The importance of taking risks in philanthropy
There’s a general recognition that large-scale philanthropy has underperformed. This suggests we need more risk taking, more entrepreneurial approaches and more vision. — Mitchel Kapor
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What’s The Law: The New Not-for-Profit Corporations Acts
The increased focus on governance in the corporate world has resulted in new regulations in the nonprofit sector. One of the major changes is occurring
Risk Issues And Social Enterprise In Canada
Foreword SiG@MaRS, the Social Innovation Generation program at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, provides services to social entrepreneurs who come to MaRS to get
National Summit Report
This article provides a summary of the report (Gauthier, Hamilton, Mackenzie, & Faul, 2012) of the National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector held
What The Accountants Say: Risk Management And Accountability: More Than Insurance
Risk: A threat to an organization that reduces the likelihood that the organization will achieve one or more of its objectives. Threats from the environment
Nonprofit Risk Management
Nonprofit organizations face unique risk management challenges. They are often held to the same standards as for-profit organizations but do not have the same resources
How To Communicate Our Value To Our Communities
Time and time again we hear the claim: “ The nonprofit, charitable, community sector helps to build resilient, healthy communities—in fact, we are leaders in
What The Numbers Say: What T3010 Data Tell Us About Charity Financing
Introduction From 2005 to 2009, Canada’s roughly 85,000 charities reported that their collective revenues increased by roughly one quarter, equivalent to an annual growth rate