The 200% rise of securities donations: Is your charity ready?

As gifts of securities become a bigger part of charitable giving in Canada, charities of every size have an opportunity to make this tax-smart way of giving easier to understand and simpler to execute. For years, most charities have built...

Year-end giving 2026: A practical playbook to raise more before December 31

For many nonprofits, the final quarter of the year is the Super Bowl of fundraising. Studies consistently find that a large share of annual giving, often between 17 and 33 percent, arrives in December, and the last few days of...

GivingTuesday to Year-End: The Integrated Campaign Playbook to Acquire, Convert, and Grow Donors

Original Broadcast Date: August 27, 2026 Summary: This practical webinar walks through a campaign framework to help nonprofits turn GivingTuesday momentum into a cohesive year-end program. We will cover how to align your offer, messaging, and channel plan across email,...

How AI is shaping fundraising and why connection still matters

As we speak with organizations, attend conferences, and read sector news, there is a common theme that continues to come up: artificial intelligence (AI). And yet, behind the enthusiasm, there is something else happening in the sector. People are starting to...

GivingTuesday is the kickoff. Year-end is the campaign.

Interested in learning more? We have partnered with Raisely to host a free webinar. Register now! GivingTuesday can create a valuable spike in attention, generosity, and donor acquisition. But radical candor: the biggest opportunity is not the day itself. It is what happens...

What comes after donor-centred fundraising?

The fundraising sector has been on a journey — and if you’ve been in this work for any length of time, you’ve felt every shift along the way. From organizational-centred to donor-centred to community-centred, each fundraising framework has moved us...

The AI Advantage Nonprofits Don’t Always See: Smarter Fundraising That Creates More Human Impact

AI is already changing nonprofit fundraising. Not because it can write a faster email or generate another campaign idea, but because it can strengthen the work happening underneath every successful campaign.  The real opportunity is behind the scenes.  When AI...

Why small nonprofits end up rebuilding their work

Across the nonprofit sector, one pattern shows up again and again. Small teams are not limited by a lack of commitment. They are limited by the amount of time they spend recreating processes and rebuilding their work from scratch. When the...

CharityVillage Connects: The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future?

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we examine what Canada’s 2026 Spring Economic Update means for the nonprofit and charitable sector. Where do the federal government’s priorities lie? Where does the care economy fit within its vision for Canada’s future? Sector experts explore the opportunities...

Is project funding choking Canadian charities?

The charitable sector, both nationally and internationally, is tackling the most critical issues facing humanity today. Yet, despite the importance of the work they do, we still consider charitable donations as a favour to the organization. To complicate matters, most...
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