Some Board members serve for a year. Some serve forever. Which is better? While there are pros and cons to both approaches, conventional wisdom has Boards with defined term limits. Not sure where you stand? Here are a few quick Pros and Cons thanks to very smart folks at BoardSource. THE PROs OF TERM LIMITS • Provide […]
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High Hospital Parking Fees May Be Your Fault
A cancer patient has complained about hospital parking fees arguing “the fees are a violation of the Canada Health Act, which recognizes Canadians’ right to guaranteed access to health care services “without financial or other barriers.” If you have ever said the sentence “Charities should be run more like businesses,” you are part of the […]
Stop! Thief! Don’t Trust Your Finance Person Tooooo Much
If you are a Executive Director, CFO, Board Chair, Board Treasurer, volunteer manager, or Fundraiser and you operate under the illusion that anyone who works for a charity as an employee or volunteer is a good person who would never steal, have I got bad news for you. Yes, sadly, even charity employees steal. in fact, your […]
How do you know which charities to trust?
It’s hard as a member of the public to decide if a charity is worthy of your support. When trying to evaluate a charity, Imagine Canada has produced a great littleGuide to Giving that offers some easy, no cost ways to check out a charity. Check out the charity on the Canada Revenue Agency website. […]
Charity begins with a simple “hello”
Right now Toronto is in the midst of the PanAm Games so Toronto, an already sprawling and confusing city to navigate at the best of times, is now hosting visitors from all around the world. The super-smart folks at the Toronto Foundation and Toronto Star decided to invite us residents to form part of […]