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Balancing IT Activities In IT, we all know that a certain amount of resources must be assigned for upgrades, updates, patches and scheduled maintenance. In general, this is known as [...]
Many of the large IT research organizations and others have been telling us for some time the importance of IT alignment with the business and its objectives. Many attempts at [...]
As a senior IT Manager in a prominent Canadian municipality, I wrote and reviewed numerous RFPs and responses. Let’s just say that some are better than others. Some responses are [...]
Canadian Hearing Society CEO Julia Dumanian is an expert on the CEO role. Here she discusses the CEO’s role as Chief Fundraising Officer for the organization. When Julia was a Boardroom [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]