This article was originally published in the TPG Pulse for Associations and is reprinted with permission. The full article and others can be found on The Portage Group’s COVID 19 resource page. With the millions of Canadians now sidelined and eager...
This is the first article of 3-part series. The world of fundraising is changing and with it, fundraisers’ skill sets need to change, too. For the last decade, most nonprofits received their funding through grants, major donors, galas and peer-to-peer...
Looking for work can often be extremely challenging and frustrating. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Volunteering isn’t just about giving back to your community. It’s also a great way to build skills and experience, network and cultivate...
While for many people, awareness of the #MeToo movement came after the exposure of Harvey Weinstein in the fall of 2017, the hashtag was actually used as far back as 2006, coined by Black community organizer and activist Tarana Burke...
When we think about social media in 2020, we likely think about cat videos and late-night presidential rants. On one hand, social media is perceived as a frivolous time waster, while on the other, it has a potentially dangerous quality...
This is the fourth article in a series on Conscious Service. Read the first, second, third, and fifth articles. Relationships are the container for the potential for transformation. As Service Providers, we usually think in terms of how the relationship will...
Women make up the majority of the nonprofit workforce at all levels, including leadership roles. So on the surface, it might seem like nonprofits have gender equality figured out. “I think there would be an expectation that because we’re a...
French translation available, click here. Your career will span approximately 10,000 days, and you will probably earn between 1.5 and 4 million dollars over that period. In today's world, it is highly likely that your career will move through several,...
More than eight million Canadians report having responsibility for the care and well-being of someone with a limiting health condition. 6.1 million of these—35% of employed Canadians—balance careers and caregiving responsibilities at the same time. This means that many in...
This is the third article in a series on Conscious Service. Read the first, second, fourth, and fifth articles. Intellectually, we all know what makes communication effective: eye contact, tone of voice, using “I” messages, paraphrasing and active listening. You get...
