Audited financial statements are becoming a standard best practice among charitable organizations seeking to provide reassurance of financial integrity to stakeholders. The government, donors, suppliers, board members and other volunteers often look to this annual examination of an organization’s financial...
In honour of CharityVillage®'s 15th anniversary, we celebrate this sector's changemakers, individual men and women who have made significant contributions to the nonprofit and charitable arena, making change and a difference in the lives of many. Due to their hard...
In honour of CharityVillage®'s 15th anniversary, we celebrate this sector's changemakers, individual men and women who have made significant contributions to the nonprofit and charitable arena, making change and a difference in the lives of many. Due to their hard...
As a manager who has a lot on her plate and little time to accomplish it all, I have been told to delegate more to my team. I'm afraid of letting go and risking that someone else won't be able...
Think of all the meetings which volunteers and staff in the nonprofit sector have attended since CharityVillage® was born 15 years ago. They probably number in the hundreds-of-thousands, if not over one million meetings, and a lot of them not...
When one thinks of individuals who've had a positive effect on Canadian society, the family name Kielberger comes to mind. In 1995, when Craig and Marc Kielberger — then aged 12 and 18 respectively — co-founded Free The Children: Children...
I've been asked by potential employers and clients for samples of my writing, sometimes for something existing and sometimes for something new. Have you looked at the ethics of this? I have had the same requests, many times, and have...
It happens all the time. You're feeling good — your funders are onboard; the programs you've been struggling with are finally in place — it seems you've got it under control. But then your colleague's nephew — you know the...
In honour of the 15th anniversary of CharityVillage®, following are 15 tips to help you tune up your nonprofit’s annual budget for optimal performance. 1. Use the organization’s overall mission and strategy to drive the budget. Planning is key to...
Can you elaborate on last month's article and help me understand the relationship between the fundraising plan and strategic plan? In an article entitled "How Fundraising Flows from Strategic Planning" it states: "The key to raising money is control, which...
