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This powerful series highlights the life-changing impact of charities through stories of participants. See how community support fuels hope and transformation.

Through CNOY, this community raises vital funds that stay local, transforming lives one step at a time.

By uniting their community, Micah Ministries tripled their fundraising goal, turning their first CNOY event into a heartwarming success.

Through The Grand Parade, this organization funds vital upgrades, creating a brighter future for their 400+ residents.

As Event Director, your goal in this first week of your campaign is to strategically assemble the best possible team. Here’s how to do it.

Tracking these participant fundraising metrics will help you ensure your event grows an ever increasing culture of fundraising.

If you’ve done the work to recruit team captains, we’d go so far as to say, the last 30 days of your campaign can be confidently

BC Housing is all about home: making a positive difference in people’s lives and communities through safe, affordable, and quality housing. This organization goes above and

For Skyline Group of Companies, “corporate social responsibility” is not simply something to check off a to-do list. It is proactively imagining – and re-imagining

Many Canadian churches are eager to be the presence of Christ in the world – kind, compassionate and generous. But they wonder, “how can we

The Challenge is a great way to hit two birds with one stone: it enables you to engage local businesses, churches, and community organizations while

Your job can be a lot of things: stressful, engaging, fulfilling, mundane, exhausting, challenging, uplifting to name a few. Mostly, it can be work. Work

Starbucks is more than just a coffee shop. As an organization, they exist to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup,

Turkstra Lumber doesn’t simply sell building supplies, they’re actively engaged in building communities across Ontario.

“I’ll go for a walk.” It’s that simple. That simple, but with serious impact.

Under the leadership of Executive Director, Jannies Lee, Armagh House raised over $60,000 in their first year (!) hosting the Coldest Night of the Year

Operation Sharing’s dynamic duo – Shawn Shapton, Executive Director, and Scott McKaugue, Volunteer Event Director – knocked it out of the park hosting the Coldest

Bridges are incredible structures. Each is a feat of engineering, crossing an expanse that seems too big to broach and connecting people otherwise held apart.

When incredible organizations like Sherwood Care partners with the proven systems and support of The Grand Parade, magic happens!

Starbucks has been fueling countless commutes, endless study sessions, hectic post-work-get-the-kids-to-practice-and-make-dinner days, and flirty first dates in Canada since 1987. But the masters of the

Team captain recruitment needs a little time and energy but it pays off big time. Results guaranteed.

Team captains really are wonderful. And better yet, they are low maintenance, often living off the scraps of their meaningful experience in your event, or the

The impact of a sincere, well delivered thank you cannot be overstated. Whether you’re looking for some inspiration and new ideas, or somewhere to start, here

Building a successful fundraising culture in your p2p event takes planning, intentionality, and nerves of steel.

The leading indicator of your future success is tied to your team captain recruitment. 

Corporate and community engagement is a critical component of successful p2p fundraising events. By tapping into the business community, you’re able to reach more people,

Fundraising and sponsorship have gone together for decades. They are the ubiquitous power couple at every fundraising event. Have you ever been to a golf

Recruiting team captains to join your peer-to-peer (p2p) fundraising event isn’t complicated, but it does take some planning, strategizing, and determined follow-up. The most successful campaigns always

Team captains are the leading indicator of your success as long as you recruit them properly with clear expectations.

Whether you’re gearing up for RIDE, TGP, another event, or simply feeling like you need a pep talk, here are three important reminders that Event

While a lot has happened on Earth in the past 12 months, one thing that hasn’t changed is that EVENT DIRECTORS (that’s you!!) are the

Whether online or in-person a campaign launch party is key to the overall success of your campaign.

When people face a difficult challenge – when they put their blood, sweat, and tears into an event – they derive greater value from it.

What do P2P fundraising events have to do with your board falling in love with fundraising for your charity? Perhaps, more than you think…

Do you have a donor engagement strategy? Your engagement strategy is part of your fundraising strategy, and the two are inextricably linked. You cannot have