You know the joke - if God had struck a committee to create the world, it may never have come to be, and certainly not in six days. The mere word, "committee" fills us with dread. I think the committee...
Competitive or collaborative? Where do you stand on the continuum between these two opposites? How aggressive are you in asserting your organization's predominance in the community? How willing are you to work collaboratively with other organizations to achieve a common...
A Strategic Plan is a blueprint of activities, strategies and workplans for your organization or business which is designed to allow you to reach your goal in the most sensible, efficient and cost-effective way. Strategic Plans are best created by...
Why has the issue of the morality of charitable gaming become topical in the Boardrooms of Charities? In 1970, an amendment to the Criminal Code of Canada made it possible for charitable and religious organizations to conduct lottery schemes pursuant...
Charities are hunting for new income sources due to the fierce competition for donor dollars. Government funding, door-to-door and telephone canvassing, and direct-mail solicitation are losing their punch. Many charities have taken advantage of the opportunity to build their revenues...
Poor moral behaviour seems rampant in society, witness recent insider trading scandals, The United Way, Covenant House, and political scandals --- all of them moral issues. In fact, says Neal Davis, Vice-president for Development and Public Affairs, Heidleberg College, Tiffen,...
"Traditional statistical analysis simply confirms what we know today's problems to be," states Michael McKnight, National Executive Director of Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada. He adds, "Looking at demographic trends focuses us on what we need to do differently...
In April 1999, a brief survey of selected members of NSFRE, Vancouver Chapter, was conducted on organizational and personal change readiness and change leadership capabilities. The survey was designed to provide some interesting facts and insights as part of a...
To be productive, any discussion about fundraising must go beyond just sharing information, said consultant and author Ken Wyman, "to the point where every discussion has as its goal a realistic action plan that will produce quantifiable results." Wyman's remarks...
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