Canada’s voluntary sector: Grooming from within and without

Late last year, Imagine Canada released the report Leadership Perspectives: Interviews with leaders of Canada’s charities and nonprofit organizations.

Tools for nonprofit leaders: Conducting an organization review

Many not-for-profit organizations do not have a budget for such a review, and this article offers some tips on how to conduct one in-house.

Canadian nonprofit and charity legal audits: Forget about it!

Discussing the value of an informal legal audit for nonprofits and charities and how lawyers can be effectively and efficiently used to provide real tangible value to Canadian charities and nonprofits.

Using metrics in not-for-profit organization management

Many board members want to see not-for-profit organization metrics in the strategic plan and committee work plans, so this article suggests ways to draft them.

The right people at the right time: Considering dual leadership in the nonprofit sector

With today’s hectic pace, how often have you wished there was two of you so you could be in two places at the same time? That’s just one of the benefits cited by Tanya Sather of the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) of her position as co-executive director with Richard Faucher.

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.

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

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

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.

Measuring greatness: Defining quality standards

Quality is often an elusive concept in project delivery. How do we know that we have delivered a quality project? More importantly, how do we know that we have delivered a quality product?

Outward Bound: Consultants bring help from the outside in

While hiring outside help may not be the most common route for the society and other organizations, it is still often considered a significant step toward achieving mission goals.