Governance Q&A: Personal use of nonprofit equipment

I see other staff at my nonprofit who take supplies home or make personal use of our equipment. Is this acceptable?

Governance Q&A: Can I serve on the board of one charity while I work for another?

Getting involved with two charities in the same city, with quite different missions.

Supreme Court of Canada adopts broad view of religious freedom

How the latest Supreme Court decision affects religious freedom and the nonprofit sector in Canada.

Governance Q&A: How do I do ethical procurement for my charity?

A new executive director asks about major purchasing.

Governance Q&A: Serving businesses and helping nonprofits in the community

An independent consultant asks about ethical ways to help nonprofits and businesses in their community.

Governance Q&A: 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?

Governance Q&A: Putting an ED’s personal work ahead of the organization’s work

A secretary to an executive director asks how to handle requests to deal with personal correspondence, completely unrelated to the charity.

Policy-based governance – What works and what doesn’t

Article defines “policy governance” and “administrative governance,” evaluates governance approaches and suggests policies to implement.

A strategic approach to successful compliance under PIPEDA – focus on enforcement and remedies

Further to the substantive analysis of the policies and principles imbedded in the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the purpose of this follow-up paper is to examine the rather comprehensive remedial sections of the legislation.