Stats, stewardship, and the modern donor

Want to learn more about donor stewardship? We've partnered with the author to present a free webinar on September 23, Small Shop Stewardship: Tools for nonprofit staff, leaders, and board members. Click here for details and to register. Canada’s diversity Using...

New year, new goals: A guide to 2021 fundraising success

Learn more about how to use 2021 fundraising trends to raise more money for your organization this year - join our webinar on February 4 to learn more. If there’s anything 2020 showed us, it’s to expect the unexpected. Before...

Five reasons to decline a donation

What? Turn down a gift? You may spend hours developing a relationship with a donor, or if you’re lucky, you may even receive a surprise call from a donor looking to make a substantial investment in your organization. Given how...

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Donor naming rights for small charities with Vincent Duckworth

Offering a naming right opportunity to donors can be a daunting process. From making the right offer to negotiating the terms of the naming, how might we think holistically and act strategically about it? On today’s episode, Vincent Duckworth, seasoned...

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Grow your fundraising through stewardship with Rochelle and Roxanne

Donor stewardship is something that most of us know is important, but for some reason, it always gets pushed to the bottom of our to-do list.  What ends up happening is when it comes time that you need your donors,...

Three tips for better grant financial reporting

We've partnered with the author to present a free webinar on how to establish a reserve fund at your organization. Join us on October 15 to learn more - more information and registration here. Many nonprofit organizations rely on grants...

Surprise and delight your donors with Matt Barnett

As things are slowly opening up, do you have a favourite cafe nearby your home or work that you always visit and can't wait to go back to? If you do, you'll be familiar with this scenario: you go to...

How to avoid overwhelm and focus on what specifically works for your organization’s fundraising

Since the pandemic began, many organizations have been overwhelmed with helpful documents, think pieces, webinars, Zoom calls, well meaning volunteers, Boards and friends all who want to weigh in on what should or shouldn’t be done to reach your fundraising...

Donor stewardship during COVID-19

Right now, many of you are being bombarded with emails, webinars, eBooks etc. offering to help you through the current COVID-19 crisis. Many experts have developed these resources, giving you tips on the best way to navigate your organization through...

Big fish, small fish: How small organizations can survive COVID-19

We have two big dogs at my house. They eat tons of food. They need to get haircuts (because they're extremely shaggy!) and occasionally, they need daycare when we haven't had enough time to play with them. Now, there's a...