Acquiring, managing and reporting on grants can be time-consuming and inefficient. Accounting software expert Joan Benson outlines the advantages of grant management software. It could free you from poring over spreadsheets in order to track grant applications and deadlines, create budgets, allocate funds and report on performance.
What our website review candidate can learn from the big players - Plan and Kiva. Human faces, human success stories, what they do and why it matters: it’s all right there and readily accessible from the home page.
Last fall, the Consumer Sponsorship Rankings showed that 55% of Canadians would switch brands if that brand supports a charity or cause. Furthermore, 63% of Canadians would prefer to conduct business with companies that support charities and causes. Sponsorship expert Brent Barootes warns there is too much "good-washing."
Communications expert Martin Shovel notes that "you must be an outstanding communicator if you want to get to the top of your profession." Here are his tips for improving your communication skills.
Statistical analysis is clearly not a pastime for the superficial. Its demands for careful, critical data sifting don't fit comfortably with tight deadlines and a 24/7 news cycle. Imagine Canada's review of the facts and trends behind the latest giving figures is a strong safeguard against hasty reaction to poorly examined statistics.