Marketing Goods Meet Non-Profits

Paradoxically, the non-profit sector is big business. Board members, executives, nationwide conglomerations and franchises... but promotional products and even just marketing in general can seem to be missing from the equation.

10 Key Steps on Starting a Nonprofit Organization

Successfully starting a nonprofit is a 1 in 2 gamble. Among the 30,000 nonprofits created each year in America, 50 percent of them failed. We are not sure how they failed or why they failed, but analysts believe it could all be rooted in the correct planning before start up.

How To Reward Your Incredible Volunteers Throughout The Year!

We have searched the Internet high and low for ideas - both inexpensive and expensive to celebrate your volunteer staffs. I hope that some of the items generate some creative juices in your programs within your non-profit organizations. Listed below is a list of several outstanding suggestions that we thought were "tops" in celebrating your wonderful volunteers.

Five Non-Monetary Ways To Assist A Charitable Foundation

One thing I've quickly learned is that when you launch a charitable organization, you are likely to be approached by friends and colleagues who would like to get involved. It can be a testament to your cause, and one of the most important ways you can honor this is to be prepared to find meaningful ways for them to contribute. Beyond the monetary contributions that are so important, I wanted to list five non-monetary ways to assist a charitable organization that would seem to me to be valued at any time, by any charity.

Metasoft's Big Online Vs The Foundation Center's Foundation Finder

Can't afford an expensive prospective research/foundation finder tool? Learn a few tips on making daily, free research part of your grant writing toolbox!

Your Grant Proposal's Been Rejected - Now What?

Don't look at that declined grant proposal as a failure! Think of it as an opportunity to building a lasting relationship and improve your chances of funding!

What It Takes To Create & Run Canada's Single Largest Fundraising Event

You've probably already seen the flyers encouraging participants to walk 60 km in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer in August. In just six years, the weekend trek has become one of the largest fundraisers across Canada. Brian Pendleton, President of CauseForce and Alexis Guptman, Coordinator for the Jewish General Hospital Foundation in Montreal share what goes into creating innovative year-round marketing.