One year later: How Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to support Syrian refugees

Rarely have we seen a picture galvanize people into action as much as the photo of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi. In 2015, this image broke the hearts of people around the world and brought attention to the now five-year-old civil...

Is your volunteer program becoming an antique?

  Volunteer programs need to adapt to changing trends and environments - or else be prepared to struggle with the recruitment and retention of volunteers. Volunteer programs should be dynamic and not static; they should focus on both the needs...

Virtual collaboration superheroes and answers to your webinar questions

  This article is a follow-up to last month’s webinar, Virtual Collaboration for Volunteer Managers and Boards of Directors. It features your answers to one of my questions, and my answers to some of yours, as you recorded them in...

High-context communications in a low-context virtual world

Want to learn more on this subject? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the full recording here. With all the time you spend online, wouldn’t it be nice to communicate more in ways that didn’t...

Networking for good: How to represent your organization at events

Why network? During my three years as a professional campaigner for a large community organization, I noticed that many of my co-workers, although amazing at relationship building, were reluctant when it came to networking. They weren’t unique in this. Many...

The hidden strategic value of your volunteer program

Want to learn more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Volunteers. If you run a nonprofit organization, they are very likely mission critical. In Canada, over 19 million volunteers...