BLOGS
Abundance Mindset & Collaboration in the Time of COVID
Guest Blog by Lacey Kempinski, fundraising specialist, awesome collaborator and owner of Balanced Good Collaboration has long been a “trendy” word and discussion point in the non-profit sector. Donors encouraging non-profits to work together, to create harmony, to...
Does Making Myself a Pretzel Help?
Lessons from my JOURNEY with Yoga. Do you know want to know what’s getting me through this? Yes, this moment of missing my friends, and dining out, and even my podcast listening commutes? Yoga! Or at least my version of yoga which can be just doing Shavasana (lying on...
How Understanding Your Audience Can Help Your Charity During Unsettling Times
Contribution by Allen Davidov, Vice President, Business Consulting and NFP Sector Lead, Environics Analytics. During an unprecedented period, such as the one we are all experiencing relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for immediate results is putting a lot of...
How You Can Stay Relevant During Covid-19 Pandemic?
Tips for building corporate funding now and for the future. We are all in this together. And, while that is true, the experience that each charity and nonprofit is living is widely different. Some of you are in the middle of the storm responding on the front lines...
Have you been ghosted by your prospect?
You met, it seemed like alignment was there, but when you followed up for a meeting, nothing. Did you put in a proposal and not hear back? Or maybe you had a discovery meeting, and you both had next-steps, and then crickets? Are you being ghosted by your corporate...
Why You Should Never Neglect the Buy-In
It was an absolutely killer meeting. I had met with their corporate social responsibility rep and we’d been on the same wavelength. The ideas were flowing, the win-win was there! It was going to be a big campaign for my organization and a game-changer for my cause – I...
Are you at the Beginning? Building the Basics, and Nothing More!
Sitting at your desk, looking at a blank page and thinking I don’t know how to get started with corporate fundraising. I’ve seen so many companies sponsoring events, and I know that companies give cheques to charity, but I honestly am not sure what the first step is....
Multi-passionate Giving!
Multi-passionate entrepreneur is a concept you read about when you are a small business owner. It means that it’s hard to pick your area of expertise when you have many, and therefore you keep them all in your business mix. Well, that’s how I feel about giving to...
Why Playing the Long Game is Worth the Wait
As you brainstorm your kick-ass fundraising strategy, ask yourself this: are you in it for the long game or is this about the shortest path to cash? I ask this because I hear so very often from Board Directors, Executive Directors and (less often) Fundraisers that...
Event Sponsorship & Activations – It’s more than a logo on a sign!
Events are a really great way to strengthen corporate partnerships and relationships, but you need to do it right! A simple logo or name on a sign isn’t going to cut it these days.