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2009

• VANOC – Setting the gold standard for a social enterprise games; November 16, 2009
• The pros and cons of nonprofit internships; November 9, 2009
• Global slump. Grantmaking challenges.; October 26, 2009
• For art's sake; October 19, 2009
• Volunteer background checks: New options and programs; October 13, 2009
• Change-making 101; September 28, 2009
• Municipal-nonprofit partnerships: The future is now; September 21, 2009
• Executive coaching: Another tool in the toolbox?; September 14, 2009
• Youth Philanthropy: Hope I give before I get old; August 31, 2009
• CRA fundraising changes: Why you should care; August 24, 2009
• The ED Network: In search of support and sustainability; August 17, 2009
• Charity-business partnerships: You've got a (wealthy) friend; August 10, 2009
• United We Stand: Fundraisers and volunteers working together; July 27, 2009
• Highlights from the HR Council's Voluntary and Non-profit Labour Force Study: Report #3; July 20, 2009
• Volunteer tax credits: Do or die; July 13, 2009
• The ONN: Finding our common voice; June 29, 2009
• Tweeting, not just for birds anymore; June 22, 2009
• CSGVP 2007: Results and highlights; June 15, 2009
• Philanthropy 101; June 8, 2009
• Humber Initiative on Philanthropy: Moving fundraising forward; May 25, 2009
• Developments in Volunteerism: What's next?; May 19, 2009
• A multi-generational workforce; May 11, 2009
• The Print Shop: A case study in sustainability; May 4, 2009
• Canada’s food bank system and the global recession; April 27, 2009
• Funder stewardship: Talk is not cheap; April 13, 2009
• Have cause, will travel; March 30, 2009
• Rolling the dice on charity lotteries; March 23, 2009
• Greening the workspace; March 16, 2009
• The virtues of going virtual; March 9, 2009
• The Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar: A fundraising case study; February 23, 2009
• Venture Philanthropy: Boldly going forward; February 16, 2009
• Budget 2009 receives tepid response from voluntary sector; February 2, 2009
• Fundraising fundamentals for the economic downturn; January 26, 2009
• Managing during tough economic times; January 19, 2009
• Volunteer engagement: Challenges in a new economic age; January 12, 2009

2008

• Repaid in smiles: One volunteer’s experience with 8,000 children in Bangladesh; December 22, 2008
• Government communications: Speaking politically; December 15, 2008
• Donor recognition in the economic meltdown age; December 8, 2008
• Hosting a ‘giving circle’: Finding new donors and new dollars; November 24, 2008
• Inclusiveness Audits: A measure of diversity; November 17, 2008
• Changing the volunteer paradigm; November 10, 2008
• Learning Communities; October 27, 2008
• Social Finance: A hopeful alternative for mission success; October 20, 2008
• Appealing to donors for their dollars; October 14, 2008
• Hitting home with your message: One organization’s experience with social marketing; September 29, 2008
• Giving goes techno; September 22, 2008
• Sharing: Today’s new models of change; September 15, 2008
• AFP Salary Survey 2008: The gender wage gap...closes!; September 8, 2008
• Toward a labour force strategy for Canada’s voluntary and nonprofit sector; August 25, 2008
• Supporter Marketing: A new twist, a new approach; August 18, 2008
• Fundraising in a flat world; August 11, 2008
• Charity tax-shelters, the CRA and you; July 28, 2008
• Knowledge Management: What’s in it for you?; July 21, 2008
• The Interim Executive: More than just a placeholder; July 14, 2008
• Succession Planning: When the founding ED moves on; June 30, 2008
• Tackling a re-brand; June 23, 2008
• Internal climate change: How best to manage transformation; June 16, 2008
• The ubiquitous charitable golf tourney: Hole-in-one or vicious slice?; June 9, 2008
• The Summit: Discussion, debate and deliverables; June 2, 2008
• Understanding appreciative inquiry: Is the glass half empty or half full?; May 26, 2008
• Valuing vendors: How to optimize your relationships; May 20, 2008
• Canada's voluntary sector: Grooming from within and without; May 12, 2008
• Of cars and oil changes and...team building???; April 28, 2008
• Listen up! Effecting change through public policy; April 21, 2008
  
• Nonprofit-consultant collaborations: What to look for and why; April 14, 2008
  
• Listen and learn: Marketing your planned giving program; March 31, 2008
  
• Technology and donor stewardship: Bringing the human touch into the 21st century; March 24, 2008
  
