At ViTreo, we ask the difficult questions and encourage the organizations we work with to consider innovative approaches and divergent ways of thinking. We bring you The Provocateur to challenge the status quo, to stimulate new thoughts, ideas and behaviours. We aspire to galvanize change within the fundraising, philanthropy and nonprofit sector today and into the future.
We hope The Provocateur will help us and you achieve just that.
Major shifts are occurring for alumni associations. The Coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd have impacted everyone on a global level. What will this mean for alumni engagement? Do The Fundamentals Of Alumni Engagement Need To Change?
The “good old days” of corporate altruistic giving, if not corporate strategic philanthropy, are over. To increase chances of success, nonprofit fundraisers need to ensure the ask aligns with the corporation’s investment pillars. Let’s turn ‘philanthropic bundling’ on its head…
The Triple Whammy Post-Secondary Institutions Face. Whatever the future holds for these purveyors of higher education, one thing is certain. Donor and partner engagement will be required for sustainability.
Understanding donor responses during a crisis. How does a crisis impact fund development for nonprofit organizations? How should fundraisers connect with donors during the different stages of a crisis lifecycle? How can we adapt to not one but two global crises in less than six months?
I believe nonprofit boards think that they are in this together with their organizations. But could they be “more in it together” with us?
Racism is just as prevalent in the charitable sector…
As fundraisers, our calling is to help the world’s most vulnerable populations. Black people everywhere face systemic racism, they face it here in Canada, they face it in the U.S. and in many other countries. It needs to stop. #BlackLivesMatter
What if, out of the destruction the Coronavirus has wrought in our sector and others, a new nonprofit narrative could be built? Can we leverage this crisis to write a new chapter for the charitable world and its beneficiaries?
We keep hearing “life will change forever” and “nothing will be the same”, and “this is the new normal”. This is very scary. The loss of the familiar territory and the knowledge that you cannot go back to the way things were, is frightening. How can you take charge of what happens next for your nonprofit organization?
After two plus months of lockdown, many of us are considering whether moving into Phase I of re-opening is wise? Some are opening and yet others have decided not to at this time. How is your organization building its plan? Should it have a plan?
We, and our organizations, have been in a global crisis like none before. Now is not the time for pandemic paralysis. What’s next for nonprofits and fundraisers?