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Author: Jody Paterson

#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 …

BC Politics / In the Media / Mandate Letters / Political Activity

Meet the new BC cabinet

Premier and Executive Council, swearing in ceremony. Photo: Government of BC

Premier John Horgan unveiled his new cabinet on Nov. 26, with a number of MLAs now leading ministries relevant to our sector who have personal work backgrounds in community-based …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Board Development / COVID-19 / Governance

Five steps to strengthen your board during the pandemic

This great series of five blog posts to help boards stay focused, strong and unified during the extraordinary pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic was written by Brian Saber, a fundraising consultant and president of New York City-based Asking Matters, …

COVID-19 / In the Media

“Safe” or suffering? The impact of pandemic measures on seniors

BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie released heart-wrenching findings Nov. 3 about the ongoing impact of pandemic social-distancing measures on the lives of 15,000 seniors in long-term care and assisted living facilities. Her findings are a wrenching reminder that a goal …

Charity sector news / Funding

Charities wary of social finance

The results are in from an Imagine Canada survey on social finance for charities – and unsurprisingly, it turns out that it’s not going to work for a lot of charities.

Social finance is basically like getting a loan from …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Charity sector news / COVID-19

Non-profit survey provides pandemic baseline

Back in April, Imagine Canada launched a survey into how the pandemic was impacting charitable and non-profit organizations across the country.

Those survey results were released in May and provide a good baseline for our sector at this point in …

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