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?

Community building on the coasts: BC and Nova Scotia introduce new social venture legislation

BC and Nova Scotia have both enacted new legislation encouraging social enterprise.

When is excellence not excellent?

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

Volunteer screening: More than just a police records check

A criminal record check is only one step in the volunteer screening process.

The Big Mistake: What to do when you’ve completely messed up at work

You’ve just made a big mistake – one with consequences. What do you do now?

Stepping off the ladder: Can alternative organizational structures change the career trajectory of young professionals?

Shared platforms allow nonprofit leaders to manage new initiatives without becoming executive directors.

Governance Q&A: Choosing your volunteering

What’s the most ethical way to volunteer when you have limited time to offer?

Looking back, looking forward

A review of changes to the policy landscape in 2012 and what’s to come in 2013 for charities and nonprofits across Canada.