing...
Despite much of the rumbling heard around Canada and BC about the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games preparations, one thing is clear to many who work in the charity world on the west coast: the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) is going...
Are your local and regional municipal governments supporting your charity? If not, they might just be your top prospects. Based on Inspire's experience planning and executing municipal solicitation, we have distilled the strategy down to ten best practices. Treat your...
"Many grantmakers have less money to give out. Some have decided they will not give out any grants at all this year. Others are still giving, but less. At the same time there are more charities each year. They need...
I want to ensure our grant proposal to a foundation makes it through the initial screening process and gets real consideration. How do I make that happen? Great question! Last month we spoke about getting the "corporate ear"...let's now examine...
I'm the executive director of a charity in a small city of about 65,000 people. How do I get local and national businesses to make donations? Unfortunately, what you are asking is often easier said than done. While it's important...
If you're thinking about launching a social enterprise, you may want to give Tal Dehtiar a call. Having successfully launched MBAs Without Borders (MWB) in 2004 - supporting small businesses in Africa, Asia and Latin America - he recently sold...
My wife can still remember the name of her math teacher from grade four. You know why? Because he, um, paused every few words, and ah, ahhhhh, you know, ahh, added an ahh to what he was saying, ah, so...
Contemplating entering into partnership with a government body is something that can send shivers down the spines of executive-level staff at nonprofits and charities. Fear of being controlled by bureaucrats, losing your organization's sense of mission, and being beholden to...
In today’s business world, whether it be a nonprofit or a for-profit organization, there is an abundance of new ways for people to run their organization. There are people that see the need to maximize profit at all cost as...
