Monitoring the sector: Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor report

Early in May, Imagine Canada released its inaugural Sector Monitor report, a document ostensibly produced to gauge the health of the Canadian voluntary sector in the wake of the world recession.

Uncertain times calls for certain measures: Charity fundraising in difficult times

A review of the Being Good at Doing Good: Safeguarding Yourself and Your Charity in a Complex World conference presented by the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP).

Response to the 2010 federal budget

The federal government recently released their 2010 budget, which contained some big changes for Canadian charities. What will likely affect charities the most is the removal of the 80/20 disbursement quota and changes to the capital disbursement quota.

Fundraising check-up: Taking the pulse of the charitable sector

Wanting to check the pulse of our fierce, battle-weary, yet ever-energetic fundraisers, we brought a few together and asked: How are you faring going into 2010?

Human Resources Q&A: Managers are the key to employee engagement

Disengaging supervisors keep employee engagement levels low. Yet there are supervisors like this everywhere. This article looks at the reasons why.

Mobile giving: The Haiti cataclysm

When the Haiti earthquake struck, Canadians wanted to support aid programs. And for the first time, in record numbers, they did it through their mobile devices.

Competing for talent

Four trends employees and employers must understand as the nonprofit sector evolves.

Trends in 2010 strategic planning by not-for-profits

Strategic planning trends in nonprofit organizations for 2010, with illustrations.

Sunny and share: The pros and cons of shared workspaces

Over the last few years the concept of office consolidation has been adopted by voluntary sector organizations: splitting rents, sharing office supplies, and in the process, reducing all manner of overhead costs associated with running a nonprofit or business of any kind. Yet while the idea is fiscally sound, there are pros and cons to sharing one’s workspace with other organizations.

Mapping the sector, one charity at a time

A profile of the Atlas of Alberta Charities project.