We are in the midst of an unprecedented event that has and will affect all of us in many ways. Nonprofit organizations are uniquely vulnerable. Right now, today, we are focusing on what to do in the immediate short term. What can you do now to stabilize your organization, protect your mission delivery, support your donors, and steady your fundraising?
Read MoreWhy are there billions of assets ‘trapped’ in multi-generational private foundations? You might ask, how can this be? If the original intention of the foundation was to deploy capital into the charitable sector, how can there be billions tied up in these corporate structures?
Read MoreThere is nothing more personal than a person’s money and the intricacies of their family relationships. For most of us, family philanthropy often seems like a black box. Certainly, for charitable organizations and their fundraisers, understanding how families give is instrumental to engaging them effectively.
Read MoreFamily Giving Governance — Navigating multi-generational giving, trapped wealth and more. How do we (nonprofits, fundraisers and consultants) help these diverse generations govern their philanthropic decision-making, a situation which could be fraught with the potential to go awry…..?
Read MoreAt least two GoFundMe campaigns to help the families of the victims of the Iran plane crash were pulled offline without explanation. The idea that an organization located outside of Canada could shut down a legitimate and legal (by Canadian law) Canadian fundraising campaign really ticked me off that is until I did some research…
Read MoreSure-fire ways to sabotage your fundraising! What could possibly go wrong when following these fundraising tips?
Read MoreLack of resources in the charitable sector can lead to workplace illness. In an industry where people are passionate about their personal and organizational missions, we often put our work before ourselves. Eventually, it catches up with us.
Read MoreI struggled with the title for this blog because I didn’t want it to scare off people. When I read the title to a colleague she was shocked and questioned, “Is there really racism in the fundraising profession? Who knew?”
Read MoreDiversity, why is this important for fundraisers? If we don’t make an effort to change, it will be detrimental to our business in donor relationship building and engaging people with our causes.
Read MoreSpecial guest blog by Dr. Krishan Mehta. If you look up “diversity” and “inclusion”, you will certainly find variations on the terminology. The possibilities for defining and understanding are infinite so what exactly makes someone (or a community) “diverse”?
Read More2020 promises another year of turbulence and change in the charitable sector. However, I’m an eternal optimist. In spite of the ubiquitous problems we all hear about every day, I take the view there are always opportunities that we can carve out to the benefit of our work and our sector.
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What wishes do the Giving Ghoul and Fundraising Fairy have for you? It's 12 days of Christmas with a Fundraising and nonprofit twist.
Read MoreI would venture to say nonprofits are not being “transparent” in our reporting if we reduce or artificially reduce our operational costs to meet expectations… What kind of “leadership” is that?
Read MoreMany of us (including funders) are aware that, in order to survive, charitable organizations must resort to reporting low overhead numbers. There is much we can attribute to the low overhead expectation and its effect on nonprofit impact.
Read MoreOne of the most challenging issues, and one that doesn’t seem to have altered much over the years, is the conversation about the nonprofit overhead ratio. The problem is that the conversation is still ongoing.
Read MoreThe AFP Canada team of volunteers, with the help of Ian MacQuillin, studied public information about the Canadian public’s ideological perspective on fundraising. Here is what they learned…
Read MoreWhy can’t we also aspire to become fundraising legends?
Read MoreOur work is so crucial to the lives of many and the impact of it sometimes unknown or often not acknowledged. Globally, the nonprofit sector and its fundraisers affect billions of people across so many areas. There is much to be concerned about for those who are vulnerable in the world today, but significant strides have been made.
Read MoreIt’s impossible to write about Ethics during AFP’s Ethics Awareness Month without talking about EpsteinGate. It’s unacceptable for MIT Media Lab to have accepted those funds under any circumstances. Seriously. What were they thinking?
Read MoreFirstly, unethical behaviour in fundraising isn’t a new issue. That’s not going to be a shocker to anyone. We now inhabit a world of instant information that can be disseminated globally. And that is why more than ever, AFP’s code of ethics is essential to the work we do.
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