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Attending the Mayor’s Annual Address at the Leaders Lunch hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce last week was a powerful reminder of why Abbotsford is such an incredible community—generous, resilient, and deeply connected. But the need in our community is growing. In the "lock down" year of 2020, Archway Food Bank served 2,403 families and 4,714 individuals. For 2023, those numbers have soared to 3,893 families and 9,198 individuals, with over 5,000 individuals each month in 2023. The number of charitable organizations has risen too, from 278 in 2021 to 311 in 2023 and 37% more employees involved. This highlights the increasing efforts to meet these needs as a community but it's not enough to make life affordable. Nor is a publicity stunt of cutting GST on Christmas trees sufficient. More info available at The Business of Doing Good Report here: https://lnkd.in/gHmkE2cz

Giving is caring..

"Proud to share our step-by-step timeline for a community-centered initiative focused on maximizing charitable impact during the holiday season. This Gantt chart illustrates each phase of our journey, from setting clear goals to mobilizing support and ensuring resources reach those in need. Every step is dedicated to creating real, positive change for our communities. Looking forward to building together and supporting each other in ways that matter!"

We were pleased to support the 2024 Northwest Nonprofit Capacity Report. What were the top three capacity needs identified by our nonprofits? 1. Resources: This is always the top priority - the ongoing funding of incredible work. 2. People: Succession planning, meaningful staff development, effective volunteer engagement, dusting off HR policies that haven't been touched in 7 years... 3. Evaluation: How do you measure impact without overwhelming frontline staff? How are staff and participants involved in the sensemaking of data? Northwest Nonprofit Capacity Survey - M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust (murdocktrust.org)

As the year winds down, it is time to shift our planning focus to the coming year. In today’s edition, David recommends prioritizing two key strategies: asking prospects frequently for their donations and committing to ongoing stewardship. https://lnkd.in/gEnCvGDN #DonorEngagement #StewardshipMatters #SupportYourMission

I have been Protect the West Coast's Fundraising Manager for a year now. With no real prior hands-on NGO fundraising experience, apart from my Communications Manager role with PTWC, I was dropped in the deep end. Of course, I immediately discovered that raising sufficient funds for a non-profit to keep the lights on is an enormous challenge. On one hand the 'ask' is easier as you are asking people to support a good cause. But on the other, you are competing with a cacophony of other similar causes, as well as the fact that times are tough and people don't have a lot of money to throw around. While my media, marketing and sales experience in the private sector has naturally been of huge benefit and there is a strong overlap between comms and fundraising, non-profit fundraising is a different animal to commercial marketing, requiring fresh creative thinking to stand out from the crowd and solicit sufficient, ongoing support. Our team have come up with a couple of new fundraising concepts that we will be testing in the coming weeks and months. I am gravitating towards and enjoying email as a communications and fundraising tool, so my focus will be on that aspect, but of course, we will also be promoting our campaigns on social media etc. What do you think? Do you think this is a good approach or are there better ways to raise funds from the public? Any further advice would be much appreciated. This stuff is hard, but we are getting there!

We are focused on helping to build healthier, safer and more resilient, sustainable communities. Here are just four ways in which we do just that: 1. Carrying out volunteering activities. 2. Working with local charities. 3. Providing education and training. 4. Tree planting initiatives. Discover more about our social values today: https://lnkd.in/eDY4ZkgF The Queen's Green Canopy LandAid Crisis #SustainableCleaning #SocialValue

Community impact? The primary impact of this firms business model increases homelessness (currently at 10K+ homeless people on any given night) by gentrifying neighborhoods and forcing people who make less money out. "Global day for people and planet" yet the firm musters up 2 small bins of mostly dog and cat food...this doesn't even align. How about taking on projects that actually help to reduce the number of homeless people in the city instead of ones that are for the affluent population and for corporations to profit from. I hope other architecture studios in Toronto can learn from these fake displays of positive community impact. Many studios like this promote themselves as doing good but really at a foundational socio-economic level, they drive some of the biggest problems in the city. #thinkcritically #communityimpact #torontohomeless

We're excited to share three new case studies showcasing how nonprofits are transforming their fundraising efforts with Click & Pledge. (Link to Click & Pledge case studies: https://hubs.li/Q02MTBMQ0) Assateague Coastal Trust: This case study highlights how Assateague Coastal Trust successfully used Click & Pledge's customizable payment forms to maintain their branding and streamline their fundraising efforts, which helped increase donor engagement and trust. Environmental Center of San Diego: This study showcases how a small nonprofit leveraged Click & Pledge's seamless and effective donation forms to optimize their fundraising processes, allowing them to focus on their mission with minimal administrative overhead. Greater Farallones Association: This case study details how Greater Farallones Association used Click & Pledge and the Click & Pay Suite to organize data, engage the community, and generate significant support for ocean conservation efforts.