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On becoming an Active Ally: Anthony Ostler

Anthony Ostler is an important name in Board Voice history, having been integral to the work of founding our non-profit and leading our board in its early years in 2009-10.

He’s now living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he’s head of …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / In the Media / Our people

Spotlight on our members for Community Social Services Month

We were delighted at the opportunity to see the work of our member organizations profiled by the BC government for Community Social Services Month in March 2021.

Eleven of the 12 agency profiles posted here were shared via the Ministry …

Charity sector news / COVID-19 / Funding

One year on: COVID’s impact on charitable sector

The charitable sector is famously resilient and up for a challenge. But a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to bounce back is being sorely tested.

Imagine Canada’s latest Sector Monitor report details the strain the sector is under …

Board Development / Charity sector news / Governance / In the Media

StatsCan board diversity survey reveals long road ahead

The latest figures from a recent crowdsourcing survey done by Statistics Canada indicate that Canadian non-profits have a long way to go to ensure diversity on their boards – including even having a written policy on board diversity.

StatsCan underlines …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / COVID-19

The 5 Ws of non-profit mergers

Vantage Point CEO Alison Brewin shares her thoughts in a post on the Charity Village blog on the five most important considerations to think about when two non-profits are exploring whether they should become one.

Brewin notes that everyone from …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / COVID-19 / Funding / In the Media

How COVID-19 could transform non-profits: The Conversation

The pandemic has been far from easy for non-profit organizations, especially those providing critically important social services.

But as this piece from The Conversation points out, our organizations’ ability to respond, pivot and even expand our services during such a …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / Wage inequity

Compensation decreases in 2021 for non-profit senior managers

Results of Charity Village’s annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary and Benefits Study are in, showing an increase in cash compensation across all positions in the charitable sector with the notable exception of senior management.

“This group saw a decrease in …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Mandate Letters / Political Activity

Federal mandate letters updated

The world has changed in so many ways since the federal government first issued mandate letters to its ministries in December 2019. Those letters have now been updated as of Jan. 15, 2021.

Here’s the new letter for the Minister …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Board Development / Governance

Equity, Power and the Future of the Non-Profit Sector

How can we create what we need rather than simply work with what we were given? This thought-provoking blog post from the Ontario Non-Profit Network raises some interesting questions about the readiness of our governance models in the non-profit sector …

In the Media / Indigenous News

Report finds widespread racism in BC’s health care system

An investigation that set out to unravel a racist guessing game rumoured to be happening in one BC hospital’s emergency ward has revealed massive racism against Indigenous people around the province, both as consumers of health care and as health-care …

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