by Michelle Floh | Oct 14, 2026 | Featured Articles
October 14, 2026 GivingTuesday is seven weeks out. Here’s what still matters. GivingTuesday falls on December 1 this year. That leaves about seven weeks. If your team started planning in June, you’re now in the activation stretch: scripts going to the...
by Michelle Floh | Sep 7, 2026 | Featured Articles
September 7, 2026 Don’t send your best donors the GivingTuesday email On GivingTuesday your donors’ inboxes fill up with appeals from every organization they’ve ever supported. Open rates are high that day. Response rates get diluted, because your email is...
by Michelle Floh | Aug 14, 2026 | Featured Articles
August 14, 2026 The Gift of Time I missed my grandmother. She lived in Chile, a world away, and I was too young to do much of anything about it, let alone give money. But I realized I had something to offer: my time. So I started volunteering at Baycrest, a home for...
by Michelle Floh | Aug 13, 2026 | Featured Articles
August 13, 2026 Am I a Humanitarian? I recently met with a client who told me she didn’t think of herself as a humanitarian. She sponsors scholarships for promising students from poor families, year after year. But she doesn’t give in response to...
by Michelle Floh | Jun 15, 2026 | Featured Articles
June 15, 2026 Good cooks don’t start with the stove. They start by asking who is coming to dinner, what’s in the pantry and how much time they have. Then they choose a recipe. Earned revenue deserves the same order. Before a nonprofit decides what to sell,...
by Michelle Floh | May 18, 2026 | Featured Articles
May 18, 2026 Have you ever wanted to join a group but wondered whether you would fit in? You might be excited about meeting people who share your interests, yet unsure how to enter the conversation. Perhaps you want advice you cannot comfortably ask for at work, or...