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From Seed to Success: How to Cultivate a Healthy Social Media Presence
Social media is challenging for all organizations, big and small. Almost all agree on why social media is important; it is a powerful and very inexpensive tool used to establish positive connections with donors, volunteers, other organizations, and their shared...
The Missing Link: Using LinkedIn to Strengthen Donor Relations and Corporate Giving
In the myriad of social media options available to non-profits today, Linkedin may be one of the most overlooked yet powerful tools available to fundraisers. While Facebook and Twitter are wonderful channels to promote your brand and tell your story, Linkedin is a...
Office 365 for Nonprofits
Note: This article is not sponsored by Microsoft. Our team wants non-profits to know what is available to them so they can maximise online tools, allowing them to save time, money and headaches. The following interview was conducted with our Director of Fundraising...
Concordia University’s Co-op Program
Concordia’s Co-op Program is currently posting work term mandates for next summer. Students who join Concordia's Co-op program alternate between semesters of full-time study, and semesters of full-time work (work terms). This educational model is gaining popularity,...
2015 Fundraising Summit (free online event)
Join an expected audience of 80,000 of your peers from around the world for five days of insight, instruction and inspiration from 30 of the world’s best speakers at the 2015 Fundraising Summit. Learn new ways to tackle your most pressing problems. Learn best...
A Holiday Wish for all Non-Profits
December is a very busy time for non-profit professionals, everyone rushing to get those last few donations in before the calendar year ends. Many are wrapping up case for supports, instead of wrapping gifts for their loved ones. Some are playing telephone tag with a...
Phil participates in Giving Tuesday
You might have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but did you know about Giving Tuesday? It’s a coordinated effort across the country to remind us of the importance and the impact of charitable giving. It’s an opportunity to challenge the culture of bargain...
Expand your donor base with a peer-to-peer giving program: Webinar
Our Founder and Creative Director, Kim Fuller, will be giving a webinar (in French) with AFESAQ on December 10, 2014, 12:30-1:30pm Phil has designed a turn-key program to better manage third party fundraising. Caritas is an effective, creative and affordable solution...
Phil celebrates its 15 year anniversary
The social enterprise has delivered innovative fundraising and communication solutions since 1999 Montreal, November 1st, 2014 – Phil Communications, a company specializing in the not for profit sector and offering strategies, creative solutions and support for...
Happy Halloween
At Phil, we work hard – and play hard! Happy Halloween. Be safe, have fun and give generously to Leucan, Unicef and other charities that are collecting coins tonight!