Can public-policy advocacy be taught? Or learned?
Background In the June edition of The Philanthropist, Elizabeth Mulholland wrote “New Ways to Keep Up Our End of the Policy Conversation” (Mulholland, 2010). Voluntary organizations
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Public Policy And The Nonprofit Sector
Jennifer leads the association of food banks in a mid-sized Canadian city. At their regular meetings, the directors report changes in the patterns of people
Patterns, Principles, And Practices In Social Innovation
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Peter Drucker, Managing in Turbulent Times (1980) Introduction
Regrouping, recalibrating, reloading: Strategies for financing civil society in post-recession Canada
Introduction The last thing civil society leaders and their allies probably want right now, given everything else they are dealing with, is yet another analysis
How Funders Are Supporting Social Innovation: Three Examples From The Youth Sector
Practices of innovation are not uncommon in communities, particularly in the social sector where there is a need to innovate to provide new solutions to
What The Numbers Say: Collaboration: A Way Of Life For The Sector
Rumblings about transformative partnerships in the charitable and nonprofit sector are resonating across the country. These range from organizations more narrowly interested in collaboration as
Why You Should Care: How Charities, Nonprofits, And Foundations Can Benefit From Social Finance
About a year ago I was sitting at my desk as CEO of a national health charity, when I received a call from one of
A Kaleidoscope Of Innovation: Designing Community Impact In The Waterloo Region
Introduction A new era of deep and widespread change across organizational sectors is developing as a result of increased cultural diversity, turbulent global economies, complex