I sit on two nonprofit boards. One treats everything as secret, so even the staff do not know what got discussed or decided at board meetings except what the Executive Director chooses to tell them. Occasionally, an outvoted board member...
I have a number of umbrellas in my closet that I pull out depending on my mood. My favourite is bright pink, a perfect antidote to a gloomy, rainy day. Another one lies dormant next to the bag of used...
As we build our inventory of tools for leaders of nonprofit organizations, we devote this month’s article to templates. A template is document or file having a preset format, used as a starting point for a particular application so that...
More than 260,000 people immigrated to Canada from around the world in 2005. They came here for a better life, a chance to start over, escape from persecution and a multitude of other reasons. For many newcomers, getting here is...
The federal government recently came out with policies on whistle-blowers. Working in a nonprofit organization, who protects whistle-blowers? I have encountered staff who work in nonprofits who feel that if they cannot go to the executive director, there is no...
I recently returned from a lovely trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. After some pampering at the spa, I took a leisurely bike ride, sampled wines at the local wineries and enjoyed an evening of fabulous theatre thanks to the indefatigable Shaw...
Introduction My previous article introduced you to the concept of a project management office (PMO) that is responsible for coordinating, reporting on, or mentoring and assessing project management in organizations with multiple projects. A PMO can be beneficial because it...
Everyone in our society takes part in consumption. It doesn't matter if it's the regular Joe who buys a slice of pizza at lunchtime or the CEO of a multinational who buys a rival business to leverage his economic position....
"What difference do boards really make to organizations? What is governance anyway? How can boards add value to organizations? How can we evaluate their performance?" These are questions about boards many of us have asked or heard in recent years....
Since June 2005, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has had the power to impose penalties on charities for breaking certain rules which stop short of revoking the charity's registered status. These intermediate penalties range from a $500 penalty for not...
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