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Looking for something in particular? Search through the blog posts below. N.B. Use “Letter” to search for thank you letters, I’ve used both “thank-you” and “thank you” which confuses the search engine!

Lori Guenther Reesor 2024-07-19 Lori Guenther Reesor 2024-07-19

Is a pick-up truck full of sweet corn different than an endowment fund?

Is a pick-up truck full of sweet corn different than an endowment fund? Reflections on accumulation for charities.

Lori Guenther Reesor 2024-03-25 Lori Guenther Reesor 2024-03-25

Is giving $20 a week generous? A deep data dive.

Is $20 a week generous? A deep data dive into 2022 Charitable Giving numbers from Statistics Canada

Amanda Garcia 2022-01-13 Amanda Garcia 2022-01-13

ABCs: Annual Blessing of Charitable Receipts, Part 2 - Gift info

For many charities and churches, it’s time to prepare charitable tax receipts. This blog continues a series on turning the chore of annual receipts into a blessing.

Lori Guenther Reesor 2022-01-05 Lori Guenther Reesor 2022-01-05

ABCs: Annual Blessing of Charitable receipts - Part 1, Donor info

People *actually open* the receipt letter, or the email. They are paying attention! Please, please, please seize this opportunity to include a thank-you letter! The only exception I can think of would be if your church or charity doesn’t care whether this donor gives again or not. This blog begins a three-part series on turning the chore of annual receipts into a blessing. The goal is both accurate and grateful communication.

Lori Guenther Reesor 2015-05-13 Lori Guenther Reesor 2015-05-13

Giving to multiple charities at once: An experiment

My husband and I inadvertently launched an experiment in charitable giving. We gave similarly-sized donations to a number of charities, and sent all the cheques on the same day. Here’s what happened.