Original Broadcast Date: September 17, 2026 Summary: Most Canadian nonprofits are still managing their finances the way they always have: informal approval processes, dense board reports, and no documented financial policies. It works until it doesn't. In this practical, tools-focused...
Zero‑tolerance policies, governance, and organizational culture How many times have you walked into a building, store, or service centre and seen a sign declaring “zero tolerance” for certain behaviours? Many organizations state that they have a zero‑tolerance policy. The phrase appears in corporate values, internal...
Original Broadcast Date: September 10, 2026 Summary: In an era of shifting supporter expectations and unprecedented service demands, the core challenge of volunteer management is no longer a lack of community goodwill—it’s operational friction. Outdated, manual processes and lengthy onboarding...
In the nonprofit sector, leadership is often tested under pressure. Leaders are expected to deliver results, manage limited resources, support staff, and respond to growing community needs. In this context, trauma-informed leadership is sometimes misunderstood as soft or optional. In...
What do Oprah, Metallica, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Justin Bieber have in common? They know the value of working with a coach to unlock potential, support high-level performance, and to remain grounded and healthy - 14 Billionaires & Celebrities Get Coached....
Interested in learning more? We have partnered with Enkel to host a free webinar. Register now! Most nonprofit board members are not accountants. They are lawyers, community leaders, fundraisers, and program experts who volunteer their time to govern an organization...
We were absolutely delighted to interview Armine Yalnizyan recently for our podcast episode, The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future? In fact, we so enjoyed her interview that we're going to present the bulk of it to our readers in...
This 6-part series of articles, from the team at Charity Insights Canada Project (CICP), examines the data and research about the highly skilled people who work for the 85,000 charities in Canada. In 2025, Imagine Canada published the People First report that details the size and demographics of 2.5 million people working for both charities and...
We were absolutely delighted to interview Armine Yalnizyan recently for our podcast episode, The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future? In fact, we so enjoyed her interview that we're going to present the bulk of it to our readers in...
At a moment of immense pressure on communities and the organizations that serve them, recognition in the federal government's Spring Economic Update is an opening, not an outcome. What the sector does next matters. Two paragraphs should not feel momentous....
