Your organization may or may not have emergency supplies and a disaster plan. Either way, you’re smart to be personally prepared for the moment when community members turn to your charity in a crisis. Blue Avocado lists some basic items to stow at your desk or work station to help you take care of yourself and others.

Flashlight Power failures can be emergencies on their own or part of a larger event. Yes, there should be emergency lighting in your building and flashlights in the organization’s safety kit. But if you have one too, you’ll be mobile instantly, and be able to leave the house supplies available for your colleagues.

Organizations representing the charitable sector have waded into the debate about the government’s move to scrap the mandatory long form census. Statisticians across the country are concerned that the voluntary census planned as a replacement will be skewed by the proven lower survey response rate among the disadvantaged, the disabled, and immigrant populations. 

Community Foundations of Canada head Monica Patten outlined how the census data inform and inspire action that stretches far beyond government resources. 

Fundraising through events such as “a-thons” is an increasingly popular option for nonprofit organizations. Whether a walk-a-thon, golf tournament, race, or a mustache-a-thon (yes, they exist), a well-organized event can help you increase public awareness of your cause, build support and sentiment within the community, and raise more funds for your mission.

This three-part article series will contain practical tips you can use to turn your next event into a successful donation-a-thon! In this installment we cover tips to help you plan your a-thon, from selecting an appropriate date to making sure your website is ready.

Have you ever been to a wonderful workshop or seminar, only to find that months later when you had a chance to implement an idea or two, you’d lost some of that initial confidence and insight?

Fundraising consultant and broadcaster Ed Sluga has the solution for that: a series of podcasts on long-term strategic perspectives for fundraising that you can download, save, and play again when you need a second hit of energy to push you through the implementation stage.

The series begins with a two-part interview on planned giving with Ken Ramsay, head of Legacy Leaders.

Results from surveys conducted with Humber College fundraising and volunteer management alumni and members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Ottawa chapter, support past research conducted by the HR Council for the Voluntary & Non-Profit Sector (2006), the 2009 AFP Compensation and Benefits Study, and Cygnus Applied Research Inc. (2009). These studies indicate that the most frequent reason cited by individuals looking for a new job was dissatisfaction with salary. 

As many as one in four fundraisers are considering moving to a new job and up to 48 per cent want to obtain a higher salary elsewhere.