• The Social Entrepreneurial Mindset: You, too, can think like an innovator; March 17, 2008
  
• Career Burnout: Dodging the stress bullet; March 10, 2008
  
• Checking our Vital Signs®: How it impacts communities; February 25, 2008
  
• Making social media tools work for you; February 18, 2008
  
• Online fundraising: The new tools that will change the face of philanthropy; February 11, 2008
  
• Special Report: Q&A with Terry de March of the CRA Charities Directorate; February 4, 2008
  
• Checking our Vital Signs®: The findings and the process; January 28, 2008
  
• Performance Management Primer: How to get the best from your staff; January 21, 2008
  
• Sporting a good cause; January 14, 2008
  

2007

• Workplace Chatter: How communications can impact your bottom line; December 17, 2007
  
• The fundraising profession in Canada: Past, present and future; December 10, 2007
  
• Checking our Vital Signs; November 26, 2007
  
• Handing over the reins: How outsourcing management helps nonprofits achieve; November 19, 2007
  
• The charitable effect: How a nonprofit is influencing for-profit sustainability; November 12, 2007
  
• Branding on a budget: Creating big impact for little money; October 29, 2007
  
• Charity clothing bins: Making Al Gore cry; October 22, 2007
  
• Beyond Untouchable: How nonprofits are invading the inner circle; October 15, 2007
  
• Just the name game; October 9, 2007
  
• A People Lens©: A response to volunteer recruitment challenges; September 24, 2007
  
• The right people at the right time: Considering dual leadership in the nonprofit sector; September 17, 2007
  
• Working Rainbow: Diversity in the Canadian nonprofit workplace; September 10, 2007
  
• Collaboration Nation: Expert advice on working with other organizations; August 27, 2007
  
• Talk amongst yourselves: How internal communications can impact your mission; August 20, 2007
  
• Government funding of the NFP sector: A year of trials and tribulations; August 13, 2007
  
• Community Economic Development: Moving out of the margins; July 30, 2007
  
• The Federal Accountability Act: Going to the Lobby; July 23, 2007
  
• In god we trust...and give; July 16, 2007
  
• Show me the money: Shedding light on nonprofit salaries; July 9, 2007
  
• Identifying Canada’s future leaders: The Top 20 Under 20 Award; June 25, 2007
  
• Marketing’s next wave: How technology can bring change; June 18, 2007
  
• All Abroad! The ins and outs of operating internationally; June 11, 2007
  
• Adventures in open source: The nonprofit software debate continues; May 28, 2007
  
• Parallel foundations: Does it make sense for your nonprofit to set up its own foundation?; May 22, 2007
  
• Retaining a volunteer workforce: Advice from the experts; May 14, 2007
  
• Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver: 50 years and counting; April 30, 2007
  
• Should NPOs be at the P3 table?; April 23, 2007
  
• Getting the message out: How to communicate on a dime; April 16, 2007
  
• Donor fatigue: Do we tire of giving?; April 9, 2007
  
• Mind shifts and tweaks: The latest in online fundraising; March 26, 2007
  
• Outward bound: Consultants bring help from the outside in; March 19, 2007
  
• Future forward: Fostering a new generation of NPO leaders; March 12, 2007
  
• The proliferation of nonprofits: Is competition an opportunity or a threat?; February 26, 2007
  
• Connecting with community: Look, listen and learn; February 19, 2007
  
• The hidden costs of fundraising; February 12, 2007
  
• Branding: The view from the inside; January 29, 2007
  
• When bad press happens to good people: Tips for survival and recovery; January 22, 2007
  
• Nonprofits mean business: Social ventures flourishing in for-profit world; January 15, 2007
  
• The value of volunteer contributions: Calculation (im)possible?; January 8, 2007
  

2006

• Quest for Success: Cause-related marketing and the desire to do good; December 18, 2006
  
• Why do we give?; December 11, 2006
  
• Capturing the Canadian conscience; November 27, 2006
  
• The Future of Volunteer Centres in Canada; November 20, 2006
  
• The little loan that could: Microcredit yields macro effect; November 13, 2006
  
• View from the top: The realities of being an executive director; October 30, 2006
  
