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Governance Q&A: Is it okay for family members to work or volunteer in the same organization?
The problem of family members in the same organization arises when one is supervising the other.
Capital gains tax: The continuing fight
Thirty-four years ago a government worried about recessions and revenue streams saddled the Canadian public with a new tax. Charities, community organizations, and individuals have been paying ever since.
Insurance for the nonprofit sector: Is the glass half full or half empty?
Understanding the nonprofit insurance situation is a bit like trying to decide if the glass is half full or half empty.
Risk management: Exercising your due diligence
In this final article about risk management, we offer suggestions on preventing regulatory risks and offer you a crisis management plan template.
Hell hath no fury like a micromanaged workforce
A guide to stop micromanaging at the workplace.
The state of Canadian nonprofit board governance
As private sector companies scramble to comply with mandatory new disclosure and accountability laws, nonprofits are taking a good, hard look at their own governance policies and procedures.
How to keep your annual fundraiser fresh every year
This article offers tips for event organizers and the communications team to keep the media buzz fresh around annual events
Best practices for engaging youth as volunteers (part three)
This article includes tips for successfully inteegrating youth volunteers into your organization.
Career Q&A: Coping with a professional failure
Not every job or professional project goes quite as planned. Follow these tips to quickly rebound from a negative experience.
Risk management: You need a risk management strategy and plan
This article is the third in a four-part series offering risk management approaches to not-for-profit organization leaders and volunteers. This article examines risks that involve technology and intellectual property and we provide advice on developing a risk management strategy and plan.
Governance Q&A: Managing waiting lists, line-ups and wait times with overloaded staff
A new hire at an agency asks about how ethical it is to handle line-ups on a first come, first served basis.
Leader of the pack: Nurturing job quality and satisfaction among EDs
Does it worry you to hear that a recent study revealed that 82% of executive directors expect to leave their current position within the next five years, and 36% figure they’ll move on within the next two?
Branding Change
Creating a successful brand means being open to change and finding ways to be consistently relevant.
Overcoming barriers to strategic planning
Common barriers organizations face in moving forward with strategic planning and a few ideas on how to overcome them.
When is a Gift Really a Gift?
This article looks at different legal definitions of gifts.
Bridging the gap between organizations and allied professionals
There is a small but growing association between nonprofits and professional groups in the area of planned giving.
Career Q&A: Making the most of outplacement services
Working with outplacement services after being laid off or terminated can be just the right way to get you back on your feet.
Philanthropy Explosion: It’s not just for the wealthy anymore
Giving is giving is giving. Yet, traditionally the term ‘philanthropy’ has been the domain of the wealthy. It doesn’t have to be that way, though.
How to avoid offending patrons and sponsors at a themed fundraiser
This article offers tips for event planners to consider to host an inclusive fundraiser, and being sensitive to culture, ethnicity, religion and brand.
Selling your idea to funders
This article will give you a potential template to follow and some tips on proposal writing.
Career Q&A: Working for an established organization vs. a new startup
Is it better to work for an established organization or one that just recently opened its doors? Our Career Q&A columnist helps a reader weigh the pros and cons of each.
The untapped well: Is it time for a national youth service policy?
Last year, nearly ten thousand young Canadians were deprived of the chance to serve their country. This is why many people believe it’s time for a national youth service policy.
Mission, vision, values
How to create a realistic vision for a nonprofit organization.
Governance Q&A: The ethics of loyalty to an organization and their cause
How do staff, whose contracts and positions depend on renewed funding, balance their loyalty to an organization with the realities of supporting their families?
Look into the future and find your brand
Developing a brand for your organization is about finding the essence of the story of who you want to be. Brand development is a future-looking exercise at its very core.
Risk management: A people issue
This is the second in a series of four articles on risk management ideas for not-for-profit organization leaders and volunteers. In this article, we focus on risk management prevention strategies to avert human resource-related risks.
Netiquette with reporters – sending news releases and contacting the press online
Tips for successfully communicating with reporters through the Internet.
The SVP model: Investing in Canada’s social economy
Social venture partner groups, or SVPs, are a fresh face on the Canadian philanthropy landscape. Often unnoticed by the public, social venture partners are trying to reshape the way Canadians address social needs.
Walking your talk: Hiring from within your client base
Many organizations exist to advocate for and support clients with disabilities, but some of these organizations take it one step further. They underscore their commitment by deliberately hiring from within their client or consumer base.
How to prepare a critical path for your event
This article discusses the need to prepare an event critical path to avoid cost overruns.
Best practices for engaging youth as volunteers (part two)
This article includes tips for successfully integrating youth volunteers into your organization.
Risk Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations
The following article is the first in a four-part series dealing with risk management and not-for-profit organizations. We will discuss the broad range of risks organizations can face and how to prevent them from occurring and/or mitigate damage when they occur.
Governance Q&A: Why organizations don’t always draw on the knowledge of their volunteers
A volunteer with four years of experience doesn’t feel that their insight and knowledge is being utilized.
So you want to create an online community?
The Internet offers tremendous reach to many organizations, and many are looking online as the place where brands can be extended through the development of a community of relationships.
Do you have a PR pro on board?
An article suggesting nonprofits recruit a communications specialist for their board.
Don’t call me, I’ll call you: Implications of a national do-not-call registry
Last year, the federal government decided it was finally time to curb the number of unwelcomed phone calls the public receives. Feeling the time was ripe for legislative restraint of telemarketers, Bill C-37 proposed the establishment of a National Do Not Call Registry.
Career Q&A: Explaining frequent job changes
If you've moved around a lot in your career, you might have trouble making a future employer believe you'll be there to stay.
Negotiating through conflict: Creating win/win solutions
How to create a win/win situation in a conflict.
Are you offering sponsors a range of options?
This article suggests ways for event planners to approach sponsors successfully.
Beware big fees at big event venues!
This article highlights potential cost differences between holding a gala event at a hotel and a convention center.
A summary of highlights: Project management overview
Project management is a mixture of strategy, methodology, communication, and leadership. If you have been following this series of articles, you will have become acquainted with many of the basic lessons in each of these areas.
Stakeholder consultations
How to consult effectively with stakeholders.
Governance Q&A: Should alcohol be served during internal events at a nonprofit?
This simple-sounding question raises a set of thorny questions that each organization seems to answer separately.
Leap of faith: Moving from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector
Long gone are the days of retiring from the same job you were hired for straight out of school. Moving from job to job is a modern day reality.
The art and science of setting objectives
How to set achievable, realistic and effective goals for a nonprofit organization.
Adventures in social enterprise: Attaining sustainability and self-reliance through business
A look at a growing trend toward social enterprises among Canadian nonprofits, as they find new and innovative ways to diversify their revenue streams and lessen their reliance on government and other funding sources.
Career Q&A: Handling a career change
Follow these tips to learn how to break into a new career.
Best practices for engaging youth as volunteers (part one)
How volunteer managers can prepare their organizations for youth volunteers looking to fulfill their mandatory volunteer requirement for high school graduation.
Preparing and mentoring our emerging nonprofit professionals
With the looming retirement of baby boomers, the nonprofit sector needs to promote itself as an employer of choice and strategically prepare and mentor emerging nonprofit professionals.
