The Ignitia team has a passion for the non-profit sector. Most of us have worked for non-profits earlier in our careers and continue to do both paid and
pro bono work for a variety of non-profit organizations. What we generally bring to our non-profit clients is a good understanding of the non-profit environment and enthusiasm for their cause, combined with best practices we have acquired in other sectors. We leverage these tools to help non-profits start new things or take what they're currently doing in a new direction. We offer services in the following areas:
Start-Ups
| We focus on helping our clients set up new non-profits for long-term success. This includes ensuring that they can generate sufficient revenue to carry out their mission/mandate and develop their boards. We also make sure that our clients’ messages reach the intended audience and make a desired impression on them. |
Starting a non-profit is not an easy task. Our team has built non-profits from the ground up by developing a business plan, setting up operations and working with stakeholders to hammer out the vision, mission and mandate. We have relationships and experience with organizations that fund non-profits. This allows us to help our customers meet funder’s granting and reporting requirements successfully.
Enterprising Opportunities
| We’ve worked with several non-profit organizations to find new sources of revenue – oftentimes commercializing a service or a product that was given away for free (or at cost) up until that point. |
Many non-profits receive a base of funding for a relatively short period of time to help them get established in their field. Few organizations can sustain themselves indefinitely on fixed grants and none can grow. When non-profits look to their future and see a need to diversify their revenue base, Ignitia can help.
A consistent truth amongst non-profits is that they rarely see the monetary value of the services that they provide to the community. Helping our clients see this opportunity and acting upon it is one way that we can diversify the revenue base for a non-profit. We can also help your organization position itself differently to qualify for new grants and funding.
Public Policy and Lobbying
| We’ll work with your organization to put the right information in front of those groups you need to lobby to ensure that your message is heard and acted upon. With our background in public policy and regulatory affairs, we understand what your partners need to see in order to help you meet your mandate. |
Many of our non-profit clients not only provide a valuable service to their target communities but lobby government and industry on behalf of those communities. Too often, the lobbying efforts of well-intentioned non-profits are poorly received and rejected by government and industry because these solutions are not presented in a public policy framework that resonates with decision-makers’ priorities.
Our team is made up of people who have experience working in government and industry – in many cases sitting across the table from organizations like yours.
Stakeholder Engagement and Research
As a counterpart to our policy and lobbying work, we can provide non-profits with original research and stakeholder engagement to pinpoint the needs of your target communities. This research can form the foundation of fundraising initiatives or provide evidence needed to campaign for change in your community. We also show our non-profit customers how to turn research and stakeholder engagement into a revenue-generation opportunity for their organization.
Program Development and Evaluation
| We can help you both plan and develop your programs, and showcase your achievements through evaluation. Our approach draws on a variety of best practices. We apply proven concepts from other jurisdictions as well as borrow and adapt concepts from the private and government sectors. |
We have translated our experience conducting assessments and planning exercises for government agencies, private sector companies and universities into program development for non-profits. We can help you carry out pre-requisite background analyses such as environmental scans or assessments of organizational strengths and weaknesses. We will work with you to articulate the purpose of your programs, the desired outcomes and activities that will be delivered. Our evaluation services complement the suite of program-related services we offer, helping you demonstrate your successes to current and potential funders.
Media
Ignitia helps clients understand and leverage traditional and new media content and marketing trends in order to reach out and engage their target markets. We focus on a variety of media best suited to achieve the goals of our clients, such as: print, film & television, the web, mobile, and social media.
