Technology and donor stewardship: Bringing the human touch into the 21st century
How technology has affected donor stewardship – and how it hasn’t.
Fundraising, Stewardship
Careers and Job Search, Health & safety, Human Resources, Workplace Issues
Career burnout: Dodging the stress bullet
According to study after study, workplace stress has become something akin to an epidemic in our fast-paced society. And where there’s stress, there’s the chance you might be looking down the barrel of the burnout gun. Here's what to do about it.
Human Resources, Performance Management
Performance management primer: How to get the best from your staff
What is performance management and how does it help you and your staff?
Diversity, Human Resources
Working rainbow: Diversity in the Canadian nonprofit workplace
It’s important that Canadian workplaces adequately reflect the country’s expanding mosaic. The question is “how?”
Governance, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Collaboration Nation: Expert advice on working with other organizations
Regardless of whether you want to work with a sister organization inside the sector, with various government representatives and committees, or with businesses in the for-profit sector on joint charitable ventures, learning what works and what doesn’t in collaborative practices is a first step to successful programming.
Fundraising
Government funding of the NFP sector: A year of trials and tribulations
A summary of the past year’s budget cuts and how organizations are dealing with them.
Advocacy, Governance, Government Legislation, Management & Governance, Marketing & Communications
The Federal Accountability Act: Going to the lobby
If you’re a nonprofit or charitable organization with a mandate that frequently requires you to dialogue with government officials, you’re likely already aware of the Federal Accountability Act (FAA). If you’re not aware, you should read this.
Governance, Government Legislation, Management & Governance, Operations
All Abroad! The ins and outs of operating internationally
Many people and organizations that learned to “do good” in Canada now want to help causes overseas. Though the impetus is pure and the intentions are good, there is some information one must know before trying to raise funds for charitable causes beyond the Great White North.
Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Management, Volunteer retention
Retaining a volunteer workforce: Advice from the experts
We asked two experts in the field of volunteerism to provide their advice on how best to recruit and retain a voluntary workforce. Their answers are as enlightening as they are practical.
Ethics & Risk Management, Governance, Government Legislation, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Should NPOs be at the P3 table?
Despite the oft-maligned paradigm of governments entering into contract with private firms to provide services and/or build infrastructure for the public good, public-private partnerships, or P3s, continue to gain steam in Canada. Where do nonprofits fit in?
