M is for mentor
This article describes why mentoring can be helpful at any stage of your career.
Careers and Job Search, Human Resources
Leadership, Management & Governance
Young…and restless: The 20-something ED
It's becoming more and more common. Youthful and bold, new faces are emerging at the helm of a growing number of organizations. Some have the baton passed onto them while others are launching their own initiatives. Using buzzwords such as "innovative", "creative" and "impactful", these young guns brandish shiny social media tools in their holster and display energy levels typically reserved for ninjas.
Human Resources, Leadership, Management & Governance, Retention
The mentor within: Using a mentoring program to improve retention
Can a mentorship program help you retain staff? Some organizations say it can.
Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Filling the service gaps at Community & Primary Health Care (CPHC)
Interview with Ruth Kitson, Executive Director of Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC, and organization that provides universally accessible and comprehensive primary health care and community support services to a diverse population, after the organization was named a receipient of the Donner Awards.
Governance, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Taking the right risks at Nova Scotia’s Educational Program Innovations Charity (EPIC)
Interview with Barry Waldman, Executive Director of EPIC, an organization in Nova Scotia with a mission of advancing marginalized learners through innovation, empathy, volunteerism, diversity and partnership, after the organization was named as a Donner Award recipient.
Governance, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Using smart business practices at Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada — Calgary and Area Chapter
Interview with Executive Director Mark Wolff after the organization was named as a Donner Award receipien in recognition of its service for people with disabilities.
Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, Social media, Workplace Issues
Social media: What’s your policy?
If you’re an avid devotee of social media, chances are you’ve already heard about this infamous gaffe: a Red Cross employee uses HootSuite to send out an otherwise-innocent tweet about her alcohol-induced evening in the company of a specific beer. She thought she was sending it from her personal account. But she was wrong. As we all know, mistakes like that are not easily repealed and once you’ve hit that send button it’s hard to take things back.
Fundraising, Philanthropy
Innovation meets tradition: The 2011 Humber Initiative on Philanthropy
The recent Humber Initiative on Philanthropy conference at the college’s Lakeshore Campus was an intensive day filled with informative sessions and thought-provoking speakers.
Human Resources, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Staff make the difference at Fresh Start Recovery
Interview with Stacey Peterson, Executive Director of Fresh Start Recovery, an organization that provides housing, treatment and support for people with addictions in Calgary, after the organization was named as a Donner Award receipient.
Fundraising, Leadership, Management & Governance, Operations
Achieving dramatic outcomes without core government funding at Alice Housing
Interview with Joanne Bernard, Executive Director of Alice Housing, an organization that provides safe second-stage housing and supportive counselling for women and children leaving domestic violence, after the organization was named as a Donner Award receipient.
