The top 5 reasons why nonprofits need to adopt digital technologies

I’m sure many of you shared the same thought over the past 20 months…thank goodness the pandemic arrived at a time where we had the internet and technology! Although some communities still struggle with internet connectivity, many of us felt...

Six tips for successful executive director performance reviews

Let’s be honest: most people are not big fans of the annual performance review process - regardless of what side you are on. Managers typically see them as an inconvenience and employees tend to dread them. Add in awkward vibes...

Digital transformation: We can’t put it off any longer

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the fundraising base of most charities will likely shrink in the next five to 10 years unless they transition to online platforms and use more digital tools. We're living in the Fourth Industrial...

Protecting your organization with a comprehensive nonprofit insurance program

Regardless of their size or mission, nonprofit organizations need insurance protection against risks seen and unseen. A nonprofit organization’s insurance portfolio is one part of a larger risk management program that includes risk avoidance and reduction through corporate safety programs,...

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Going back to the office with Alice D’Abreu

Is your organization starting to plan for a return to the office? Or is your team going to continue working from home as we slowly transition to post-pandemic reality? Whichever option you’re thinking about, there are considerations for how to...

The fundamentals of a sustainable nonprofit: A free webinar series

The pandemic continues to throw new challenges at us every day. These can be personal, like working from home and maintaining our mental health, and they can be organizational, throwing even the best-run nonprofits into chaos. Leaders are left scrambling to deal with challenges never experienced, like how to manage a remote work force effectively and still meet service delivery goals.   Sustainability...

The 5 Ws of mergers and acquisitions – or, in nonprofit-speak, collaboration and partnering

Many nonprofit leaders steer away from business language when talking about how we manage and lead our organizations. We do it to combat the tendency of government and private-sector advisors to assure us that the application of a business solution...

Strategies to create effective workshops in any mode, including in-person and virtual

This past year many people worked very hard to figure out how to do things online that they were used to doing in person. In particular, organizations who were very familiar with holding face-to-face workshops scrambled to quickly gain access...

Project Design: A brief how-to guide for nonprofits and charities

Project design is often understood as synonymous with proposal development. However, a well-designed project goes far beyond the requirements of the average proposal. While organizations invest significant amounts of time and resources into proposal writing, there are often large gaps...

Merger is not closure, it’s something better

The nonprofit sector is under tremendous stress due to Covid-19. In March 2020, Imagine Canada projected  “the economic downturn associated with COVID-19 will cause charities to lose $9.5 billion and layoff more than 117,000 employees...” Similar to other sectors of Canadian...