Communications expert Martin Shovel notes that "you must be an outstanding communicator if you want to get to the top of your profession." Here are his tips for improving your communication skills.
Statistical analysis is clearly not a pastime for the superficial. Its demands for careful, critical data sifting don't fit comfortably with tight deadlines and a 24/7 news cycle. Imagine Canada's review of the facts and trends behind the latest giving figures is a strong safeguard against hasty reaction to poorly examined statistics.
Whether it's the new CRA fundraising guidance, how to work with intermediaries, how to give money to another charity, how to discipline and expel members, or who's really eligible to serve on your Board of Directors, Terrance S. Carter has the expert's view of what you need to know and do to stay on the prudent side of the law.
"Reducing the most serious health crisis of my life to a pink teddy bear is offensive." That blunt assessment comes from writer and social critic Barbara Ehrenrich in the National Film Board documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc.