Want to learn more on this topic? We’ve interviewed the author as part of our podcast CharityVillage Connects: The Time is Now: Why Canadian Nonprofits Must Digitize to Survive which can be accessed here. The COVID-19 pandemic led to an...
There’s no question that recurring donors are the backbone of your organization. Not only are they 5x more valuable than one-off donors, recurring donors allow you to work more effectively and accurately plan for the future, knowing that you’ll have...
Update: Bill S-216 has now been passed “in essence” via Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act. Bill C-19 included measures that changed the “direction and control” requirements that regulate charities who work with non-charities. According to Senator Ratna Omidvar, sponsor...
What exactly are younger donors looking for in a nonprofit or charity? When it comes to understanding what younger donors desire, transparency of impact is the very first layer to consider. Millennials play a strong role in shaping how giving...
As many charities know all too well, summer months often mean a rise in temperature and a dip in donations. It was eight years ago that CandaHelps launched the Great Canadian Giving Challenge, a month-long event in June, aimed to...
In our first CharityVillage Connects episode we explored how COVID-19 forced organizations to quickly rethink their traditional fundraising initiatives, such as in-person events and galas. In this episode, we carry the conversation further by considering the dramatic shifts currently taking place in...
Giving to those in need should never be complicated, but with cash disappearing rapidly from our society, this is too often the case. Increasingly, Canadians are passing donation stands, unable to donate due to a lack of cash in their...
We’ve been reading a lot of articles lately on the impact of COVID on donor behaviour, with underfunded charities and nonprofits struggling to maintain services and keep their employees. This article will not be one of them. The problem with...
Reaching and engaging the changing demographics in communities is often on organizations’ strategic agenda. But when it comes to developing the actual strategic tactics and implementing them, organizations often face a set of questions: where do we begin? How do...
What is GivingTuesday? Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday...but GivingTuesday will be celebrated on December 1, 2020. It is a Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving...
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