Top five reasons nonprofit organizations need insurance

Interested in learning more on this topic? We partnered with Volunteer Canada for a free webinar - watch the recording here. 1. They have Boards of Directors. A nonprofit's board of directors and officers (many of whom are volunteers) could...

Four of the most common insurance claims against nonprofits and how to protect yourself

Think your nonprofit is safe from lawsuits? Think again. Legally speaking, your good deeds can go punished. While you can’t predict everything, you can certainly be mindful of the most common sources of lawsuits and how to protect yourself against...

Difficult Clients: Dealing with responsive behaviours

Want to learn more about how you can develop a workplace Responsive Behaviour Prevention Program? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. What is “real” violence? Extreme violence includes homicides and firearm injuries...

Understanding and protecting your volunteers’ legal rights

Here’s a statistic many of you may not be aware of: nearly 17 million Canadians have done volunteer work during their lives. Stated differently: about 59% of Canadians aged 15 and older, have volunteered. That’s a lot of volunteering by...

Critical financial internal controls that could shelter the homeless and feed the hungry

Want to learn more about this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar on March 23. Click here to watch the full recording. $12-$18 billion dollars of free money available for the taking (or holding on to)...

Minimizing the risk of a data breach: A guide for nonprofit organizations

The risk of a privacy breach is a very real possibility for many organizations, including charities, and the consequences can be severe. The following headlines demonstrate that no organization is exempt. B.C. woman shocked to find private medical information of...

Nearly half of all Canadian employees face workplace sexual harassment: 77% of these victims are women

Interested in learning more about this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - click here to view the full recording. This article was originally published in The Anvil, a Hamilton, Ontario quarterly newspaper, and is reprinted...

Dealing with difficult boards: Tips for executive directors

Editor's Note: This is the first article of a two-part series. Click here to read the second article, Dealing with difficult executive directors: Tips for boards. To paraphrase Tolstoy's famous quote about families: all happy boards are alike; each unhappy...

Is your nonprofit workplace contributing to mental health or mental illness?

Mental health issues don’t occur in a vacuum. Symptoms like depression, anxiety, PTSD and addictions are typically triggered by stressors at home and at work. Whether it be financial pressures, grief and loss, physical illness, relationship struggles, employee conflict, demanding...