Twas the night before Christmas and despite fundraising yelps, not a gift was stirring – not even one via CanadaHelps. The direct mail was posted with live postage and care, in hope there were still donors writing cheques here and there. The children were snuggled all nestled in beds, while visions of social enterprise chocolate danced in […]
Category Archives: Charity Sector
Why not run a charity without employees?
Volunteers are awesome. There are some areas where volunteers are particularly strong. These days many volunteers are looking for intense, short-term projects – the challenge is that much charity work is ongoing. The donor public is rightly concerned about ensuring money is well spent. Sometimes that veers into questioning why charities can’t be completely run […]
We need to talk frankly about charity metrics
Went to a great luncheon today on Philanthropy at the Canadian Club of Toronto. The speakers were talking about increased emphasis on metrics. Don’t get me wrong – I love measuring results, I love outcomes. But … if we are going to move to measurement and outcomes as a key component of philanthropy then the […]