Build your major gifts programs first, says Vanderhoof

This article appeared previously in Canadian FundRaiser "More individuals are interested in your cause than corporations." According to Dory Vanderhoof, you will on the whole be better off by developing an individual major gifts program than by going for sponsorship...

Strip Bonds: An attractive new vehicle for fundraisers

Most charities live with two basic types of fundraising: a current ongoing campaign to satisfy this year's operating requirements, and (hopefully) an endowment and gift planning program for future needs. Speaking to a recent meeting of the Greater Toronto Chapter...

Charitable remainder trusts offer attractive benefits to the right donor

As presently practiced by such charities as the University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, and the United Church of Canada, the charitable remainder trust is a deceptively simple and relatively new financial instrument which may be more complex than...

Building endowments — frequently asked questions

(Based on a presentation to the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners) What is an endowment? An endowment is an investment fund set aside for the long-term support of an organization. Only the income, or a...