I am a board member of a local charity with seven staff members. I have no idea what the Executive Director earns or how it is determined. The Chair says only the Executive Committee needs to know, and they are...
Dr. Lester Salamon, author, professor and director of the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies was the keynote speaker at Imagine Canada's Symposium "Learning from the World: Canada's Charitable & Nonprofit Sector through...
Introduction Lola arrived late for our dinner meeting. She was flustered as she whirled into the restaurant. She had made the critical mistake of answering her telephone just before leaving the office. The person on the other end of the...
I am a program manager, delivering human service programs in my region. I have been told to do something that feels all wrong. I can't break confidentiality to tell you what it is. I went through our code of conduct...
Introduction Many organizations develop strategic plans and spend the time to outline the tasks, responsibilities, and timelines required to implement the plan, yet they are still unable to make a meaningful difference in the organization's achievements. This article is written...
Introduction The previous article discussed the reasons for scope change and how to recognize when changes may be on the horizon. The key question that it did not address is "how". How does the team manage change? This article revisits...
If you are a bit surprised by the title of this week's Cover Story, you're not alone. Even the researchers that came to this conclusion were somewhat surprised to learn that Canada has one of the largest nonprofit and voluntary...
Is it ethical to pay grant writers a percentage of grants received? This question comes up all the time, as many charities would like to have a chance at new monies with no cost to them. They do not understand...
Many academics and government experts are exhorting community developers, practitioners, and private sector managers to partner and collaborate. Although some inter-organizational systems, such as industry councils, have been around for many years, few primers exist as to how to do...
Introduction The process of strategic planning has become one of uniformity. The strategic plans of one organization look very much like that of every other organization, except for a changed title page. Compounding this uniformity are the so-called consulting experts...
