In today’s business world, whether it be a nonprofit or a for-profit organization, there is an abundance of new ways for people to run their organization. There are people that see the need to maximize profit at all cost as...
Setting up and running a charitable organization can be a tricky business, so it's important to ensure that you're always on the right side of the law. In this podcast, Adam and Nicole discuss the question of turning a business...
My very first CharityVillage assignment in 2005, on social entrepreneurship, brought me to an old renovated fire hall in downtown Toronto. The headquarters of the story's main subject, Eva Phoenix's Print Shop, it's also the home of a transitional housing...
A recent report graced the pages of CharityVillage, giving the nonprofit community reason for pause. Titled, Strengthening Organizational Capacity, it drew its findings from an online survey of 235 nonprofit professionals in Canada, the US and the United Kingdom. Co-authored...
I guess you can say that Geoff Cape knows a thing or two about social entrepreneurship. For approximately 18 years, he has led Evergreen, a national charity and social business venture with a mission of bringing communities and nature together...
When Bell Canada decided to throw its hat in the ring as a potential sponsor of the 2010 Olympics, it faced stiff competition. In its aim to top the list, and with the bid book of the Vancouver Organizing Committee...
Competition for nonprofit funding is increasing all the time, and many organizations are turning to business ventures to generate additional revenue. While this has proved very successful for many, registered charities must walk a fine line with the Canada Revenue...
Nonprofit organizations play an integral role in our lives and infuse our world with a conscience. But their impact on our well-being notwithstanding, they also comprise a significant economic force, providing services and products, and achieving success on the same...
At the back of an old renovated fire hall in downtown Toronto, Darnelle Cain is working on a print job for Scotia Capital - and a future in graphic communications. Cain, 29, is a participant of the Phoenix Printshop, a...
The reality game show Survivor may have just wrapped up for another season, but for most nonprofit organizations, survival is a reality they face everyday. This is particularly true within the social services sector, where government cutbacks and restructured funding...
