How to Retain Your Donors Right Now
Learn how recognition, insider access, emotional connections, and demonstrating impact can strengthen your donor base and enhance giving, even in tough times. It's no secret that many charities are facing a challenging economic environment right [...]
Time to Get Real – How Can You Ensure Donor Trust in a Post-Truth Era?
Over three quarters of Canadian donors cite "trust" as a critical factor influencing their decision to donate to a charity. In a contracting donor market, high-visibility charities with big digital footprints will come out [...]
Navigating the Fundraising Challenges Facing Charities and Nonprofits in 2024
As we move further into 2024, charities and nonprofits across Canada are facing a complex landscape marked by significant challenges in fundraising. A recent Imagine Canada article by Cathy Barr, Ph.D., and Emily Jensen, [...]
When Your Major Gifts Strategy Misses the End Zone, What’s Your Game Plan?
SuperBowl LVIII was one for the record books in many ways. An overtime victory for the Chiefs made for an exciting spectacle even for those of us whose principal interests were Usher's half-time show [...]
Coaching’s Hidden ROI
Staff and volunteer leaders together form the backbone of a charitable organization. They play a critical role in achieving fundraising goals and thus the strategic goals and objectives of the organization. Their dedication, expertise, and [...]
Why Bother With a Strategic Plan?
It's true that the declaration "its time to revisit our strategic plan" can cause staff and Board members a slight case of indigestion. Really, who has time? Will this be a time-sucking, elliptical exercise [...]
Empowering Your Board to Lead Fundraising
The most successful fundraising charities I have seen over the years share an important common denominator: strong Boards of Directors who understand and commit to the organization's strategic vision, and who are prepared to [...]
Why Are Successful Fundraisers Leaving Their Jobs?
Successful fundraisers have always been in high demand in the charitable sector, even before the pandemic. Today's historically tight job market is compounding the shortage of qualified professionals to lead fund development programs in [...]