The balancing act: Delegating work but not micro-managing

This article is an excerpt from our free Essential Leadership Skills Guide: An Introduction to People Management. Sometimes the difference between being a good leader and a micromanager is a fine line. Micromanaging is when a person excessively controls every...

OHSA and AODA Compliance Responsibilities for Nonprofits: Understand Your Obligations and How to Implement Them

Original Broadcast Date: December 7, 2023. Summary: Managing workplace compliance requirements can be a daunting challenge for nonprofit employers, especially when you add the complexities of a remote or hybrid workforce, sometimes spread across multiple locations.   Add to that the...

Crafting change: Tackling nonprofit issues with human-centricity

Fellow advocates of change – I’m glad you’ve found your way here. As you read through this blog post – and move on to deep-dive into our Case Studies and participate in the RISE Program after 🤞🏻 – imagine me...

What nonprofits can expect in 2024 and how to be better prepared: Budgeting in a sea of uncertainty

As we step into 2024, nonprofits face a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The landscape is changing rapidly, marked by economic fluctuations, evolving donor expectations, and an increasingly digital world. In this second part of our insightful series, "What...

What nonprofits can expect in 2024 and how to be better prepared

Want to learn more on this topic? Join us and Enkel for a free webinar on November 23, Getting Your Not-For-Profit Organization's Financial Operations Ready for 2024. Register today.  This article is the first in a two-part series exploring the...

The AI Advantage: How Nonprofits Can Rise to the Top Using AI

Original Broadcast Date: October 26, 2023. Summary: Get ready as we dive headfirst into the world of AI for nonprofits! In this session, Keela explores the incredible ways AI is transforming nonprofit operations, covering everything from fundraising to donor engagement,...

I’m a Career Peer Educator. Here’s what I learned using ChatGPT to write a resume

This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. The swift advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have caught the world’s attention for their potential to enable more efficient task completion. This was certainly the case when tech startup OpenAI released their AI...

Top Ten Compliance Issues For Canadian Registered Charities with Mark Blumberg

Original Broadcast Date: October 19, 2023. Summary: A great deal has been written about legal compliance surrounding charities in Canada. Much of that material, however, is highly specialized, hard to understand and sometimes esoteric. As a result, it can be...

Reading and understanding financial statements for NPOs

Interested in learning more about financial statements for NPOs? Watch our free webinar recording! Not-for-Profit Executive Directors, operational leaders, and board members spend a lot of time thinking about financial statements and the story they tell about the organization’s overall performance...

14 things to consider when shopping for a new auditor

In October 2011, the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA) came into effect to govern not-for-profit corporations incorporated federally. In a nutshell, the Act was designed to ensure that organizations receiving public funds are sufficiently transparent and accountable for that...