How nonprofit organizations can make internships successful and meaningful for summer students

Is there a shiny new face in your office this spring? If you have an intern or co-op student working for you this summer, read on to find out how to make the most of the experience. If you don’t...

Listen up! Are you letting these barriers derail your listening skills?

Want to learn more about how you can improve your listening skills? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here. Think of a time when you were in a conversation and you felt truly...

How play can improve creativity and trust in the workplace: An interview with Sheena Greer

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so pleased...

When passion for work goes too far: How to avoid burnout

Every day we want to do the best we can for the people we serve. We jump in and help our coworkers. We step up and take on responsibilities just because things need to get done. We work long hours...

The most important training to give yourself this year

Want to learn more about how to boost your confidence? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here!  Many of you will have a list of professional development events that you are scheduled to...

When the charitable sector lacks charity: Bullying in the nonprofit workplace

Surely, we tell ourselves, surely everyone who works in the charitable sector must be...charitable. We read frightening statistics about Canadian workplaces: nearly half of Canadians report having experienced one or more acts of workplace harassment at least once a week...

Mental health in the workplace: Your duty is to inquire (and accommodate)

Want to learn more about your duty to accommodate? We partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division on January 19 for a free webinar where we explored this topic in more detail. Click here to watch the recording....

Dealing with difficult executive directors: Tips for nonprofit boards

Are you an executive director dealing with a difficult board? Read the first article in our two-part series for tips on how to improve the situation! It’s not easy being an executive director of a nonprofit organization. In addition to the...

Effective self-care strategies: How to recharge the right way to avoid burning out

After the strong response to the article about the cult of busyness and the piece we did on the importance of finding flexibility within the 9 - 5 grind, we recognized that there was much more to the story of why...

The cult of busyness in the nonprofit sector

You know the right answer, don’t you? It used to be that when someone asked “how are you?” people would say “fine” but somewhere over the last few years the usual and expected answer has become “crazy-busy”. It has become...