I was lucky to go to TEDxVancouver recently which stirred up memories of last year’s presentations. One in particular was on “The Power of Story” by Greg Power that I find relevant to nonprofits and charities as we enter the hallowed end of year…

I’ve been on an inforgraphics kick lately, with posts on multi-channel giving and digital teams and even tried my hand at creating one for Opportunity International Canada (using design work from Grace Poon). But it isn’t just me, you’ve probably noticed the explosion of infographics and nonprofits are…

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This past week I was fortunate to present on Opportunity International, specifically our agricultural finance program, along with Jocelyn Ling from Vancouver for Acumen, Sean Peters from Globaly Catalyst Initiative and Bonnie Wong from Van City at the Canadian Global…

Good post awhile back from the good folks at For Impact called “If it is important, do it every day.” that got me thinking in terms of fundraising, what is important and how could I do it every day? So here it goes, 5 things you should do every day (and some ideas on how…

As I’m getting ready to present on Opportunity International’s work in the world of microfinance at the Canadian Global Impact Investing Group MeetUp I’ve been trying to brush up on some of the latest developments in the world of international development and I came across this article by Bill Gates, “Bill…