Getting Real about Small Shop Charities, Gift Agreement Complications, and Irrelevance

Welcome to season two of Let’s Get Real: Perspectives on Canadian Fundraising! To start the season off, Ed, Ken, and Lisa are joined by Lois Graveline, the Founder and CEO of Harmonia Philanthropy. Lois brings her experience working with small charities to discuss the challenges these organizations often face, and what donors and fundraisers can do to help them succeed. 

Elsewhere in the episode, Ken emphasizes the importance of correctly following a gift agreement to avoid potential complications, even if that means sometimes ignoring the wishes of the donor. And Ed raises the idea of fundraisers making a spot for themselves “at the table” if they want to maintain relevance.

Thanks to our guest this episode, Lois Graveline. You can check out some of her work at the links below.

Harmonia Philanthropy: https://harmoniaphilanthropy.ca/

Project Launchpad: https://www.projectlaunchpad.ca/index.html

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