Collaboration Nation: Expert advice on working with other organizations

Regardless of whether you want to work with a sister organization inside the sector, with various government representatives and committees, or with businesses in the for-profit sector on joint charitable ventures, learning what works and what doesn’t in collaborative practices is a first step to successful programming.

Tools for nonprofit leaders: Tips for chairing meetings

Congratulations. You have been elected or appointed to chair meetings. Here are some tips on how to do a great job.

Conducting a legal audit of your organization

All nonprofits need to be as accountable and transparent as possible. Adam explains what a legal audit entails, what a lawyer will be looking for, and the common issues that are uncovered during the process.

Governance Q&A: Nonprofit sector consultants – are they ethical?

What to look for when considering expert help from a consultant.

Community Economic Development: Moving out of the margins

Community economic development (CED) is a community-based, community-directed and holistic approach to deal with marginalization. CED describes local action by people to create economic opportunities and enhance social conditions in their communities on a sustainable and inclusive basis, particularly among those who are most disadvantaged.

Marc Kielburger and Leaders Today

An interview with Marc Kielburger, Ashoka fellow, co-founder of Leaders Today, and executive director of Free the Children, about social enterprise in Canada.

Tools for nonprofit leaders: The old SWOT analysis still works very well…when used to advantage

An example of a SWOT flipchart and how to use SWOT planning and analysis.

Handling donations between Canada and the US

Canada and the United States share the longest undefended border in the world and we consider ourselves to be good neighbours, but when it comes to cross-border donations things can get a bit tricky.

Online collaboration tools for nonprofit board members

How to use Google documents for board collaboration.