Is the nonprofit sector ready for the leadership transition that will happen as the Boomers retire? That’s the question we explored in our recent CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, Succession Crisis: Is the Nonprofit Sector Ready? In our discussions with sector experts, we spoke to Dave Hutchinson, President and Leadership Talent partner at Cause Leadership, an […]
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This article is a short excerpt from our recent webinar, Board Revolution: Rethinking Nonprofit Governance for Organizational Impact, presented by Nic Gagliardi. Click here to watch the full recording and access the additional resources. The conventional or most common model that we see for nonprofits right now and for the last 20 years, certainly as […]
IMPACT!FYBC is the new name for the annual Volunteer BC & BC Association for Charitable Gaming (BCACG) Conference on October 3 & 4 in Richmond, BC. This year, we’re raising the bar with a series of interactive learning sessions from leading experts in volunteer management, fund development, board development, and marketing.Here is a snapshot of […]
Original Broadcast Date: September 19, 2024. Summary: Learn all about Canadian nonprofit and charitable sector compensation in this webinar, which explores the newly released 2024 edition of CharityVillage’s popular Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. The most comprehensive report of its kind in Canada, this study focuses exclusively on charities and nonprofits in Canada […]
Schools, nurseries and youth groups have until 11 October to sign up to The Great Tail Trail and become part of the biggest and most colourful event to take place in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) next year. The Great Tail Trail, which opens to the public for eight weeks from 5 April 2025 and […]
A welder whose partner spent her final days in the Macmillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital has unveiled his third stunning artwork to be auctioned for the hospice. By day, Gary Smith from Bournemouth is an aerospace welder. But in his spare time, he runs Gary Smith Welded Art welding metal, including unwanted cutlery, into unique […]
As of 2023, the United States continues to face a devastating public health crisis of gun violence. Gun violence is responsible for a significant portion of deaths in America, including those resulting from domestic abuse, suicides, racial injustice, hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, and unintentional shootings. Statistics indicate that 117,345 people are shot every […]
This article was previously published by Plan International Canada and is reprinted with permission. As Canadians pull back from making donations, and needs increase, social impact organizations need to double down on meaningful engagement. I’ve been in the sector for a long time and know that the joy of giving is never really lost — […]
First held in 1974 by the United Nations, World Environment Day–celebrated worldwide on June 5th each year–is a day for raising awareness about environmental issues that need our attention, including human overpopulation, global warming, pollution, and conservation. More than ever before, our environment needs our protection. A 2020 study found global greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17 percent […]
For those of us working as volunteer engagement professionals, volunteer recruitment has become the biggest challenge we face in our work. Tobi Johnson’s annual Volunteer Management Progress Report finds that recruitment is the top identified challenge amongst volunteer engagement professionals several years running and indicates that “recruiting volunteers for traditional, ongoing roles that were supported […]