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Our latest post: Philanthropy Counts | http://bit.ly/10UHuZT I wanted to let you know about another great, free resource available from the Institute of Charitable Giving. They send out an email once a week with very short articles about quite a variety of topics dealing with advancement. Their resource page is called Philanthropy Counts and you can subscribe for free at this

Our latest post: Update: Flow Through Shares | http://bit.ly/17viFY8 The 2013 Federal Budget has approved the use of flow through shares (FTS) again for one more year. If you do not know what FTS are, then the link below to the CRA explanation will give you the basics about them. CRA explanation of FTS: http://bit.ly/158mTpl... Many financial companies and banks offer the purchase of [...]

Our latest post: CAGP Offers Professional Development Near You | http://bit.ly/10UHskS Doug Puffer, Marketing Director at PG Growth, and you might have met him at CAISap 2013 in Victoria, is also a Director of CAGP (Canadian Association of Gift Planners). He has asked me to let the CAISap membership know about some wonderful one-day courses being offered by CAGP in various cities throughout Canada. I have [...]

Our latest post: Jerry Panas on Donor Attrition and Retention | http://bit.ly/17viFHQ Jerold (Jerry) Panas is probably one of the world’s greatest advancement gurus. I met him over twenty years ago and have attended numerous seminars with him since. He recently spoke in Montreal, and I was particularly delighted to be able to take my colleague, Mary Ann Cloherty, with me to meet and hear Jerry. Jerry [...]

Our latest post: Inspiring Meaningful Investments | http://bit.ly/10UHs4q The following is an excerpt from Inspiring Meaningful Investments written by Adrienne Davidson, Director of Advancement at St. George’s School in Vancouver. Follow this link for the full article. Schools with high participation rates in their Annual Giving Campaigns are often held up as examples of successful institutions, and as such, the percentage of [...]