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Here's the start of a sample donor database done in Excel.  The different rows represent individual donors while the columns are different information fields for each person. The right hand-side columns should each represent a specific column, allowing you to track the success of your fundraising efforts over a few years. Using the 'Data', 'Sort' feature, you can filter per column to say, pull out all the English or French speakers in your list, sort according to donation amount to see who are your higher donors or who hasn't donated in a few years

Here's a tipsheet to help you get started on developing a donor base. These notes are from the CoCo event "Charting the Journey: Fundraising in Quebec".

Microgiving or microphilanthropy is a new trend that allows anyone of any economic background to give and make a donation to someone else. You don't have to be a millionaire to help someone else. A donation as little as 1$ can be made, and can make a big difference in someone's life. This concept builds on the idea of community, collectivity and sharing. This website/blogmakes discusses microgiving and allows individuals to share their stories and experiences:

CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a consulting, research, and training organization providing nonprofits with management tools, strategies, and resources to lead change in their communities.

The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) is a multiracial organization that promotes the connection between fundraising, social justice and movement-building. We believe that how groups are funded is as important to achieving their goals as how the money is spent, and that building community support is central to long-term social change. We provide training, resources and analysis to strengthen organizations, with an emphasis on those focused on social justice and based in communities of color.

Bolder Giving’s mission is to inspire and support people to give at their full potential.

What we do:

* Promote the stories of extraordinary givers (via this website, presentations, publications and the media)

* Help donors give at their full potential (via individual coaching, presentations, and publications.)

* Provide tools and inspiration to the donor education community

* Challenge the cultural norms and stereotypes about what is prudent and possible to give

Kim Klein is an internationally known fundraising trainer and has worked in all aspects of fundraising.

Put together by the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training.The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) is a multiracial organization that promotes the connection between fundraising, social justice and movement-building.

Here are some of the funding programs offered by Canadian Heritage which you may find useful for projects that are either bilingual or else target the linguistic minority (English in Quebec).  There are many more - these are just a sampling.  For more information, visit http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/2008-2009/inst/pch/pch05-eng.asp

Community Life Component Cooperation with the Community Sector

Written by Kim Harrison of the Quebec Community Groups Network