Insurance for the nonprofit sector: Is the glass half full or half empty?
Understanding the nonprofit insurance situation is a bit like trying to decide if the glass is half full or half empty.
Finance, Governance, Management & Governance
Human Resources, Leadership, Management & Governance, Retention
Leader of the pack: Nurturing job quality and satisfaction among EDs
Does it worry you to hear that a recent study revealed that 82% of executive directors expect to leave their current position within the next five years, and 36% figure they’ll move on within the next two?
Fundraising, Planned giving
Bridging the gap between organizations and allied professionals
There is a small but growing association between nonprofits and professional groups in the area of planned giving.
Fundraising, Philanthropy
Philanthropy Explosion: It’s not just for the wealthy anymore
Giving is giving is giving. Yet, traditionally the term ‘philanthropy’ has been the domain of the wealthy. It doesn’t have to be that way, though.
Diversity, Human Resources, Recruitment
Walking your talk: Hiring from within your client base
Many organizations exist to advocate for and support clients with disabilities, but some of these organizations take it one step further. They underscore their commitment by deliberately hiring from within their client or consumer base.
Career Management
Leap of faith: Moving from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector
Long gone are the days of retiring from the same job you were hired for straight out of school. Moving from job to job is a modern day reality.
Careers and Job Search, Human Resources
Preparing and mentoring our emerging nonprofit professionals
With the looming retirement of baby boomers, the nonprofit sector needs to promote itself as an employer of choice and strategically prepare and mentor emerging nonprofit professionals.
Fundraising, Social Enterprise
Selling services to survive in the social sector
Government cutbacks and restructured funding practices are creating additional challenges in the sector. That’s why some innovative organizations are taking a second look at what they are good at and finding new ways to generate revenue.
Diversity, Human Resources, Workplace Issues
Yesterday and today: The nonprofit sector as a women’s workplace
The Canadian Policy Research Network tells us that 74.3% of nonprofit employees are female (compared to 47.5% of the total workforce in the for-profit sector). What it means for the sector is a question that remains relatively unexplored.
Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Management, Volunteer retention
Volunteer recognition: Appreciating volunteers 52 weeks of the year
This article provides a look at the appropriate ways to honour and celebrate the contributions of some of the most important people in the nonprofit sector: volunteers.
