Mobile will change everything

Mobile is the future of nonprofit marketing.

How to write the perfect fundraising letter

Strategies to help write the perfect fundraising letter.

The giving (r)evolution

There’s a palpable evolution that’s affecting how we give, what we give, who gives and what we expect in return. It’s a topic that will be addressed in an upcoming event on November 16th hosted by Social Venture Partners Toronto (SVP Toronto). Titled Toronto’s Changing Face of Philanthropy, speakers will include Aditya Jha, Helen Burstyn and Salah Bachir.

The Giving (R)evolution

A profile of the event Toronto’s Changing Face of Philanthropy.

Face Time: What’s in it for you?

Walk the streets of any major Canadian city and you may start humming the My Fair Lady tune I’ve grown accustomed to your face. I’m talking about street canvassers, ubiquitous mainstays of our streets, particularly when the sun is out and our boots are still buried deep inside our closets. Chances are you’ve even walked by a canvasser today, with clipboard in hand, a smile on his face and a welcoming offer to chat.

Face Time: What’s in it for you?

Street canvassing — along with other face-to-face canvassing that includes door-to-door and malls — can significantly increase a charity’s roster of monthly donors. In other words, it’s a vital component of their fundraising strategy.

Don’t think about your fundraising

This fall, consider your relationship with donors before you start thinking about fundraising.

Fifteen ways to improve your online fundraising

In honour of the 15th anniversary of CharityVillage, following are 15 ways your organization can make it easier for your donors, advocates, and members to support and donate to your organization online.

I pledge: Making the most by giving it away

Thanks to a philanthropic campaign led by two of the world’s most financially blessed — Warren Buffet and Bill Gates — dozens of billionaires pledged recently to give at least half their fortunes to charity. According to estimates by Forbes magazine, that basically means at least $150 billion could potentially be committed to a range of causes.

Leaving a bequest to a Canadian charity

The advantages to involving a lawyer when donors are ready to make a bequest to charity in their will.