Nonprofit staff as volunteers: A risky proposition?

Do your staff contribute unpaid work to your organization as volunteers? If so, you might be putting your organization at risk.

Speaking Up: Increasing transparency in hiring in the nonprofit sector

Could a lack of transparency in your hiring process damage your organization’s reputation?

Putting it in writing: Getting started with policies and procedures

How policies and procedures can help keep things running smoothly at your nonprofit.

Seven tips to help you facilitate an effective meeting

A professional facilitator offers her tips on how to keep meetings on track and productive.

An umbrella for the east coast

Find out how the recently launched Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia plans to further the work of nonprofits in that province.

Act II: An update on the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act

Is your organization ready for the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act?

Governance Q&A: Going forward and managing governance and ethics decisions

With her final column for CharityVillage, Jane Garthson offers advice and resources to help with your governance and ethics decisions.

Imagining the future: An update on Imagine Canada’s Standards Program

This interview with Imagine Canada President and CEO Marcel Lauzière explores the success of the recently launched Standards Program.

Governance Q&A: Who appoints an acting executive director?

Is it ethical for an executive director to appoint his wife, also the vice chair of the board, to fill in during an extended absence?

When is excellence not excellent?

Is it time to remove “excellence” from our vocabulary?