When the worst happens – government funding dries up, a market meltdown cripples the endowment fund or a natural disaster destroys key assets – what do you do? Bill Kennedy breaks the daunting process of risk management down into manageable steps any charity can handle.
When a donor you hold dear dies, gift planning leader Doug Flanders says it’s important to do two things. Be present and caring to the spouse or family without violating boundaries, and accept and address the grief that you too may feel.
The deluge of content we face each day pushes us to crank up the volume on our charities’ stories. But that inadvertently silences our donors, says Janice Benatar. She shares ideas on how to handle donor stories better.
Canada Post plans huge hikes in postal rates and the end of door-to-door delivery. Yet nearly half of Canadians prefer receiving a letter in the mail to any other fundraising approach. Leah Eustace explains how charities can balance rising costs with donor preferences for continuing mail.
No matter what you do in practice, the bylaws you may be ignoring matter more. Charity law specialist Adam Aptowitzer reviews two recent charity property disputes where Court rulings did not favour the organizations’ current practices because they were far removed from their bylaws.
When the worst happens – government funding dries up, a market meltdown cripples the endowment fund or a natural disaster destroys key assets – what do you do? Bill Kennedy breaks the daunting process of risk management down into manageable steps any charity can handle.
When a donor you hold dear dies, gift planning leader Doug Flanders says it’s important to do two things. Be present and caring to the spouse or family without violating boundaries, and accept and address the grief that you too may feel.
The deluge of content we face each day pushes us to crank up the volume on our charities’ stories. But that inadvertently silences our donors, says Janice Benatar. She shares ideas on how to handle donor stories better.
Canada Post plans huge hikes in postal rates and the end of door-to-door delivery. Yet nearly half of Canadians prefer receiving a letter in the mail to any other fundraising approach. Leah Eustace explains how charities can balance rising costs with donor preferences for continuing mail.
No matter what you do in practice, the bylaws you may be ignoring matter more. Charity law specialist Adam Aptowitzer reviews two recent charity property disputes where Court rulings did not favour the organizations’ current practices because they were far removed from their bylaws.