• Succession Planning: What you didn't know you need to do; October 23, 2006
  
• The 'how-to' of public policy engagement; October 16, 2006
  
• Surprise! Budget Cuts 2006; October 2, 2006
  
• The pitfalls and positives of strategic planning; September 25, 2006
  
• The Nexus: Where nonprofit needs meet management expertise; September 18, 2006
  
• State of the Arts Nation: Philanthropy in Canada's cultural community; September 11, 2006
  
• Charitable gaming ethics and issues; August 28, 2006
  
• Gimme Shelter: What it takes to be a successful umbrella organization; August 21, 2006
  
• Preparing newcomers for life in Canada: The NPO's role; August 14, 2006
  
• Through donors' eyes: What donors would like nonprofit organizations to know; July 31, 2006
  
• AFP's 2005 State of Fundraising Survey Results; July 24, 2006
  
• Festival Survival: A behind-the-scenes look at the business of fun; July 17, 2006
  
• NPOs: Purchasing Ethics 101; July 10, 2006
  
• Through the media's eyes: What the media would like nonprofit organizations to know; June 26, 2006
  
• The GST reduction: How will it affect nonprofits?; June 19, 2006
  
• Highlights from the Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating; June 12, 2006
  
• Through Consultants' Eyes: What they would like nonprofit organizations to know; May 29, 2006
  
• Nonprofit/For-Profit Partnerships: Moving beyond simple philanthropy; May 23, 2006
  
• Sector Connector: Creating a platform for technology partnership; May 15, 2006
  
• Voluntary Sector Board Governance - Survey Says!; May 8, 2006
  
• Through the volunteers' eyes: What volunteers want nonprofits to know about effectively involving them; April 24, 2006
  
• Paper Promise: Direct mail still holding its own in the electronic age; April 17, 2006
  
• The Very Long Engagement: Public policy and the voluntary sector's role; April 10, 2006
  
• Through the funder's eyes: What funders want nonprofits to know about the funding process; March 27, 2006
  
• iCulture 101: Creative survival in the information age; March 20, 2006
  
• Youth Philanthropists: Getting a jump start on doing good; March 13, 2006
  
• "Mandatory volunteering": What's in a name?; February 27, 2006
  
• The Taxman Cometh: Shedding light on charitable receipting issues; February 20, 2006
  
• Canada's International Aid Role, Part II: The Government Viewpoint; February 13, 2006
  
• Shifting views of retirement and the implications for volunteer-involving organizations; January 30, 2006
  
• Canada's role in international aid: The NGO perspective; January 23, 2006
  
• Nonprofit Balancing Act: How to project the right image and fulfill donor expectations; January 16, 2006
  
• Nonprofit Election Advocacy: Raising voices to raise awareness; January 9, 2006
  

2005

• In the beginning: Things to consider before starting your nonprofit venture; December 19, 2005
  
• Future Present: The evolution of online fundraising and donor communications; December 12, 2005
  
• Feel-good holiday giving; November 28, 2005
  
• The Media Savvy Nonprofit: What it takes to get noticed; November 21, 2005
  
• The Struggle for Shelter: Canada's affordable housing crisis; November 14, 2005
  
• Capital Gains Tax: The Continuing Fight; October 31, 2005
  
• Insurance for the nonprofit sector: Is the glass half full or half empty?; October 24, 2005
  
• Corporate connections: Why the business world needs nonprofits; October 17, 2005
  
• The state of Canadian nonprofit board governance; October 11, 2005
  
• Leader of the pack: Nurturing job quality and satisfaction among EDs; September 26, 2005
  
• Bridging the gap between organizations and allied professionals; September 19, 2005
  
• Philanthropy Explosion: It's not just for the wealthy anymore; September 12, 2005
  
• The Untapped Well: Is it time for a national youth service policy?; August 29, 2005
  
• Technology and the evolution of grantmaking; August 22, 2005
  
• The SVP model: Investing in Canada's social economy; August 15, 2005
  
• Walking your talk: Hiring from within your client base; August 8, 2005
  
• Just for the fun of it: Volunteering as a form of recreation; July 25, 2005
  
• Don't call me, I'll call you: Implications of a national do-not-call registry; July 18, 2005
  
• A Decade of Making a Difference; July 11, 2005
  
• Leap of faith: Moving from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector; June 27, 2005
  
• Adventures in social enterprise: Attaining sustainability and self-reliance through business; June 20, 2005
  
• Preparing and mentoring our emerging nonprofit professionals; June 13, 2005
  
• Voluntary Sector Networks: Sharing knowledge and celebrating differences; May 30, 2005
  
