Nonprofit Newswire by Imagine Canada

Human Resources Q&A: Termination – Plan for it!

library — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:34 +0000

May 15 2013 – Termination: The act of dismissing one from employment. A topic that is rarely talked about, and when it is, it’s faintly whispered, behind closed doors in coded language like “we need to release Jane” or “reorganize John’s role”. (CharityVillage)

University fundraising: what the UK can learn from Canada (UK)

library — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:57:50 +0000

May 20 2013 – Canada is a good place to learn about university fundraising because the giving culture is fairly similar to the UK, but its practice tends to be about 20 years ahead. So it was that I recently found myself on the annual CASE fundraising study tour, which takes groups of academic leaders and fundraising professionals from Europe to Canadian universities to learn first hand how they approach this trickiest of businesses. (The Guardian)

Charities’ future prospects look bleak under the coalition (U.K. ) : Despite a supposed voluntary sector-friendly public policy environment, the NCVO warns that income to the sector could drop 15% by 2017-18.

library — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:55 +0000

(May 14, 2013. United Kingdom) David Cameron’s urbane riposte to Margaret Thatcher was: “There is such a thing as society, it’s just not the same thing as the state.” In opposition, Cameron envisaged social welfare taken back to the future: instead of the Brownian state agents poking the poor into action, the Notting Hill set saw a Victorian revival with social welfare in the coming decade increasingly localised, voluntary and intimate. (theguardian)

$10M donation starts Dalhousie performance arts school

library — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:48 +0000

(May 14, 2013) A Halifax couple has donated $10 million to Dalhousie University to start the largest performing arts school east of Montreal. “The laws of the universe are fundamentally based on physics, chemistry, music and theatre,” joked Fred Fountain as he and his wife Elizabeth announced their donation to the school.

“To neglect the arts would be to deprive part of our soul and wellbeing.”

The Fountains said they were inspired by a fundraising campaign called Bold Ambitions. They saw large investments in other Dalhousie departments, and didn’t want the arts to be left behind. They said they wanted to make a contribution that would benefit the community as a whole. (CBC News)

Diane Finley seeks market solution to deeply-rooted social problems: Goar

library — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:25 +0000

(May 10, 2013, Opinion Piece) The private sector will supply the cash. The non-profit sector will provide the ideas and deliver the programs. The government will “harness the power of social finance.”

That, in a nutshell, is Human Resources Minister Diane Finley’s formula for tackling Canada’s most deeply entrenched social challenges: chronic poverty youth unemployment, homelessness, aboriginal despair. (Toronto Star)

Private money, public programs? There will always be strings

library — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:07:57 +0000

May 8, 2013– In response to the perpetual shortage of funding for a wide range of social needs, Ottawa just announced its commitment to the use of social impact bonds.

In theory, the announcement is a positive development in Canada, which has fallen behind the rest of the world in the creative use of capital for social purposes. In practice, its use will have to be carefully monitored. (Read more: The Globe and Mail)

Good charities spend more on admin but it is not money wasted (UK)

library — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:00:35 +0000

Donors should not favour charities that have low administration costs as they are likely to be low performers, new evidence has suggested. The research, conducted by Giving Evidence and Givewell, is the first empirical data to be published about what administration costs indicate about charities’ performance. (Read more: The Guardian)

3M Health Leadership Award launches nation-wide call for nominations

library — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:34:16 +0000

TORONTO, April 18, 2013 – Health Nexus and 3M Canada are pleased to announce the 2013 3M Health Leadership Award call for nominations. The national award celebrates leaders who have a positive impact on the health and well-being of their community. (Read more)

CanadaHelps Appoints e-Commerce Expert as President and CEO

library — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:18:17 +0000

May 6 2013 — The Board of Directors of CanadaHelps announced today the appointment of Marina Glogovac as President and Chief Executive Officer. Marina brings to CanadaHelps expertise in e-Commerce, marketing, customer service and executive leadership gained over a successful 20 year career in the private sector. Among her many accomplishments, Marina served as Chief Executive Officer of Lavalife Corp. She was also Group Publisher of St. Joseph Media and Key Media in Toronto where she was publisher of their flagship Toronto Life Magazine. (Read more; Canada Helps)

Discuss your intentions with your favourite organization

library — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:28:26 +0000

May 1, 2013 Kyle Tiney — Bequests are the most common legacy left to Canadian non-profit organizations. However, a vast majority of bequests are kept in private between the donor and the family until it is time to dissolve the estate. There are numerous advantages to notifying your favourite charities of the generous gift you have left them through a bequest in your will. (Vancouver Sun)