Human Resources Q&A: Understanding bad bosses

Explains why bosses may behave badly and offers tips on what to do and what NOT to do to avoid creating a toxic boss.

Looking at how you do what you do: One way to collaborate

A look at a number of factors that can make collaboration in the voluntary sector quite difficult.

Lessons learned in a nonprofit world: The anxious nonprofit

In this edition of Lessons Learned we explore anxiety in the nonprofit organization with Jeffrey A. Miller, author of The Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things.

Learning communities: The best investment we can make

Why learning is an important investment, especially in times of global change.

Social Finance: A hopeful alternative for mission success

According to a new report, few nonprofits really understand the concept of social finance. We break it down for you in this article.

What board leaders want from their organizations

Recent survey results show why board members volunteer.

Sharing: Today’s new models of change

This past June, the Centre for Social Innovation and Tides Canada organized a one-day event that explored the concept of shared spaces and shared service models.

Sharing for social change

Recently, 240 forward-thinking leaders from Ontario’s not-for-profit sector came together at Toronto’s MaRS Centre. They were there to tackle some classic business-type problems with strategies that would strengthen the bottom line and the organizational culture. To take productivity to the next level, they learned, try thinking sideways. Start sharing.

Dealing effectively with nonprofit board conflicts

How to identify, manage and resolve board disagreements.

Governance Q&A: Ending the foundation and nonprofit relationship

After a decade of supporting a charity, a funder now has different priorities and wants to end their partnership smoothly.