• Selling services to survive in the social sector; May 24, 2005
  
• Niche volunteer site anticipates virtual success; May 16, 2005
  
• Yesterday and today: The nonprofit sector as a women's workplace; May 9, 2005
  
• Volunteer Recognition: Appreciating volunteers 52 weeks of the year; April 25, 2005
  
• Funding Still Matters: The issue that can't be ignored; April 18, 2005
  
• An HR Council for the Charitable Sector: Measuring interest, identifying issues, and recommending next steps; April 11, 2005
  
• Canada Boasts Second Largest Nonprofit Sector in the World; March 28, 2005
  
• Time, talent and treasure: BoardMatch helps make the connection; March 21, 2005
  
• The Ups and Downs of Offering and Accepting Pro Bono Work; March 14, 2005
  
• Technology and today's nonprofit: When the cutting edge is unrealistic; February 28, 2005
  
• Tsunami relief effort a watershed moment in online giving?; February 21, 2005
  
• Benefits in the nonprofit sector: Taking care of our own; February 14, 2005
  
• SPP Canada: The gateway to a new way of doing business; January 31, 2005
  
• Digging deeper: The evolution of the prospect research field; January 24, 2005
  
• Philanthropy in the Era of Globalization; January 17, 2005
  
• Brand as personality: The implications for nonprofit fundraising; January 10, 2005
  

2004

• Supporting leadership development: A profile of the National Learning Initiative; December 20, 2004
• Surviving as a less than sexy cause; December 13, 2004
• Rural roots: Making the case for small-town philanthropy; November 29, 2004
• Managing volunteer resources: An evolving profession; November 22, 2004
• The Role of CMAs in Voluntary Sector Accountability; November 15, 2004
• The art of reaching out to disadvantaged youth; November 8, 2004
• Nonprofit marketing savvy: what does it take to get noticed?; October 25, 2004
• E-advocacy = Technology + action + good, old-fashioned relationship building; October 18, 2004
• Compensation for Caring: Labour issues in the social service sector; October 12, 2004
• Cornerstones of Community: The first national portrait of Canada's nonprofit sector; September 27, 2004
• Little fish in a big sea: Surviving as a small nonprofit; September 20, 2004
• Managing a nonprofit in a collective agreement environment; September 13, 2004
• Going Global: The Growing Force of Youth Philanthropy; August 30, 2004
• Attracting Top Talent in the Nonprofit Sector; August 23, 2004
• Finding a beautiful way to help disadvantaged women; August 16, 2004
• Non-structured Nonprofits: the collective management alternative; August 9, 2004
• Online grant applications: Leveling the playing field; July 26, 2004
• Three centres - one goal: Strengthening volunteerism in Canada; July 19, 2004
• Conducting Evaluations: Balancing funder expectations with organizational realities; July 12, 2004
• Corporate Responsibility: How business schools are preparing our future business leaders; June 28, 2004
• Communities focus on environmental grantmaking; June 21, 2004
• New Canadians = new perspectives on philanthropy; June 14, 2004
• Collaborative fundraising: Working together makes cents; May 31, 2004
• Canada's community foundations take a bow on world stage; May 25, 2004
• VON brings its pioneer spirit into the 21st century; May 17, 2004
• Taking the Pulse of Community Economic Development in Canada; May 10, 2004
• Best practices in staff and volunteer relations; April 26, 2004
• Global Youth Service Day 2004: Youth of the World Unite; April 19, 2004
• Creating a unified voice for Canada's voluntary sector; April 12, 2004
• Charity changes in budget bring mixed reviews; March 29, 2004
• Rewarding charities with point donations; March 22, 2004
• The Guava Club: A fresh twist on the service club model; March 15, 2004
• Back to the Blackboard: The challenges of fundraising for educational institutions; March 8, 2004
• Unprecedented insurance premium increases: The new number one issue facing Canadian nonprofits; February 23, 2004
• Forging a corporate alliance: the goodwill factor; February 16, 2004
• Training and Development in the Nonprofit Sector: The employee's perspective; February 9, 2004
• What happens to December's spirit of giving during the rest of the year?; January 26, 2004
• Recent Tax Changes for Charities; January 19, 2004
• Training and Development in the Nonprofit Sector: The employer's perspective; January 12, 2004

2003

• Public-private partnerships: Is there a role for nonprofits?; December 22, 2003
  
