Charities: Are your books and records in order?
Recently, a number of well-known Canadian charities faced brand risk because they didn’t adhere to a basic business principle of organization. They didn’t have up to date books and records. [...]
Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock…Time is Counting Down
October 2013 leaves one year for corporations incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act (CCA) to transition to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA). The CNCA provides federal [...]
Successful On-boarding Experience
How to properly provide training and guidance for new directors What does it take to create a successful non-profit board training event? How can training, or “on-boarding events”, be beneficial [...]
Directors – Crisis, What Crisis?
Charles De Gaulle - Faced with crisis, the person of character falls back on themself. They impose their own stamp of action, take responsibility for it, and make it their [...]
I am a Non-Profit Board Member, How Did I Get Here?
You'll work hard, feel frustrated and ask this question repeatedly: Whose idea was it to grab a seat on my favorite charity's board of directors? You'll understand why you joined, [...]
Canadian Not-for-Profit Board Governance – Getting Ready for CNCA
A board governance issue that should be a priority for all not-for-profits in Canada right now, is CNCA compliance. The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA), which was brought into force [...]
Does Your Board Have a Crisis Management Plan?
Board Governance Depends on Where You Sit Charles De Gaulle - Faced with crisis, the person of character falls back on himself. They impose their own stamp of action, take [...]
Board Governance Depends On What Your View Is
Board governance is frequently discussed and deliberated usually from many different perspectives. Do you see it from the stage looking down or from the seats looking up?
Board Members Thinking as Leaders – Fiduciary
In the last blog, we talked about a new approach to Board Governance that utilizes three different perspectives. The Fiduciary side addresses financial oversight and stewardship; Strategic address policy making and Generative addresses how we make sense of what it is they do.