Foreword
This special issue is a collaboration between The Philanthropist and Imagine Canada. As part of its National Engagement Strategy, over 500 established and emerging leaders
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The Changing Face Of Financial Sustainability In The Nonprofit Sector
Financial sustainability does matter. Funding for nonprofit organizations in Canada has reached a critical stage. Large numbers of organizations are constrained, and some are severely
Engaging Youth In Decision-Making: Moving From Volunteerism To Active Citizenship
Introduction: It’s not actually about “volunteering” at all
Working For The Mission: Getting Nonprofits To Be The Employers Of Choice
Nonprofit employees matter Truly skilled nonprofit staff, like Olympic athletes, can make their work look easy. Calm in the face of crises, keeping in check
Achieving Financial Sustainability In Today’s Changed World
This morning, a new generation of Community leaders awoke to a fundamentally new reality than that of the generation that came before them. Our climate
Canada’s Nonprofit Sector: The People Challenge
Imagine Canada’s National Engagement Strategy document (Imagine Canada, 2011) states that improving conditions to attract and retain paid staff is one of four priorities. Issues
A Crisis Of Conversation: Shaping A New Narrative For Canada’s Charitable And Nonprofit Sector
I hate dinner parties. Actually I hate a certain moment during dinner parties—that moment when two people who have just met reach that inevitable point
Rethinking volunteerism – should it be a priority?
Peter O’Donnell, president of Healthy Futures Group, recently asked, “Do today’s nonprofits really want volunteers/an engaged community?” (O’Donnell, 2011, para. 1). For a number of