Starting July 1, 2010 the provincial sales taxes in Ontario and British Columbia will be replaced by a value-added tax structure and combined with the federal goods and services tax (GST) to create a single, federally administered harmonized sales tax (HST.) Continue reading to find out what this means for charities.

In may be years or decades since you were last in a classroom. The basic grammar rules learnt should not be forgotten. Relying on spell check and other built in software programs won’t catch everything. Learn the basics of capitalization here.

The average person knows 10,000 to 20,000 words. Spelling mistakes will happen. Here are common words that are used in the Canadian fundraising industry with the correct and incorrect spellings.

People are on the go. The average person will move approximately 11 times in their lifetime. Knowing who has moved when and where they have moved to, can be a challenge at tracking. Allow the database experts at IMS to assist with your ongoing maintenance of your donor database.