Giving Tuesday is not simply a time to raise money. It is a splendid opportunity to educate your donors about how reasonable overhead spending is absolutely crucial to ensure that your charity’s programs create real positive change in your community.
Be sure to honour our fallen heroes this Remembrance Day by wearing a poppy and thanking the Veterans in our lives.
Encouraging board members to play a fundraising role is an uphill battle for charities of all types and sizes. The good news is that Giving Tuesday offers us a unique opportunity to increase our boards’ enthusiasm on all matters related to fundraising.
Since our goal with Funder Profiles is to keep you informed of Canada’s greatest change-making funding bodies, it’s prudent that we feature one of Canada’s largest, oldest and most progressive private foundations.
Last year at this time we presented a few resolutions that one could adopt for the remaining six months of 2023 that would strengthen their charity’s fundraising efforts. Today we’re pleased to share with you another series of half-year resolutions that are certain will improve your fund development practices:
New and burgeoning charities often are continually in search of funding sources that cover core operating expenses. However, what many organizations fail to consider is how the strict rules and parameters imposed by core funders might limit the impact of their programs and threaten their future viability.
Proven Fundraising Strategies for Community and Grassroots Organizations
