Linda Graff’s voice grows firm as she insists that to use the term, court-mandated volunteering is to speak in contradictions. “Mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron. Volunteering is, by definition, voluntary,” she stresses. A long-time consultant in the in the nonprofit...
Earlier this year, CharityVillage reported on progress that nonprofits in Nova Scotia are making with the provincial government on the creation of a new sector council. You can read the full article here. In June and July, the advisory committee...
I’ve read about the importance of board member solidarity with board decisions, but aren’t there times a board member should blow the whistle? Absolutely there are times when a board member should blow the whistle on their organization. Most of...
Editor's Note: This is the second article in a multi-part content series that explores the shifting landscape and the move towards greater collaboration and shared services in the nonprofit sector. The first article, Thinking about sharing services? Don't assume it...
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 1:24 p.m. ET on Monday, July 30, to include a comment from the office of Minister of Consumer Services Margarett Best. Ontario’s nonprofit community is bracing itself for what it describes as...
Editor's Note: This is the first article in a multi-part content series that explores the shifting landscape and the move towards greater collaboration and shared services in the nonprofit sector. The series continues with a follow up article entilted Evolve...
Ever wondered what impact online petitioning actually has on government? Thought about what effect becoming a digital signatory to “x” or “y” petition has on the world? Good questions. There’s more than one answer. Some say it may actually have...
I’m a board member who has learned to live with decisions I don’t always like. What do I do when people in my community complain to me about a concern I share regarding my organization? The quick answer is that...
In his opening statement at the 2011 National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Adam Spence – one of the co-leads of the priority stream focused on more sustainable and diversified financing – observed that while the two-day Summit...
Sound strategic planning is critical for an organization’s success because it helps define and communicate what the organization wants to accomplish and the steps necessary to get there. Unfortunately, less than 10% of strategies are effectively executed according to Fortune...
