After recently talking with nonprofit organizations about asking staff to donate to their organization or other nonprofits, we thought it would be interesting to ask nonprofits and charities about staff volunteering their time to their own or other organizations. Volunteering...
Chances are, if you’ve been working or volunteering in the Canadian nonprofit sector over the past ten years, you’ve heard this before. As you got your mid-morning coffee, you may have heard a coworker say something like “I keep hearing...
Annahid Dashtgard spent many years as a young leader in the nonprofit sector. She worked hard, she was committed, she was inspired. She was exhausted. “For all the talk of community, I found very little personal support,” she recalls of...
Part 1 of this series suggests that, before posting a job opportunity, you should first, have a clear understanding of the work that needs to get done. To do this, you'll need to start by creating a framework of responsibility...
I am a manager with more than 10 years experience in leading teams and have generally received positive feedback about my management style. In my current team, I have an employee that I supervise who heavily micromanages me and is...
While many of us spent New Year’s Day relaxing, Michael Messenger, executive vice-president of World Vision Canada, donned an orange tutu and ran into Lake Ontario for World Vision’s annual Courage Polar Bear Dip that raises money for Rwandan water...
Maygan Chapman has spent the last six months looking for a nonprofit job in fundraising, event coordination or volunteer management. She has relevant experience and is careful to tailor each resume and cover letter to the job in question. Still,...
Part one of this series suggests that before posting a job ad, you should have a clear understanding of the job's duties by creating a framework of responsibility; second, it recommends that a work force plan be created to give...
As the year comes to a close, many organizations are planning ahead for the new year with strategic plans, operational plans and budgets. And if you’re in an organization that anticipates an increase in hiring intentions, you may also be...
The first part of this series introduces you to the concept of performance management - it incorporates a set of integrated practices that enable an organization to meet defined goals and/or objectives. Part two takes a look at steps to...
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