Paper Mail Can Still Party
By Ted Haberer Email turns fifty this year. Ray Tomlinson sent the first email in 1971, and it went something like this: “QWERTYUIOP”. …what a rush! So, Email throws a big party to celebrate this milestone. They sit down with SMS to discuss the guest list, inviting all of their …
Donor Touches Matter and Paper is Still Your Best Bet
By Mary Cahalane I have been seeing a lot of articles during the past year about COVID and work. Specifically, about how the pandemic has changed the way we work and the way we communicate. And honestly, how not? Organizations that were tied to an in-person environment had a tough …
What is a Legacy?
By Kathleen Provost As a professional fundraiser, I believe I should always lead by example. Just imagine being in the profession of asking for charitable donations but not being a donor myself. So, as I make key decisions about choosing any charitable work I support, I ask myself; what do …
The Changes in Ordinary and Exceptional Donations
By Malcolm Burrows The majority of Canadians make annual donations to charity. These donations are done online, at the office, to places of worship, in response to a telemarketer, mail or social media appeal, or through a special event. This kind of “ordinary” giving is widespread, and so it creates …
Seen, Heard & Noted
#GetVocal About the Need for Organ Donation Why does Canada have one of the worst organ and tissue registration rates of all developing countries in the world despite the increasing wait list? David Foster wants to know that you can take two minutes to help save a life, with April …
The World Around Us
Does a Volcano Attract a Crowd of Philanthropists? Now here’s a nation we associate with cold nights, hot water pools, passing icebergs and of course volcanos. When a strong seismic crisis began on the Reykjanes peninsula near Fagradalsfjall mountain in February, involving several magnitude 5+ shivers and thousands of smaller …