Setting triple bottom line goals
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Twenty-one hot topics for your nonprofit’s blog
A list of 21 possible topics for your nonprofit blog. If you used each of these topic ideas once a month, you would have enough posts to support an active blog that can bring lots of traffic to your website.
Career Q&A: Making the jump to manager
Advice on how to best showcase your skills to gain a management position.
The volunteer as bully = the toxic volunteer
This article explores methods of dealing with bully volunteers.
Human Resources Q&A: Creating an employee handbook
Why it’s important to create an employee handbook and how to get started.
Governance Q&A: When the ED is stealing
I have direct evidence that my executive director is misappropriating funds from the charity where I work. What can I do about her behaviour without risking my job?
Back to basics: Job interviews 101
Get prepared for your next job interview.
How to ensure an awesome audit
This article explains how to streamline, prepare for and minimize the stress of an audit for your charitable organization.
New research shows dos and don’ts of fundraising
What will inspire Canadian donors to give more in 2010 and what’s making them stop giving.
Fundraising Q&A: The art of strategic planning
This article discusses how to do strategic planning and what mistakes to avoid.
Your planned giving program was approved – now what?
More and more, the area of gift planning is becoming an important fundraising activity with Canadian charities. It allows donors to consider leaving a gift today and later in life, along with the tax implications of those gifts. Whether you are thinking of starting a Planned Giving program or have recently implemented a new program, the following considerations will be key in ensuring its future success.
An interview with Marlo Raynolds
An interview with Marlo Raynolds, executive director of the Pembina Institute.
Fifteen time management tips for nonprofit professionals
Struggling to be more efficient? Follow these time management tips.
Accreditation nation
Is getting accredited necessary to a career in fundraising?
Career Q&A: An education in education
Before you spend the time, energy, and money, you need to find out as much as possible about your educational options.
Vancouver 2010: The volunteer effect
Ever wondered how an Olympic Games affects volunteerism in the host city after the fact? Actually, not many people have. But a team of researchers from Australia and the UK have set their sights on Vancouver to put together one of the first comprehensive surveys on the subject.
An Interview with Janet Cloud
An interview with Janet Cloud, volunteer and board member of Frontier College.
Human Resources Q&A: Learning to delegate
Learning to delegate is a must for all managers. Follow these tips for success.
Fifteen keys to a great meeting
How to run a successful board meeting.
An interview with Marc Kielberger
An interview with Free the Children and Me to We co-founder, Marc Kielberger.
Governance Q&A: Is it ethical for employers to ask for writing samples?
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?
In computers we trust?
Keeping on top of technology in your office.
Fifteen ways to improve your online fundraising
In honour of the 15th anniversary of CharityVillage, following are 15 ways your organization can make it easier for your donors, advocates, and members to support and donate to your organization online.
Don’t think about your fundraising
This fall, consider your relationship with donors before you start thinking about fundraising.
Fifteen budget tune-up tips
This article explains 15 things you can do to tune-up your budget.
The hidden cost of free contest prizes
When our local radio station announced a $50,000 give-away for one lucky nonprofit, based on listener votes, the nonprofit community sprang into action. What do we have to lose, they asked? Well, there might actually be more to lose, and less to gain, than one might think.
Fundraising Q&A: The relationship between the fundraising and strategic plan
This article discusses how to integrate the fundraising plan with the strategic plan.
I pledge: Making the most by giving it away
Thanks to a philanthropic campaign led by two of the world’s most financially blessed — Warren Buffet and Bill Gates — dozens of billionaires pledged recently to give at least half their fortunes to charity. According to estimates by Forbes magazine, that basically means at least $150 billion could potentially be committed to a range of causes.
Do u wnt 2 ngage Gen Y?
Is your organization struggling to attract talented Gen Y employees? Follow these strategies for success.
Writing advertising copy that gets ’em
Tips for easily creating advertising copy that is effective.
Canada’s Census debate: The long and short of it
Back in early July, federal Industry Minister Tony Clement announced that Canada’s 2011 long-form census would no longer be mandatory. Instead, it would now be mailed out to one-third of Canadian households to be filled out voluntarily, without threat of fines or imprisonment. It will also be rebranded as the “National Household Survey” (NHS).
Human Resources Q&A: Managing workplace bullying
This article outlines policies and procedures to help your organization deal with workplace bullying.
Recruitment and retention: There’s no R & R about it!
The latest research on recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector.
Blogging for a cause: 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to effect change
Here are 15 extraordinary examples of how nonprofits are using social media to engage, inspire, and grow that we think just might inspire you.
Board etiquette: Minding your p’s and q’s on a nonprofit board
Rules for etiquette when serving on a board of directors.
Governance Q&A: 15 Tips for developing an ethical organizational culture
In honour of CharityVillage®’s 15th Anniversary, this week I’ll be sharing 15 tips for helping leaders develop an ethical culture in their organizations.
Seven tips for job seekers
What will elevate one's chances for a call-back, and how can a job candidate increase his or her prospects of getting the job offer?
Online contests: What’s in it for you?
An exploration of online charity contests and whether they are a good time investment for nonprofits.
Fundraising Q&A: 15 points for building your fundraising plan
This article outlines 15 points to consider when building your fundraising plan.
Benefits to corporate donors: Some musings
What are the legalities involved in providing special services and/or benefits to employees of corporate donors?
Leaving a bequest to a Canadian charity
The advantages to involving a lawyer when donors are ready to make a bequest to charity in their will.
HST and nonprofits: What you don’t know can hurt you
This article explains the ins and outs of HST for charities and nonprofit organizations.
Bill 65: Ontario’s nonprofit gamechanger
This fall, the Ontario charitable sector should know whether the province’s Bill 65 — the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — will pass third reading in the legislature and become law. Find out what it’s all about in this article.
Workplace violence and harassment and Bill 168
This article outlines Bill 168 – amendments to the Health and Safety Act regarding violence and harassment. It explains what nonprofit organizations need to do to comply.
Interview do’s and don’ts
Most HR professionals decide whether to rule out a candidate within the first five to fifteen minutes of a job interview. So how do you make the most of that precious window of opportunity?
Screening volunteers for attitude
How to include screening for attitude in your recruitment process.
Human Resources Q&A: Fifteen signs of workplace bullying
The article explains what constitutes workplace bullying and then outlines 15 signs to look for.
Finding (and keeping) a good personal fit on a board
How to find and maintain a level of personal comfort on a board.
Governance Q&A: When employees think the ED is incompetent
If staff feel a new executive director exhibits poor judgment and behaviour, is it ethical to threaten to quit if the board doesn’t take any action?
Employment check-list for good employers
A check-list for people to reference as they seek to work in a nonprofit.
