Category: Charity
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4 Reasons Why Your Business Should Support A Charity
Supporting a charity is not just a nice thing to do. It can also be an intelligent business decision. We should not think of these charities as just another small business. They provide real services that small businesses need and are looking for ways to improve their operations. When working with a charity, it is…
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Choosing Beneficiaries For Your Charitable Trust
Setting up a charitable trust can be advantageous for a variety of reasons. These types of trusts can be effective estate planning tools and they offer tax advantages to the individual creating the trust. Regardless of the reason for creating one, once the trust is established, it is the creator’s responsibility to choose the charitable…
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Why Supporting Charity Is Good For Business
Consumers tend to prefer to spend their money with companies that they view as philanthropic. Studies have also shown that millennials in particular will spend more money on brands that support causes, so it’s clearly well worth considering the impact of your business’s relationships with charities.
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Support Your Puppy Charities This Holiday
The holidays are a time for giving and as such many charities depend on donations this time of year. In fact, for many charities, the holiday season is the time where they will get most of their operating revenue. This makes the holiday a “do or die” situation for many charitable organizations. Animal charities are…
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How To Give Back To The Community As a Business
You’ll likely have set up your business for your own benefit. But at some point or another, you’ll realize that your company doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It exists as part of the wider world. This is true of all companies, but it’ll be especially true of small businesses that operate in small communities. If…
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5 Ways Your Money Can Help Others
Looking for ways your money can help others? Giving can be a challenge. Sometimes, you think that the best solution is to simply hand somebody a wad of cash and then that will solve all their problems. But, as anyone who has worked in the charity sector will tell you, that’s rarely the case. Getting…
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3 Tips For Serving On A Board of Directors
A board of directors plays an essential role in any organization. Without it, companies would struggle to stay on a mission or on brand, while nonprofits would probably cease to exist.
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Responsibilities of Board Members During a Fundraising Event
Most nonprofits wonder what their board members’ responsibilities are during fundraising. Fortunately, fundraising experts, such as Ari Betof, have listed a few things that board members can do. These tasks are for everyone. It doesn’t matter if they are wealthy. It doesn’t matter whether they have connections or are introverts. It doesn’t matter if they…
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4 Things To Know About Fundraising
What are the main things to know about fundraising? The majority of people equate fundraising with that moment when a gift is requested, either through the mail, a phone call, at an event, or online. Asking for money is just a small part, around 10 to 15 percent of the work involved in fundraising. The…