The Social Entrepreneurial Mindset: You, too, can think like an innovator

What are the unique qualities, if any, that are commonly associated with those who’ve introduced entrepreneurial buzzwords into the not-for-profit vernacular? And what can any organization, regardless of its model, learn from these entrepreneurs to help it succeed?

Online fundraising: The new tools that will change the face of philanthropy

An outline of several companies who help nonprofits with online giving.

How to measure the progress of your planned giving program

How to track the success of your planned giving program, including with different planned giving vehicles.

Governance Q&A: Accepting donations from tobacco companies

Is it ethical to take money obtained from a product that kills when used as directed?

When to pull the plug on a special event

A list of suggested criteria for cancelling an event

Grant proposals must promote funder’s goals, not yours

The bad news about grant proposal writing is that grantmakers will never fund what you want them to. They only fund what they want to fund.

Planned giving relationship tracking

How keeping records of your meetings with donors can help your planned giving program be successful.

The charitable effect: How a nonprofit is influencing for-profit sustainability

A profile of Bell Canada’s partnership with the Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).

Writing planned giving policies: What and why

Why planned giving policies are important and how to write them.

Just the name game

Are corporate naming rights becoming over the top? Or is this a good way for charities to encourage corporate good will and gain much-needed donations?