Really mean it when you say thanks and spell my name right!

The challenge of a recognition program is to be tactful and proceed with great care. According to Dr. Edward H. Pearce, Associate Director, Department of Development, Queen's University, "It is just good manners to say "Thank you" in an appropriate...

More donors look for a return on their investment

Donors today are looking for more than a cause they believe in before they will give to a charity, said Carol Oliver, executive director of the North York General Hospital Foundation, speaking to the National Society of Fund Raising Executives...

Why worry once you’re in the will?

Charlotte Sutherland of Dalhousie University, and Sarah Rothwell of North York General Hospital Foundation told CAGP delegates that there are very good reasons to make donor recognition a high priority. "We all love our donors", said Rothwell, "but unfortunately we...