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The greatest day ever of giving is this December 3rd!
GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that...
We’re hiring: Account Manager
WE’RE HIRING! Who we are Phil creates strategies and tools for not-for-profits, charities, foundations, and socially-missioned businesses. We offer communications, fundraising, creative and technology services to clients of all sizes. We’re a small and talented team...
120+ B Corp CEOs Sign Statement in Support of Climate Action
Business leaders unite in support of climate action across Canada, US, and the UK September 24, 2019 (Montreal, Canada): Kim Fuller, founder of Phil, is one of 120+ B Corp CEOs and business leaders in Canada, US, and the UK, have signed a Statement calling for...
For Profit Strategies For The Not-for-Profit World
At Phil, we believe that the not-for-profit and for-profit worlds have plenty to learn from each other. While not-for-profits proudly operate on a different model that evaluates success based on meaningful metrics like Social Return on Investment and Donor Loyalty,...
Spring cleaning for good governance
“The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance.“ ~ Piyush Goyal Governance. It is a fundamental component of a strong and successful organization. Good governance facilitates decision-making, and without this nothing moves forward. Governance is often...
Attention fundraisers: We all need to start talking about religion and money
We are grateful to Susan Fish and Charity Village for allowing us to republish this article. The old adage tells us we shouldn’t talk about politics, money or religion. While the first has lately become an all-too-frequent topic of conversation, it’s the latter two,...
Employee Attraction & Retention – What’s Your Story?
Carol is the proud founder of a not-for-profit organization. Her team has grown in size to 12 people over the last 15 years; together they have helped thousands of people in the community. The organization is at the next pivotal step in its growth and things look...
Foundations and Charities: Closer Than You Think
By guest contributor Hilary Pearson, CEO Philanthropic Foundations Canada Do the following situations sound familiar, if you lead a smaller Canadian charity? You have a quarterly board meeting coming up shortly and you are the only one available to write five detailed...
SEO For Nonprofits
What is SEO? SEO stands for search engine optimization and is used to refer to how high a website ranks on search engines like Google. Here at Phil we often hear SEO spoken about as if it’s a physical product that can be purchased off the shelf: if only it were that...
Capacity Building: Mission Critical
Original article by Simon Lord Les Affaires, November 24, 2018 Capacity building is not a new concept in philanthropy, but it promises to become an increasingly important issue for non-profit organizations (NPOs). Choosing to make donations or provide training to...