Nonprofit organizations may even have a harder time making purchases and getting supplies because they exist to serve their communities. They must be more mindful of the ethics of retaining suppliers or materiel while drawing on fewer resources.
Traditionally, when nonprofits and for-profits partner-up on an issue, it is usually because the former needs funding from the latter. In exchange for the cash infusion, the for-profit gets to laud a good deed and enhance its public image as a responsible corporate citizen. This paradigm still holds true today, but as the singer said, the times they are a-changin’.
Many organizations and foundations struggle mightily with governance issues, decisions, and best practices. Thankfully, that struggle may soon become more manageable.
Some extraordinary young people are challenging these preconceptions about childhood and doing so in the most conscientious of ways: as bona fide philanthropists.
This article takes a look at what our government thinks about where Canada is and should be as a member of the international aid community.
In a post-9/11 world has Canada’s standing as a respected global citizen diminished? Do other nations still view us as the knight in shining armour we believe ourselves to be? The answer is yes…and no.
The major political parties and their candidates are not the only ones doing the talking this election. The nonprofit sector is talking back…and expects the parties to listen closely.
In early 2005 the government of Canada undertook a series of consultations to set about creating a new Canadian Housing Framework. A look at what’s happened since.
Thirty-four years ago a government worried about recessions and revenue streams saddled the Canadian public with a new tax. Charities, community organizations, and individuals have been paying ever since.
As private sector companies scramble to comply with mandatory new disclosure and accountability laws, nonprofits are taking a good, hard look at their own governance policies and procedures.
