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...
Community & Primary Health Care (CPHC) provides universally accessible and comprehensive primary health care and community support services to a diverse population. Boasting 11 sites across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, the organization will soon be celebrating its 100th year...
A Nova Scotia mainstay with the mission of advancing marginalized learners through innovation, empathy, volunteerism, diversity and partnership, EPIC has run its Youth Peer and Parents PEACE program for 13 years. It's what founder and executive director Barry Waldman calls...
Mergers have long occupied a complicated place within the not-for-profit sector. On one hand, not-for-profit organizations may pursue them to increase impact and improve service while increasing efficiencies over the long term. On the other hand, mergers have often been...
Since 1948, the MS Society of Calgary has been hard at work fulfilling its two-tiered mission: finding a cure for MS and enabling people affected by the disease to enhance their quality of life. So far they've amassed eight Donner...
