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Giving it your best shot doesn’t cut it anymore
Let the radical transformation begin! Phil turned 22 this year. Like many 22 year olds, we felt a certain amount of pride in who we had become. Being a certified B Corp, a women-led business, a company with a clear mission to improve the impact of nonprofit...
5 Necessities to Include in Nonprofit Donation Forms
Guest blogger, Jacob Spencer, Customer Success and Account Manager at Donately, dives into the structure of donation forms, a crucial foundation for any nonprofit. Your donation page is one of the most important pages on your website, yet it doesn’t always get the...
A Quick Rundown for Starting a Young Professionals Board
Starting a young professionals board is one of the smartest moves you can make to supercharge your organization’s growth. Jeb Banner shares his expertise gained from his work as the CEO and Founder of Boardable, a board management software provider for mission-driven...
How Nonprofits Can Create an Impactful Volunteer Experience
Imperative to the survival of many nonprofit organizations, volunteers are key stakeholders for your mission. Cassandra Smallman, from InitLive, provides a few key tips for enhancing your volunteers’ experience. Volunteers are integral to nonprofit organizations, and...
Why these social media tools are a unique opportunity for nonprofits to create a greater impact
The pandemic has hit many sectors across the country pretty hard including most players in the social sector. The digital services industry, however, has seen an uptick in growth, and none more spectacular than in the digital advertising world. According to a recent...
Why requests for proposals need improvement in the nonprofit sector
Attention nonprofit decision-makers and service contractors caught in the time-sucking tango called the request for proposal dance, this post is for you! The current RFP process replicates the grant application torture cycle nonprofits themselves are often subjected...
Stop struggling to justify your impact!
If you are working towards improving social and environmental issues then you must already be aware that the rules of the game are changing. It's becoming harder to attract the attention of funders and supporters. Governments, foundations, impact investors, and even...
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...