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...
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...
The charitable sector is made up of organizations and people whose mission it is to help others in need. Every day, staff and volunteers help people facing trauma, financial loss, physical hurt, and stressful or frightening situations. Many people are...
Picture this: you have no home, no identification, no wallet, no phone, no vehicle, no computer access, no food in your belly. There are services in your neighbourhood that can help, but how do you reach them? And how can...
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...
Hiring a consultant can be an expensive proposition, but sometimes not hiring a consultant can cost even more. The challenge for nonprofits and charities is to figure out how to maximize the value of the consultants they hire. Anita Gaffney,...
When the Sault Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen Community Centre first opened in the city's west end nearly thirty years ago, the modest space — a former liquor store — adequately served those who came for meals. As the organization grew...
Too often managers come up with great solutions but once applied, the problem doesn't go away. One of the most common mistakes managers make when trying to solve a problem is asking the wrong question. Hudson Guild is one of...
As we move into high summer and farmers across the country start bringing in their annual crops, the image of a group of accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers pitching in to harvest fruits and vegetables is probably not what springs to mind....
Ever since the advent of the Internet and email, a slow but steady progression of working away from the traditional workplace office has taken place. And what once looked like a revolutionary trend 10 years ago, now seems to many...
