Governance Q&A: Paying for board service?

Some of the directors of my nonprofit want to be paid a per diem for board and board committee work. Is this ethical?

The Canada Revenue Agency gets physical

When the federal government announced its budget on June 6, one of the measures within it made Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations (RCAAAs) sit up and take notice.

Ten tips to build a quality culture at your nonprofit

This article provides tips for developing a positive and productive culture at your nonprofit.

The mentor within: Using a mentoring program to improve retention

Can a mentorship program help you retain staff? Some organizations say it can.

Volunteer management: A niche or mass market commodity?

This article considers the increasing importance of the professionalization of volunteer managers.

Governance Q&A: Should family members serve on the same board?

My organization just elected a married couple to its board. Is this ethical?

Filling the service gaps at Community & Primary Health Care (CPHC)

Interview with Ruth Kitson, Executive Director of Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC, and organization that provides universally accessible and comprehensive primary health care and community support services to a diverse population, after the organization was named a receipient of the Donner Awards.

The telecommute

Ever since the advent of the Internet and email, a slow but steady progression of working away from the traditional workplace office has taken place. And what once looked like a revolutionary trend 10 years ago, now seems to many simply to be part of societal evolution due to technological advances. But the questions remain: are nonprofit organizations making use of technology to their full advantage? Are more of them allowing people to work from home? And if so, has it been for the better?

Mergers: Not a four-letter word

Mergers have long occupied a complicated place within the nonprofit sector. With increased competition for resources, however, more nonprofits are seeing mergers as necessary and even valuable.

The Manitoba Initiative

In early April, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger grabbed the attention of sector organizations by announcing his province was set to provide "stable funding and less red tape" for nonprofits. He’s beginning by launching a two-year pilot project designed to evaluate and establish the best methods to provide one-stop government funding.