Sunny days are here again: How to keep your staff engaged during the summer months

After a long, hard winter in most parts of Canada, many people are counting the days until they are able to get away to the lake, the ocean or even just the balcony to savour the season. But the fact...

Engaging the next generation: Attracting millennials to work in the nonprofit sector

In 1980, at the same time that the identity of Luke Skywalker’s father was revealed to the world, the first of what would be called the millennial generation was born. This generation has now grown to adulthood and accounts for...

Playdates & discussion groups: Creating safe spaces for nonprofit professionals to tackle challenging issues

Somewhere between winding a ball of yarn into a head and creating a flower pot out of construction paper and Popsicle sticks, Shaun Dyer had an epiphany: coming to this workshop was a great idea. Executive director of Saskatchewan’s John...

The solo employee: How to succeed when your nonprofit staff consists of just you

According to 2013 Charities Directorate data, ten percent of nonprofits in Canada have only one employee, either part-time or full-time. It may be that this employee was the first person hired when a nonprofit moved from a working board to...

Find ease in times of crazy busy with brain-friendly habits

Editor's Note: On March 5, 2015, Eileen Chadnick discussed this topic in more detail in a free webinar, including tips and strategies to help you manage feelings of overwhelm, at a free webinar. Watch the recording today! Get to office...

How to hire for cultural fit at your nonprofit organization

The process of hiring and onboarding new employees is an important and costly one for any organization, and finding someone who is a great fit for your organization is always the goal. Increasingly, nonprofit (and for-profit) organizations are including questions...

Microaggressions: Trendy buzz-word or something to think about?

Microaggressions are those subtle slights that occur daily for so many people from diverse communities, backgrounds, and identities. The slights can be so subtle that they are hard to identify or “prove”. Yet the affected people know they exist because...

Discipline and Dismissal: Making the best of a difficult situation (recorded webinar)

Original broadcast date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Summary: We appreciate our employees and volunteers and we value their contribution to our organization. But sometimes, the fit between organization and employee or volunteer just isn’t there and changes need to be...

The painful days of discipline are over: Creating a culture of positive discipline

Want to learn more about the discipline and dismissal process and how to foster a culture of positive discipline at your organization? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Your palms are sweaty...

No hierarchy of human rights: Are religious accommodation requests really given a “free hand”?

NOTE: This article is written with an Ontario perspective and is reprinted with permission. View the original post on the Turner Consulting Group website. An alarming idea has recently been circulating in the Canadian human resources circles and beyond: when...