Middle managers are a critical part of organizational intelligence, Stephen Murgatroyd writes. If the middle is weak, change becomes compliance, theatre, or resistance. If the middle is strong, change becomes learning.
Community land trusts tackle the immediate pressures of eviction and displacement alongside a broader, long-term vision for social and economic transformation. Philanthropy should take note, the Metcalf Foundation’s Adriana Beemans writes.
With Canadian democracy under stress, a new national network of foundations is working to strengthen philanthropy’s contribution to a pluralist democracy. The authors write on behalf of the steering committee of Democracy Funders Canada.
Alors que la démocratie canadienne est mise sous pression, un nouveau réseau national de fondations œuvre pour renforcer la contribution de la philanthropie dans une démocratie pluraliste. Les auteurs s’expriment au nom du comité directeur de Fondations canadiennes pour la démocratie.
Instead of asking, “Who is the best leader?” contributor Stephen Murgatroyd argues, boards should be asking, “What kind of leadership is required by this organization now?”
Charitable gaming is changing the social contract between donors and not-for-profits, Dan Monafu writes. He wonders if it’s the win-win it professes to be, or something closer to a lose-lose scenario.
Canada’s non-profit care labour force is essential infrastructure. It is time to treat it that way, United Way/Centraide Canada’s Anita Khanna argues.
La main-d’œuvre canadienne du secteur des soins sans but lucratif est une infrastructure essentielle. Il est temps d’agir en conséquence, plaide Anita Khanna de Centraide United Way Canada.
