BY JOHN WILLIS A few weeks ago we ran a survey asking more than a thousand adult Canadians (outside of Quebec) about government support for charities and non-profits, especially in these difficult economic times. We asked respondents to choose which of the following statements they felt was closest to their own view: 54% In these […]
Jan 04 2012
Donors to government: Step up support to non-profits when times are tough
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Dec 22 2011
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
In keeping with Stratcom’s philosophy of helping our clients make a difference, our staff vote every year to select one non-client charity in each of the communities where we live and work to receive a holiday season donation. We’d like to take the opportunity to highlight the winning charities this year, and the important work that […]
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Dec 16 2011
But Direct Mail is Dead…
BY BOB PENNER Back in the 1980’s, when I first got started in direct mail to raise money for organizations I was campaigning for, some of my colleagues questioned the approach, asserting “but direct mail is dead.” And today, 25 years later, I’m still hearing it. They weren’t right then, and they aren’t right now. When the programs of our […]
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Dec 12 2011
iPhone Pocket Power Puts Everyone in the Human Rights Hot Seat
BY JOHN WILLIS In our line of work, we see a lot of interesting online campaigns and useful — not to mention cool — uses of social media. Here’s one that I learned about from Grace Wu, an Amnesty International activist, while we waited for our flight to Ottawa a few weeks ago. It’s an iPhone app […]
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Dec 07 2011
Thanks for Another Great AFP Congress
BY BOB PENNER I attended another successful AFP Congress last week and I, along with the Stratcom team, enjoyed meeting with friends, clients and the many delegates who stopped by our booth for a chat. This year I was pleased to conduct two case study sessions entitled “Telephone Town Halls: A New Way to Engage Supporters […]
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Nov 22 2011
What’s All the Buzz About Telephone Town Halls?
BY BOB PENNER By now many of you have heard about or even participated in a Telephone Town Hall. Stratcom has been pleased to bring this to the Canadian marketplace, although, even for us, it took some persuading. We do a fair bit of work in the United States and are a member of various […]
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Nov 18 2011
Core Principles for Non-Profits
3 Key Strategies for Success Our clients come to us for advice on how to increase the effectiveness of their work. Whether they want to launch a new campaign, reinvigorate their donors, or conduct a poll, we encourage non-profits to think beyond the short term. Planning ahead is what can make the difference between a […]
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Nov 16 2011
Introducing Stratcom’s Blog
New information on Strategy, Campaigns and Fundraising for the non-profit sector. BY BOB PENNER Dear reader, Our mission is to help non-profit organizations achieve their goals. We measure our success by your success, and as we launch our new blog, we hope to provide you with insights and information that can help strengthen your work […]
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