In “Mastering Non-Profit Board Recruitment: 6 Steps to Success”, we identify Board Recruitment as a core board function. A function made...

Before recruiting new Board of Director members, doing an internal Board Evaluation to assess your Board's strengths and areas of...

Whether you are new to a Board of Directors or have been on a Board for a long time, you’ve likely heard about the two “types” of boards...

As identified in “Digging Deeper: Demystifying Non-Profit Board Responsibilities in Canada,” every Board of Directors has three primary...

In a non-profit organization, no relationship is more important than the one between the Chair of the Board and the Executive Director...

Today, I want to examine what makes a board healthy. Yes, I said healthy. A healthy Non-Profit Board of Directors is dependent on two...

In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, having a clear strategy is crucial for organizations to thrive. A...

Your organization is considering embarking on a strategic planning process. As a Committee, the Board has charged you with making...

The purpose of a Board of Directors is to provide financial, legal, and operational oversight of the non-profit using sound and ethical...

Every non-profit in Canada is required to have a Board of Directors. The number of Board members, their specific roles, and their tenure...

Non-Profit Board Recruitment. In non-profit circles, these two words can raise stress levels, cause anxiety, and send ripples echoing...

HIP had been hired to coordinate our local community network - a grassroots umbrella organization that brought together many non-profit...

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With Movember at an end and December now in full swing, it is often a time of joy as well as a time to reflect on what can one person do...

Priorities, priorities, and priorities. Every day we prioritize what we are focusing our attention on that day… or we should be doing...

As I sit at my desk I am pondering many things related to the COVID-19 crisis. Among them is how will this situation impact my...

Planning. It’s one of those things that is really easy to ignore—to shuffle to the side of our desks where it gets dusty. There is no...

I am often hired to help non-profits compile strategic plans. I love this work. I love the energy that flows from the idea generation,...

We all talk to ourselves subconsciously. In fact, I’m not embarrassed to say that as a solo entrepreneur, there are times that I talk out...

We often talk about trusting others; however, how often do we examine whether or not we trust ourselves? In my work with women...