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Four rules for a donor-friendly website
Jan 25, 2012

With just seven seconds at most to capture your website visitors' attention, you'll want to do everything you can to give them the information they want and make it easy for them to give. These tips will help give you a donor-friendly website.

Parliament reviews tax incentives for giving – so should fundraisers
Jan 24, 2012

Canadian MPs intend to review tax incentives for charitable donations. Are you sure you know what they’re talking about? Adam Aptowitzer gives you the background you’ll need.

It’s okay to be an egg – getting started on Twitter
Jan 23, 2012

A sceptical Hilborn staff writer has a Twitter conversion experience. Here's what our Lisa MacDonald learned from one of the best in the nonprofit Twittersphere.

Banyan Tree Foundation, financiers, lawyers offer to settle suit
Jan 22, 2012

Rochester Financial Limited, Promittere Capital Group Inc., Promittere Asset Management Inc., Banyan Tree Foundation and Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP have offered an $11 million settlement fund to donors claiming breach of contract and negligence pertaining to the Foundation’s gift program.

Reaching diverse communities: beyond bake sales and walk-a-thons
Jan 21, 2012

Statistics Canada estimates that by 2031 one in three Canadians will be a visible minority.  From direct mail through event sponsorship, we have to learn how to reach out, build relationships and raise funds from and with our new Canadians. Learn the secrets of an expert fundraiser working in Canada's most diverse community.