With today’s hectic pace, how often have you wished there was two of you so you could be in two places at the same time? That’s just one of the benefits cited by Tanya Sather of the Burnaby Association for...
Not-for-profit organization leaders are routinely required to explain the difference been for-profit and not-for-profit organizations to new staff, volunteers, or the person next to them on the train. This article is a primer for you to use. Because there are...
There’s an old adage that states “no man is an island”. The same can be said for nonprofits and charities. With the thousands of organizations working for the betterment of Canadian society, it would be folly to think a lone...
Congratulations. You have been elected or appointed to chair meetings. Here are some tips on how to do a great job. 1. Get materials to participants well in advance of your meeting Ensure that the agenda, the minutes of the...
My nonprofit needs expert help from time to time. How do I learn which consultants serving the nonprofit sector are ethical? An excellent question! Because consultants serving the nonprofit sector usually earn less than they could earn serving the for-profit...
Who will be the leaders of tomorrow? And will they be ready to handle the challenges placed before them? If Marc Kielburger has anything to do with it, they will be more than ready. Since co-founding Leaders Today in 1999,...
What were you doing when you were a teenager? Founding a nonprofit organization? Heading up two successful business ventures? Discovering an effective and natural alternative to immunosuppressive drugs? Me neither! Yet, these are just some of the extraordinary activities that...
Why do we need to have so many meetings? Like it or not, meetings are necessary for decision-making, problem solving, communication, and team participation. Most organizations couldn’t function without them, so we should take deliberate steps to ensure that meetings...
Vanna White. Donny Osmond. Spike Lee. Fran Drescher. Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. What do all these have in common? They all came into being in 1957, which means that in 2007, all turn 50 years old. It’s not known...
Despite the oft-maligned paradigm of governments entering into contract with private firms to provide services and/or build infrastructure for the public good, public-private partnerships, or P3s, continue to gain steam in Canada. Skeptics say the fact that governments can borrow...
