How exactly do we define the terms “economic downturn” and “credit crunch” and what are their real implications for the nonprofit sector?
According to a January 2009 report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), the need for food banks in Canada has risen dramatically since the food bank system was put in place in 1981, with the opening of the country’s first food bank in Edmonton.
With the worldwide recession in full swing, is the charity lottery still a sure bet when donors are watching their dollars more than ever? Perhaps more importantly, is it still ethical to continue using them? According to some, the recession has actually increased participation in lotteries.
How organizations across Canada are going green.
This article is about the 2009 recession and how fundraisers can weather the storm including through good stewardship practices and a major gifts program.
How is a fundraiser to stay optimistic on the job with such negative press, and a collectively depressed North American community that seems positioned to tighten its purse strings? Some leading fundraising experts urge calm.
Times are tough. Money is tight, cutbacks are on the rise, and employment is on the decline. How does a manager lead an organization through these difficult waters?
An anemic economy closed out 2008, and if pundits and experts across the globe are correct, the condition may well worsen in 2009. Though stories of economic hardship are, unfortunately, hardly rare for the charitable sector, the end of the decade may prove to be one of the toughest in at least one area: recruitment of volunteers.
In the best of times, many nonprofits struggle with donor acquisition, retention, and, worst of all, lapsed donors. Now, with the North American financial markets imploding from the sub-prime mortgage fallout in the US, experts predict that voluntary sector organizations will need to refocus on the communication that truly reaches their donor populace: sincere acknowledgment based on donor-centred principles.
A major push was begun last week with an initiative by Volunteer Canada that takes aim at the baby boomer generation – or, as they are increasingly calling themselves, the “Zoomers” – asking them to seriously consider the benefits of volunteering and not just retiring away once their previous careers are over.
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