The best board member orientation: How to set your new directors immediately up for success

In recent years, boards of directors and their roles have changed in a variety of ways, but one thing hasn’t: members vote and help direct the future of the organization from the time of their very first board meeting. This...

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...

A national charity census: Mark Blumberg’s Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector

Make that five...and counting. For the fifth year, Toronto charity lawyer Mark Blumberg of Blumberg Segal LLP and author of the blog Globalphilanthropy.ca — has published the Blumberg’s Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector as of 2014. According to their...

Five reasons introverts make great nonprofit leaders

Interested in learning more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar on June 9, 2016. Watch the recording here. Before we dig into the reasons why introverts can be excellent nonprofit leaders, let's first make...

Katimavik: A study in nonprofit resiliency

Ask Willy Fournier whether his organization’s revitalization is a “renaissance” and he’ll tell you “No. Not yet.” But it’s something perhaps far more important: a symbol of resilience - and even some defiance - in the wake of years of...

Nonprofit boards: Marketing and fundraising

Want to learn more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free CharityVillage webinar on May 19, 2016. Click here to watch the full recording. Does your board talk more about controlling costs and less about generating...

Being honest about the nonprofit sector: Conversations between sector newbies and veterans

We’ve all had times where we itched to give our opinion, knowing that what we had to say was in the other person’s best interest, but were afraid to do so because we knew what we had to say might...

Four keys to financial success in small to mid-size nonprofits and charities

Editor's Note: Need help with your organization's financial strategy? We partnered with Gordon Holley for a free webinar that outlines the four keys to financial success. Watch the recording here. Many small-to-mid-size nonprofits and charities struggle financially. Either they have...

Five tips to improve staff and stakeholder consultations

A strategic planning or visioning exercise should be a time of hope and opportunity for any company or organization. A successful process will engage staff and stakeholders to better inform decision making and to communicate relevant information along the way....

How to create awesome nonprofit board meetings

Editor's Note: Are your nonprofit meetings unproductive? We partnered with Gord Sheppard for a free webinar on February 25, 2016 that helps you improve all of your meetings. Whether you're a board member, executive director, manager or staff member, you'll...