Mostly things nobody else is writing for a Canadian audience: CRA receipting, GST/HST on dues, how to move off a spreadsheet without losing twelve years of history, and what to ask a website vendor.
Canadian rules
What must appear on an official donation receipt, when a charity can and cannot issue one, how the advantage rule works, and five common errors.
2Labs · 11 min read · August 20, 2026
Read the guideTopics: AI & innovation · Canadian rules · Fundraising · Pricing & procurement · Websites & accessibility
AI & innovation
Most nonprofits already have capable AI through tools they pay for. A practical starting sequence, and the three places AI should not be used.
8 min read
ReadCanadian rules
When membership dues are taxable, when they are exempt, how the CRA advantage rule interacts with dues, and why most membership software gets this wrong.
9 min read
ReadFundraising
The retention basics that matter when you are a team of one: what the acronyms mean, why retention beats acquisition, and the three reports to run.
6 min read
ReadFundraising
A reversible migration in an afternoon: how to clean a donor list before importing, what to check, and why the fear is worse than the migration.
8 min read
ReadWebsites & accessibility
Nine questions for any nonprofit website proposal, including the three most agencies would rather you did not ask about ownership and edit costs.
7 min read
ReadPricing & procurement
Per-seat pricing, feature gating and the implementation industry — three patterns that extract the most from the buyers least able to evaluate them.
7 min read
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