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Phil & Taking Root: Joining forces in the fight against climate change
Taking Root is proud to announce the next phase of its exciting carbon offset program that enables local businesses to contribute to developing social reforestation projects in collaboration with smallscale farmers in Nicaragua. Activities are funded through the sale...
How a simple request from a client quickly became an exciting experience
As a fairly new employee of Phil, I am learning more in graphic design everyday, particularly from our art director. I had basic knowledge in the field before coming here, though I did go to college to learn the trade. In my three years there, I focused some of my...
Online fundraising, the digital difference
Portrait of online transactions in Canada In a report published by The Institute for Nonprofit Studies (based on a survey of Internet use in Canada published by Statistics Canada) online banking and online bill paying continues to grow each year ( 55% in 2005 to 67%...
The Importance of a Unified Database For Your Nonprofit
For many nonprofits, a donor database is only used as a tool to keep track of past donations and create tax receipts. However, when nonprofits take advantage of the various features a unified system can bring them, the database becomes so much more useful....
Can you still make some green on the green?
With the recent declines in the number of golfers and golf courses, coupled with a reduction in golf consumer spending, many in the industry are asking: “Where is the game headed?” As fundraisers we’re all starting to wonder: are golf tournaments a dying breed? Are...
What the future has in store for us
Recently our agency, Phil, was invited to the launch of McGill’s SEI program. SEI stands for Social Economy Initiative and is the brainchild of the Desautels Faculty of Integrated Management. The reason I am writing about this is that the launch of this program was...
Every reason to create an Event Page on Facebook
When it comes to creating a fundraising event for your non-profit, not only do you have to invest a lot of time and energy to ensure its viability and quality, you also have to promote it. Success can only be achieved when these two objectives are met. A great event...
APGP Workshop: Collaboration, coordination and creativity: Three ingredients for successful third-party fundraising
April 29, Victorin Hotel, Victoriaville The fundraising activities organized by external resources benefit several organizations. However, far too often, the time and effort spent do not achieve the results or financial return expected. In this workshop, you will...
Thought Leadership: Sharing is more important than ever
"I set out on my professional journey over a decade ago thinking that I could use my skills as a graphic designer to improve the way non-profits communicated their message. I never would have imagined that I would today be part of a movement to cultivate change in...
Harnessing the power of mobile giving
Written by Franck Bernard "Charitable giving amounts to almost $300 billion a year, with 76% of that coming from individuals. Given the almost total saturation of the population by wireless devices (250 million subscribers), and the exponential rise of text messaging...