Same high-impact conference with a new name – IMPACT!FY A Community Impact Conference

IMPACT!FYBC is the new name for the annual Volunteer BC & BC Association for Charitable Gaming (BCACG) Conference on October 3 & 4 in Richmond, BC. The fresh new name reflects the powerful tools you’ll gain along with the same...

Have you had a chance to download and dig into Direct Mail Benchmarks 2024 yet?

Released in May, this all-Canadian report unpacks how direct mail fundraising programs performed last year, thanks to the amazing charities who share their results with us! If you’ve been wondering how your fundraising measures up against other charities in the...

The top 10 things your nonprofit needs to be successful

Running a nonprofit or charity isn’t an easy task. To be successful, an organization needs to be doing a wide variety of things right, and leaders have to keep an eye to integrating key practices into existing operations, while keeping...

Optimizing your Digital Fundraising for the Future

Original Broadcast Date: May 23, 2024 Summary: Are you wondering how your charity can adapt to the changing landscape of digital fundraising? Join Ved Khan of GoFundMe and Wen-Chih O’Connell of PayPal Giving Fund Canada to learn data-driven insights on how...

Canada’s Volunteer Awards – Celebrating Canadians who make a Difference

  The Call for Nominations is Now Open for Canada’s Volunteer Awards 2024  The Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) is accepting nominations until June 12, 2024. Now is your chance to recognize the impact that outstanding volunteers, not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises,...

Empowering organizations through the 2024 ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk

Finding a balance between work and wellness is crucial in a fast-paced world. The 2024 ParticipACTION Community Challenge presented by Novo Nordisk helps people in communities across Canada get active where they live, learn, work and play. When organizations participate...

How nonprofits can save money on marketing

How to save on photos, stock and video Getting the right visuals is essential… and expensive. Not many nonprofits have the budget for a photographer.  Here are sites where you can download incredible royalty-free stock and videos, for free!  Tip: Be detailed...

Storytelling with social media: Amplifying your nonprofit’s impact

The abandoned dog that found his forever home, the woman who was able receive treatment and is now cancer-free, the mother and children fleeing abuse who accessed clothing and shelter, all thanks to your organizations. These are the stories that...

Will artificial intelligence take my job? An interview with Jason Shim from the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience

In our November 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we examined how artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm – with the nonprofit sector being no exception.  As part of our discussions, we interviewed Jason Shim, Chief Digital Officer of...

What is artificial intelligence and how can it help fundraisers?

This article is an excerpt from the CharityVillage x Keela webinar, The AI Advantage: How Nonprofits Can Rise to the Top Using AI. View the full video recording here, or scroll to the end of the article to watch the...