Tag Archives | Fundraising

Need a Break?

If you’re like me, chances are you sat and made a business plan that was based off the idea that you’d raise upwards of $50,000 the first year your organization was registered. You likely visited DoSomething and applied for some starter grants and checked out the DoSomething Award winners. Then, at some point, somebody told you [...]

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10 Tips for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs

We’d all like to think that beyond the warm and fuzzy feeling we get from donating or volunteering, our efforts lead to some form of sustainable change. But how can we measure our impact amidst all the negative news about wasted aid and futility? We certainly don’t profess to know the answers, but in the [...]

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How Inspiring My Daughters Inspired Me to Create Change

Even as a young child, I was passionate about making the world a better place. Whether it was organizing bike riding marathons with friends to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund or standing up for neighbourhood friends who were bullied, Ialways felt a strong desire to help those in need. That passion stayed with [...]

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