Who do your donors want to hear from? Your CEO or development director? Or would they rather hear from the celebrity who thinks you're doing great work, the mother whose child you've helped, or a lifelong volunteer? Heather Brown has tips to help you choose the right person.
Communities prosper when everyone has a chance to be cared for and to demonstrate their care for others. That's why AFP Toronto, AFP Ottawa and the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Canada are working together to discover and document how to include all citizens in giving, regardless of race, creed, ability, gender or orientation.
Now that the Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate shows your T-3010 information in a simple chart view, charity lawyer Yvonne Chenier warns you to check that its portrayal of your charity is simple and true rather than simplistic.
A dedicated board member applies for a senior staff role within the charity. Let the anxiety, gossip and suspicion begin! Can this ever work? Jane Garthson reviews the pros and cons.
Even the best leaders fail. But real leaders learn as much from their failures as from their successes, says a US leadership maven. He even believes you can't be a good leader without some of failure's lessons.