With the holidays behind us and a new year before us, chances are you're coming back to work and will have a few (or more) meetings on your calendar: committee meetings to further policy work, team meetings to check that...
Call it teamwork. Collaboration. Synergy. Whatever term you wish to use, there's a lot of it going on between sector organizations and government. Over the last few years it has become apparent to both people working in nonprofits and civil...
Situated in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, 100 kilometres northeast of Calgary with a population of 100, the Rosebud Centre for the Arts was created with a mission of presenting arts and education in a faith-based community. And while its...
Our organization does not have a credit card, therefore staff members are refunded on program expenses. Fair enough. My dilemma arises when staff use their own credit card and collect points on those expenses. Is it ethical to collect points...
In an economic climate that's already impacting the flow of donor dollars to the nonprofit sector, Canadian charities, foundations and nonprofits are crying foul over the recent launch and national media coverage of a charity appraisal search engine by a...
Since 1917, federally incorporated nonprofits had to rely on the Canada Corporations Act (CCA) to provide the legal framework for their creation and governance. But its vagueness and inability to reflect the modern reality of today's nonprofit led to 20...
Back in 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released new charity guidance entitled Canadian Registered Charities Carrying out Activities Outside Canada. As the title implies, it has to do with how organizations can legally allocate funding for charitable work outside...
In my office we have mixed opinions on what the organization should pay for when it comes to lunches with donors and staff meals/staff retreats. Should a nonprofit ever spend money on alcohol? If yes, what about for staff? It's...
"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice." ~ Confucius Volunteers and staff have all experienced a wayward member who is considered the loose cannon in the organization, known for wreaking havoc on boards and...
All nonprofits have administrative tasks that need to be taken care of, and one that is absolutely a necessity is insurance. We are frequently asked questions like "How do insurance companies determine how much our directors and officers insurance rates...
