As fundraising professionals, that is a question that may make many of us cringe, or perhaps jump for joy at the thought that more money can be raised with what we have in place today. At Accelerist, we have heard…
If you ask the question, “How do you create meaningful profit-purpose partnerships” to any pundit, expert, or any professional in the field of social impact, they will answer, “Create shared value.” This seems like a no-brainer, right? Any relationship –…
Can you believe we are less than 6 months away from 2020?! We’ve all had big 2020 goals – things we were going to accomplish by 2020, trips we were going to take, languages we were going to learn, hobbies…
We are at it again here at the Accelerist offices. We just can’t stop doing research around point-of-sale (POS) fundraising. Are we obsessed? Well, maybe just a little. Our latest research is a benchmark survey just completed across the Canadian…
As we head into the fourth quarter of 2018, one can’t help but to look back at what a year it was! Let’s reflect: It was only a little over a year ago that Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas…
We all know retail is evolving and with it consumer expectation around how they interact with retail brands across the omnichannel. Therefore, it is inevitable that both retailers and their nonprofit partners feel the need to evolve their charitable point-of-sale…
Has anyone heard that retail is changing? Maybe only every day, right?! We all know retail is evolving and with it consumer expectation around how they interact with retail brands across the omnichannel. Therefore, it is inevitable that both nonprofits…
Released today, Catalist’s The Future of Profit With Purpose Report chronicles what leading CSR executives predict public-private partnerships will look like in 2018 and beyond. Catalist interviewed more than 150 CSR executives to gain some insight into what is happening…
As I wrap up speaking at a conference this week teaching several sessions on Sponsorship Selling 101 and how to attract and acquire new sponsors to your P2P event (if you are not familiar with P2P events…think runs, walks, rides),…
I confess…I’m a data geek! I love numbers, the mystery of it all, even the process of collecting data. I know, boring, right? Well, I did say I am a data geek. What I love most about data is what…