by Mena Gainpaulsingh | Nov 22, 2017 | Fundraising, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
In the midst of the controlled and at times, the uncertain world of fundraising, strategies can lose their footing. At times you can loose focus on the right things, the big feelings, when it comes to engaging your donors and ultimately meeting your, and their...
by Mena Gainpaulsingh | Nov 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The following blog was originally posted as an article on charityinfo.ca, which you can read here. For many organizations, major gifts represent a pretty high proportion of their income. In fact, Canada’s top 25% of all donors give more than 80% of all donations. With...
by Mena Gainpaulsingh | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the last post in this series, I discussed how to prepare your board for fundraising events. In this week’s post, I will share how you can involve your board members in the follow up with your event participants, and how that can make a significant difference in...
by Mena Gainpaulsingh | Oct 31, 2017 | Board engagement, Fundraising, Fundraising Staff
Fail to plan, plan to fail. This is true for all fundraising, including the need to prepare your board members to become effective, confident fundraisers at your fundraising events. In the third post in this series, I share my top tips on how you can prepare your...
by Mena Gainpaulsingh | Oct 18, 2017 | Board engagement, Fundraising, Stewardship
In the previous post in this series, I talked about the role your board can play in inviting people to your fundraising events. Of course, it isn’t just about the invitation. It is also about your board members showing up on the day. In this week’s post, I’m sharing...
