The True Sport Foundation is accepting applications for the True Sport Community Fund. Grants of $5,000 or $25,000 are available to support sport programs that create access and promote inclusion for children and youth from Aboriginal, low-income, and new Canadian families.
For more information, visit:
http://www.truesportfoundation.ca/en/news-122
In the e-world of fundraising, sending electronic newsletters to donors, and capturing their email information, is standard practice, right?
And large, well funded and sophisticated charities do the best job….right?
Well, not so fast. This recent informal survey by consultant Lisa Sargent revealed some pretty scary gaps in best practice e-engagement by some of the a largest non profits around. Click here to read what Lisa discovered….
Eva’s Initiatives – Award for Innovation
Each year, Eva’s Initiatives presents its Award for Innovation to three organizations in Canada that work with homeless youth. The Award includes a $5,000 grant and deadline for applications is November 12, 2009. For more information, please visit: www.evasinitiatives.com
2010/2011 IWK Community Grants Program
Funding is available for community projects that address one or more of the following areas:
Deadline for applications is Nov. 30, 2009. For more information, contact Julie Harrington, IWK Community Grants Coordinator at (902) 443-2563 or by email at julie.harrington@iwk.nshealth.ca
Non profits (and for profits) often integrate taglines into their brand identity. You can probably name the companies behind taglines like “Just Do It” and “I’m Lovin’ It.”
Yesterday the winners of the 2009 Best Taglines for Non Profits were announced. A couple of my personal favorites among the winners were:
Check out the full list here and be inspired by the creativity of these organizations!
Scams and shams have been around for thousands of years. One of the oldest stories of ”identity theft” comes from the Bible, with Jacob dressing in sheepskin in order to impersonate his brother Esau and fool their blind father.
Today, with the unprecedented growth of the internet and the recent explosion of Web 2.0, stories of scams and shams are a daily occurance. Most recently, the popular social networking site, Facebook, has been the subject of several stories detailing how unsuspecting subscribers have been duped by dishonesty. Read more about the scams, and how you can protect yourself, here:
Following a brief hiatus to revamp the Bloom blog and web site, we’re pleased to be back. I hope you like the new look and better organization of our content. Carolyn and I will resume posting news and commentary on the non profit world (giving, sector news, tools and tips) on a more regular basis. Don’t forget to sign up for email updates, post comments or promote your organization’s fundraising news and events on the site. And check out the revolving tag cloud on the site’s pages — it provides a quick link to all the subject matter within the blog and site. Its great to be back in the wired world! Anne