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Tips & best practices
How to promote your nonprofit: 3 free ways to promote your nonprofit event.

Find out how to promote your next NPO event at no cost and save more funds for your cause.

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Tips & best practices
8 steps to prepare for your nonprofit’s fundraising gala events.

A fundraising gala budget, planning a fundraising gala checklist, fundraising gala invitations—what a nonprofit needs to know about planning a fundraising gala.

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Nonprofit guides
Your 2-minute guide to GivingTuesday 2022.

Get all the information you need to start building your nonprofit's GivingTuesday campaign: Giving Tuesday campaign examples.

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Nonprofit guides
5 free ways for your nonprofit to improve donor relations.

Learn more about how to personalize communication with donors in order to improve donor relations with these 5 techniques.

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Nonprofit guides
How to get corporate sponsors for your nonprofit.

Learn how to get local businesses and corporate sponsors for your nonprofit organization's fundraising events with our step-by-step guide.

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Nonprofit guides
Volunteer retention ideas you can start implementing today.

How to retain volunteers in a nonprofit organization. How to keep good volunteers interested, engaged, and involved.

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Nonprofit guides
A nonprofit’s guide to writing a thank you letter.

Why it's important to say thank you to donors, volunteers, participants, everyone. How to write a donor thank you letter with donor thank you letter templates.

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Company news
Zeffy Joins Global Movement of Over 5,000 Certified B Corporations™

B Lab™ certifies Zeffy as a business with positive social, and environmental impact.

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Company news
Simplyk rebrands to Zeffy and expands to the United States

Simplyk, North America’s first 100% free fundraising platform, today announced a rebrand to Zeffy as the company expands to the United States.

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Company news
FAQ - Simplyk changes name to Zeffy 

Simplyk reveals its new identity: Zeffy. Here’s why we decided to change the name of the company.

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Webinars
Webinar - Animal Charities Share Best Practices for Online Fundraising

Watch our latest on-demand webinar to learn about online fundraising best practices for animal charities.

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How to start a nonprofit
How to create a nonprofit organization in Canada.

Follow our short guide to get started with the creation of your Nonprofit Organization in Canada.

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Nonprofit guides
A Guide to Recruiting Volunteers for your Nonprofit

Whether your nonprofit organization is looking to streamline its volunteer network, bring on new volunteers, or is simply weighing the pros and cons of volunteer versus paid staff, this guide will help you discover the best practices to follow when implementing a volunteer strategy.

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Raffle laws
Charitable lottery regulations in Ontario.

Online charitable lotteries. 50/50 draws in Ontario. Eligibility for a nonprofit or charity lottery licence. Zeffy can help make sense of lotteries in Ontario.

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Nonprofit software
The best online fundraising platforms in Canada for small and medium nonprofits.

Zeffy, Givebutter, Donorbox, etc Compare the best fundraising platforms for nonprofits in Canada based on pricing, donor experience, features, and user ratings.

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Nonprofit guides
How to turn your website visitors into donors.

What is the average conversion rate for a nonprofit? How to convert website visitors into donors? How to measure conversion rate?

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Raffle laws
Charitable Lottery Regulations in Quebec.

Online charitable lotteries. 50/50 draws in Quebec. Eligibility for a nonprofit or charity lottery licence. Zeffy can help make sense of lotteries in Quebec.

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Tips & best practices
10 New Tips for your Next Fundraising Campaign

We’ve compiled 10 tips for fundraising campaigns that you may not of heard before, and we’ll dive deeper than what you find in your usual internet search.

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Nonprofit guides
How to Fundraise for a Peer-to-peer Campaign in 6 Steps

Here are 6 essential steps to follow for a successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaign.

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Raffle laws
Charitable Lottery Regulations in Prince Edward Island

We’ve broken down some of Prince Edward Island's regulations for charitable lotteries.

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Raffle laws
Charitable lottery regulations in Nova Scotia.

Do you need a lottery licence for 50/50 Nova Scotia? Help with event ticketing? Zeffy can help make sense of lottery licences for fundraising in Nova Scotia.

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