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Women are changing business as usual
Recently featured in Forbes magazine, a fascinating group of B Corp entrepreneurs want radical change in business leadership Montreal, March 9th, 2021 - The pandemic has completely changed business models and consumption habits around the world. What if this is also...
Active Philanthropy Requires Advocacy
Last week, during a team Zoom "5 à 7", fresh from a lunchtime primer on the heavy concepts of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, a question surfaced that offered an interesting opportunity for the team to get into a passionate discussion. Why wasn't the...
Why show donors love? Get started now on a better nonprofit donor journey
Creating a donor or customer journey is really about showing love by building a more profound, long term relationship. As a not-for-profit organization you are deeply dependent on the love that your supporters show towards your cause, it’s only natural that you should...
A handy guide to evaluating your comms strategy
With the new year underway it’s important to begin on the right foot in what will probably be a 12-month marathon to catch up on lost opportunities for most nonprofits. Like every dedicated athlete, social sector superstars need to take stock of their current...
Websites are the cornerstone of communications
“Omnes viae Romam ducunt!” The famous expression “All roads lead to Rome” means that all paths or activities lead to the center of things. This was literally true in the days of the Roman Empire, when all the empire's roads radiated out from the capital city. The...
Beyond the Traditional Annual Report: Demonstrating impact in a better way
Do the words “annual report” give you the literary equivalent of taking a sleeping pill? Is it the financials, the dry formal letters from the board, or the huge list of thank yous that go on for 10 pages? It is sad to say that the term “annual report” comes loaded...
Collaboration with no bitter aftertaste
“One is the loneliest number” - song by Harry Nilsson One really is the loneliest number. Why is it that we insist at going at things alone instead of finding some kindred spirits ready to share the journey with us? In honor of National Philanthropy Day on...
How nonprofits can budget better for marketing and fundraising this year
When it comes to budgeting for marketing and fundraising, there is a lot of guesswork going on in the not-for-profit world. It is not unique to our sector, marketing has always been seen as more art than science, at least in its early days. But when uncertain times...
Pitfalls of paid online advertising
With such a wide variety of options available in online advertising today it is not surprising that many not-for-profit organizations feel like they are at the casino when allocating their precious marketing budget. Each type of online advertising avenue has pitfalls...
Creating value without events during a pandemic
Many nonprofit professionals are racking their brains trying to figure out how to create value when they can’t host events. For years, charities have relied on transactional-experiential exchanges that have now been shattered by this pandemic. It’s time to get...
