Rules of etiquette for fundraising volunteers

Here are a few rules you would be wise to follow if you want your organization, through you, to leave a lasting favourable impression with your donors.

Foundation collaboration — visioning for the future

One of the biggest challenges of accessing grants from foundations is identifying the priorities of that particular foundation and evaluating your shared values and objectives.

Who’ll get the boomer bucks?

Canada’s post-war generation stands to gain substantial wealth from parents who saved and accumulated very little debt, and their children will tend to spend wisely, shying away from spending sprees, indicates the survey.

Planned giving and the family cottage

How using life insurance as a planned giving option can impact the donor’s tax burden.

Know them before you get to know them

Research is the essence and the heart of everything and it shortens the selling process dramatically. Kaiden Wright outlined the value of researching a potential sponsorship partner at the recent Synergy `97 conference in Toronto.

Are lotteries right for your organization?

How to determine if a lottery suits your organization’s fundraising needs.

What makes donors tick?

United Way/Environics research maps social, cultural values of donors and non-donors.

Should a fundraiser become an estate trustee or attorney?

There are many reasons why fundraisers should consider acting as an estate trustee or an attorney under a Power of Attorney only in the rarest of occasions.

How to ensure that your community capital campaign succeeds

Whether you need $100,000 or $100 million, a carefully organized approach to a capital campaign involves for basic principles.

Thirty-two back doors to success

Charities stand a better chance of accessing corporate funds for their cause when the recognize how corporations prioritize their philanthropic activities.