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Canada adds jobs in August at a rate above forecast

Despite continuing concerns about factory output seeing a slight decline and a very fragile export market due to the continued paucity of the US recovery there was extremely good news about the Canadian economy this week specifically on the jobs...

September 16, 2010 Read More

Toronto Non Profit spotlight – United Way of Toronto

At Miratel we are extremely proud to own and operate a business in the greater Toronto area, one which holds great stock in our community involvement in addition to supporting clients throughout the nonprofit sector in assisting with their fundraising...

September 15, 2010 Read More

Hershey’s publish first ever CSR report – how sweet is it?

It's been some time since we had a chance to zoom in on an individual company's approach to CSR Corporate Social Responsbility, so I thought it would be sweet to take the opportunity to do so today and sweet is...

September 14, 2010 Read More

How the Fundraising ineffeciencies in the UK can have a positive outcome

Regular visitors to the blog  may know that at Miratel we provide key expertise in assisting nonprofits with fundraising activities via our range of call-center services. Therefore when a major fund-raising story breaks it captures our attention even if it's...

August 27, 2010 Read More

Is offshoring heading toward a boomerang decade?

I found a very interesting story today concerning offshoring reversals that while predicted a few years ago has not yet manifested itself with the frequency some had expected. That said the scenarios under which it occurs are becoming more apparent...

August 26, 2010 Read More

SocialYell.com provides consumers a new CSR forum

Even as more and more companies are displaying increased awareness and commitment to active and beneficial CSR (corporate social responsibility) programs, the public at large are also looking to have their say about the way companies perform and the experience...

August 25, 2010 Read More

Pakistani flood relief effort gains higher profile even as it worsens

I have been watching the continued developments from Pakistan in recent weeks with a mixture of disbelief and horror. When large natural disasters occur, sometimes the scope is apparent to everybody almost immediately however the situation in Pakistan has unfolded...

August 24, 2010 Read More

Fair-Trade, its about far more than just coffee

In the supermarket this week I noticed again (but this time it registered) the "Fair Trade Certified" logo on a number of products so this time I thought I'd do my research about the logo after bringing the shopping home....

August 19, 2010 Read More

A revolutionary idea in fundraising, but could it work?

I read a fascinating post today by a recognised voice in the non-profit sector, the author has the reputation for being a pioneer within the industry at creating innovative fundraising ideas that can change the whole landscape fundraising methodology. The...

August 12, 2010 Read More

US Economic recovery not possible without improvement to housing market?

While the economy in Canada continues to head toward fairly robust results of growth if a little short of expectations the situation in the United States continues to limp toward recovery in a way that can best be described as...

August 11, 2010 Read More

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