Organizational capacity has been defined by the Panel on Accountability and Governance in the Voluntary Sector as "the human and financial resources, technology, skills, knowledge and understanding required to permit organizations to do their work and fulfill what is expected...
I see other staff at my nonprofit who take supplies home or make personal use of our equipment. Is this acceptable? As usual, it depends. It depends on whether: The use is minor and reasonable, such as jotting down a...
Can I serve on the board of one charity while I work for another? They are located in the same city, but have quite different missions. You probably can, but you have to take some care. It is quite a...
Following on the heels of the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Fuaran Foundation v. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, 2004 FCA 181 (the "Fuaran Foundation decision"), which narrowly construed the practices constituting "advancing religion" in the charitable sense, the...
How do I do ethical procurement for my charity? I recently became Executive Director and have little experience with major purchasing. That's a big topic! Purchasing has become professionalized for those who specialize. I suggest you read the Purchasing Management...
I am an independent consultant serving businesses in my community. I would like to help some nonprofits too. Can you tell me about some ethical ways to help? Thank you for wanting to help local nonprofits. Most business consultants have...
My executive director is not managing professionally or treating me with respect. I am a hard-working, productive employee. Don't staff members who work in charities, for less than market rates in most cases, deserve better? Poor human resource management practices...
I am secretary to an executive director of a medium-sized charity. Although I am very busy, he keeps asking me to handle his personal correspondence, completely unrelated to the charity. He knows how to use his email and the fax...
Introduction There is an ongoing discussion or debate about "policy governance" and "administrative governance" and which one is better than the other. This discussion sometimes misses the point; rather than deciding which is better, the focus should be on what...
Further to the substantive analysis of the policies and principles imbedded in the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (hereinafter referred to as 'PIPEDA'), the purpose of this follow-up paper is to examine the rather comprehensive remedial sections...
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