Time. Sigh. If only we had more of it. Time is the most precious resource for small organizations. But we don’t treat it that way. Instead, we disregard it. Treat it badly. We can take ownership of our time and...
On June 20, 2019, the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector released its report, Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector, which included 42 clear recommendations. Because this comprehensive report has been called “a once-in-a-generation opportunity,”...
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Welcome to season three of the Small Nonprofit! We’re kicking things off strong with a discussion about the state of the charitable sector in Canada. You work on the frontlines supporting our community… but how is our government supporting you?...
There are a variety of reasons people leave jobs in the nonprofit sector – bad fit, bad manager, new opportunity, mergers, downsizing, firing, restructuring — but there’s no question that at some point all of us will leave a job....
Recognizing that the role of executive director is somewhat mysterious (and not always initially appealing) to those not in the job, CharityVillage wanted to demystify the role a little bit by talking with executive directors of varying experience and size...
This isn’t your first rodeo - you’ve worked as an executive director or a CEO of a small nonprofit and you’re thinking about making a move to a larger organization. Perhaps you’re leaving the first organization because somehow it isn’t...
What an executive director (ED) is can be somewhat mysterious to those not in the role. Despite an increase in nonprofit leadership programs, many younger nonprofit staff are reluctant to consider taking on an executive director role, often because of...
We’ve all heard the mantra “do more with less,” and it’s an especially familiar mantra in IT departments everywhere. When applied to the nonprofit universe, the mandate takes on much more serious implications than the private sector, sometimes with life...
You may not have been aware, but on June 1, 2019, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s Charities Directorate rolled out a new, online, digital registration platform for charities. Yes, modernization has arrived at The Agency. The new Charities IT Modernization...