{"id":514848,"date":"2022-11-23T20:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windmill-grows-donations-with-metrics-that-meet-backers-demands\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:55:55","slug":"windmill-grows-donations-with-metrics-that-meet-backers-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windmill-grows-donations-with-metrics-that-meet-backers-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windmill grows donations with metrics that meet backers\u2019 demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787bf7ff5b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787bf7ff5b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windmill-grows-donations-with-metrics-that-meet-backers-demands\/#%E2%80%9CWindmill_grows_donations_with_metrics_that_meet_backers_demands%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Windmill grows donations with metrics that meet backers\u2019 demands&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWindmill_grows_donations_with_metrics_that_meet_backers_demands%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Windmill grows donations with metrics that meet backers\u2019 demands&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                                                                        <strong>Created for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theveritasfoundation.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 90px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/bfdaa3f173d31d3efd360ed028b10c56_imgwxrwyw3q_wpy-2\/\" alt=\"Veritas Foundation logo\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NISHANT GOSWAMI EARNED<\/strong> a dentistry degree in 2000, and had his own practice in Delhi, India. But when he moved to Canada in 2012 to reunite with his wife, he found himself working low-paying retail jobs. It\u2019s a familiar story: A professional moves here from another country and discovers their hard-won credentials aren\u2019t recognized. To work as a dentist in Canada, Goswami had to pass a trio of gruelling national exams taken over two years, and the expensive prep courses weren\u2019t eligible for conventional student loans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe left hand doesn\u2019t know what the right hand does,\u201d Goswami says. \u201cThe government has programs inviting new immigrants to the country. But when it comes to working, or being able to qualify to work, it\u2019s a different story.\u201d Through word of mouth and an immigrant support centre in London, Ont., he was directed to the Immigrant Access Fund, now known as Windmill Microlending. He accepted the charity\u2019s $5,500 loan, took his final prep course and passed his last exam. Today, Goswami keeps up a hectic schedule as the owner of two dental practices in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p>Windmill is No. 4 on the Veritas Foundation\u2019s Fastest-growing Charities in Canada list this year, thanks to its 62,000 per cent increase in donations from 2016 to 2021. It was founded in Calgary in 2006 by the late psychologist Maria Eriksen, after she saw how many of the custodial staff at her own hospital faced financial barriers to requalify in their professions after coming to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Now with five offices from Calgary to Montreal, Windmill has provided more than 7,000 loans to new Canadians over the years. \u201cWe provide affordable loans and coaching supports to help skilled newcomers restart or advance in their careers in Canada,\u201d says CEO Claudia Hepburn. \u201cOur goal is to convert the potential of immigrants into prosperity, both for immigrant and for Canada.\u201d Windmill clients typically <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le their previous incomes. (Goswami says the factor is much higher in his case.) Around 97 per cent eventually repay their loans.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to taking the lead at Windmill in 2017, Hepburn says she\u2019d \u201cnever seen a charity with metrics like that.\u201d A self-described <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> entrepreneur, she previously co-founded and ran NEXT Canada, a charity that provides young entrepreneurs with education and connections to mentors and potential funders. She was attracted to Windmill and the challenge of turning the small charity into a powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Her plan focused on stronger branding, a bulked-up fundraising team that now includes five full-time equivalent staffers, and a donor strategy that relies on recognizing and responding to the changing face of charitable givers. Compared with those in the recent past, today\u2019s donors are fewer, wealthier on average and, experts say, more eager to scrutinize results to ensure their money makes a direct and measurable impact.<\/p>\n<p>Under Hepburn\u2019s tenure, Windmill reports its results to donors more frequently and in more detail, even sharing clients\u2019 personal stories. The charity has also instituted regular investor calls with its major supporters: individual donors and foundations; corporate partners such as Scotiabank\u2019s ScotiaRISE initiative; and the governments of Canada, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec, which together contribute 40 per cent of Windmill\u2019s operating costs.<\/p>\n<p>Hepburn says the idea for the investor call came from Kate Bahen, managing director of Charity Intelligence, which provides research and analysis on the charitable sector. Bahen, in turn, credits Hepburn and Windmill for measurably improving people\u2019s lives, unlike many charities that adopted the buzzy microlending trend a decade or so ago but showed dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing results. \u201cHats off to Windmill,\u201d Bahen says. In the microlending space, \u201cthey actually are the real McCoy \u2014 a very, very rare breed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Veritas Foundation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Veritas Foundation is a private charitable organization committed to the improvement of Canada\u2019s philanthropic sector. It helps individuals and organizations establish and grow their own endowments, then invests the proceeds in The Veritas Foundation Giving Fund, a donor-advised fund. It then issues grants to charitable projects based on the donor\u2019s recommendations. The Veritas Foundation writes independent monthly research reports on the sector and has developed a proprietary rating system that evaluates a charity\u2019s strategy, governance, financial performance, and impact. This report aims to show which of the country\u2019s roughly 86,000 charities are attracting the most interest from donors, based on the growth of their tax-receipted donations in the previous five years. To capture the most insightful data, the top 500 are chosen from a list of 42,000 charities that excludes those in typically larger and more stable categories, such as education and religion.<\/p>\n<p>To see all 500 charities on the 2022 list, go to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/veritascharityservices.com\/product\/research-report-november-2022-the-veritas-500-fastest-growing-charities\/\">veritascharityservices.com\/v500<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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