Fundraising
These Fundraising Resources offer a helpful collection of tools, articles, and links to support your fundraising efforts in Saskatchewan. Whether you’re looking for guidance on donor relations, volunteer engagement, campaign planning, community outreach, or building strong partnerships, you’ll find practical tips, best practices, and helpful insights to support your work.
Fundraising Resources
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- Campaigning
- Community Outreach
- Donor Relations
- Partnerships and Collaborations
- Volunteering
15 Things You Can Do to Build Strong Donor Relationships
Neon One outlines 15 key strategies—like personalizing emails, using segmentation, showing transparency, creating exclusive content, celebrating donors publicly, offering tailored giving options, inviting feedback, and using social media—to deepen donor relationships and retention.
5 Steps to Build a Community Outreach Strategy That Works
Develop a strategic community outreach plan by assessing local needs, setting measurable goals, and selecting inclusive solutions. Collaborate with other organizations and create a detailed outreach schedule to enhance engagement and support fundraising efforts.
7 Communications to Send Your Donor After They Make a Gift
The Donor Relations Group frames donor relations outreach around four essential pillars: Acknowledgment, Stewardship, Recognition, and Engagement.
Better Together: A Guide for Charity/Non-Charity Partnerships
Strengthen charity collaborations by clearly defining roles, creating formal agreements, and aligning on shared goals. Use sample policies, checklists, and communication strategies to ensure partnerships are compliant, effective, and deliver meaningful community impact.
Beyond the Event: Building Lasting Donor Relationships
This e-book highlights that a fundraising event is just the beginning—real success lies in thoughtful post-event follow-up. Thank donors promptly, share the impact, offer next steps, and build long-term engagement through tailored paths and retention strategies.
Building Real Connections That Inspire Donors to Stay
This e-book explains how to foster long-term donor loyalty by building authentic connections—empower involvement, be transparent to build trust, use smart segmentation to avoid fatigue, and tell compelling stories that turn one-time donors into lifelong advocates.
Donor Relations and Stewardship Defined
ADRP defines donor relations as the nonprofit’s holistic efforts to engage donors meaningfully for long-term support. It includes four key pillars: gift acceptance & management, heartfelt acknowledgments, public donor recognition, and transparent reporting.
Fund Development Resource Guide
Strengthen community impact through intentional outreach, meaningful donor stewardship, and collaborative partnerships. Align storytelling and data with shared goals, engage diverse stakeholders, and build lasting relationships that amplify trust, resources, and collective benefit.
Fundraising on Facebook: Best Practices for Nonprofits
Enhance Facebook fundraising by verifying your nonprofit status, integrating with virtual events, and maintaining consistent branding. Regularly update your fundraiser, publicly thank donors, and utilize Facebook’s Charitable Giving tools to expand reach and engagement.
How Charities Can Benefit From Collaboration
Enhance your charity’s impact by collaborating with like-minded organizations. Pool resources for joint fundraising, share knowledge and best practices, improve service efficiency, and reduce costs through economies of scale. Such partnerships can amplify reach and strengthen community trust.
Did You Know...
the Saskatchewan Community Foundation can support your fundraising efforts through a Flow-Through Fund? These non-endowed funds let charities focus on community impact while the Foundation handles the administrative work. Whether you’re running a day-to-day campaign or a major capital project, the Foundation can process online donations, accept unique gifts like securities or mineral rights, and issue charitable tax receipts. Funds can be accessed at any time and continue to earn interest while held. Think of it as a charitable savings account—helping reduce your workload so you can focus on making a difference.
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