Earlier this year, CharityVillage reported on progress that nonprofits in Nova Scotia are making with the provincial government on the creation of a new sector council. You can read the full article here. In June and July, the advisory committee...
I’ve read about the importance of board member solidarity with board decisions, but aren’t there times a board member should blow the whistle? Absolutely there are times when a board member should blow the whistle on their organization. Most of...
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 story was updated at 1:24 p.m. ET on Monday, July 30, to include a comment from the office of Minister of Consumer Services Margarett Best. Ontario’s nonprofit community is bracing itself for what it describes as...
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,...
It’s all about the money. Or is it? If you work for a nonprofit in Toronto or Ottawa, you’re earning, on average, a higher salary than people working in the rest of Canada. If your organization is affiliated, like a...
In 2004, Jessie Huggett joined an Ottawa-area dance company and developed an innovative dance about the experience of having Down syndrome. Response to “I am Me” inspired company director Hannah Beach to create Dandelion Dance Company and later to add...