• An online fundraising strategy that's making waves; December 15, 2003
  
• Direct Mail Fundraising: the pitfalls and pluses of premiums; December 8, 2003
  
• Fitting Employer-supported Volunteerism into the Public Sector; November 24, 2003
  
• The Tetra Society: A creative approach to independence; November 17, 2003
  
• What's in a logo?; November 10, 2003
  
• Privacy Law and Governance in the Non-profit Sector (Part 2 of 2); November 3, 2003
  
• Individual Development Accounts: empowering low-income Canadians; October 27, 2003
  
• Privacy Law and Governance in the Non-profit Sector (Part 1 of 2); October 20, 2003
  
• The quest for donor support from an aging population; October 14, 2003
  
• New advocacy guidelines a start but more needs to be done; September 29, 2003
  
• Boards of Directors: Strategically and creatively attracting talent; September 22, 2003
  
• Human Resources: The new nonprofit realities; September 15, 2003
  
• Personal giving pages: the ironic twist; September 8, 2003
  
• Motivation at the Margins: Gender Issues in the Canadian Voluntary Sector; August 25, 2003
  
• Highlights from the Survey of Canadian Fundraising Professionals; August 18, 2003
  
• Working with Celebrities: a behind-the-scenes look; August 11, 2003
  
• When high tech meets high touch; July 28, 2003
  
• PIAF: Breaking new ground in public policy development; July 21, 2003
  
• Retiring baby boomers and the looming workforce shift; July 14, 2003
  
• Connecting volunteers to community: Taking a closer look at isolation; June 30, 2003
  
• Culturally appropriate and attractive fundraising initiatives; June 23, 2003
  
• Ride On: Nonprofit bike recyclers who are making a difference; June 16, 2003
  
• The Market Basket Measure: The Report, The Response; June 9, 2003
  
• Nonprofit housing today: big picture realities and challenges from the trenches; May 26, 2003
  
• The Issue That Never Dies; May 20, 2003
  
• Telework Part II: The nonprofit teleworker's perspective; May 12, 2003
  
• Family Volunteering: a win-win-win situation; April 28, 2003
  
• National CAGP Conference preview: A new approach to finding prospects; April 21, 2003
  
• Telework: The nonprofit manager's perspective; April 14, 2003
  
• Landmark survey examines the state of professional fundraising in Canada; March 31, 2003
  
• Fitting Professional Associations into the Nonprofit Landscape; March 24, 2003
  
• International AFP Conference preview: New proven ways to raise major gifts; March 17, 2003
  
• New Canadians as volunteers: Experiencing Canada and community; March 10, 2003
  
• Nonprofit organizations as accessible and representative workplaces; February 24, 2003
  
• Canadian volunteers are proving their mettle in overseas placements; February 17, 2003
  
• Hiring the Senior Executive: tools and resources for every organization; February 10, 2003
  
• Employer-supported volunteerism: the good news partnership; January 27, 2003
  
• Addressing adult literacy needs one page at a time; January 20, 2003
  
• Investing in the resources that matter most; January 13, 2003
  

2002

• Charities and Advocacy: Building momentum in the sector and beyond; December 23, 2002
  
• Involvement code helps organizations emphasize the important role of volunteers; December 16, 2002
  
• The Romanow Report: Options for renovating universal public health care; December 2, 2002
  
• Long-overdue guidelines for related business begin to take shape; November 25, 2002
  
• Another Year of Living Dangerously for Nonprofit Managers; November 18, 2002
  
• Image Matters: The importance of branding in the nonprofit sector; November 11, 2002
  
• Criminal record checks: A necessary but often taxing reality for nonprofits; October 28, 2002
  
• Energy and enthusiasm fuel youth-led nonprofits; October 21, 2002
  
• For-profit fundraising companies to be licenced in Saskatchewan; October 15, 2002
  
• The Voluntary Sector Forum: Gearing up for the next stage of the VSI; September 30, 2002
  
• Online counselling: Taking a virtual approach to serving client needs; September 23, 2002
  
• When it comes to online fundraising slow and steady wins the race; September 16, 2002
  
• New market opens to help at-risk entrepreneurs; September 9, 2002
  
• Strategic Giving helps corporations connect with community; August 26, 2002
  
• Government downloading leaves the future of BC heritage sites up in the air; August 19, 2002
  
• New federation hopes to unify the voice of Canada's voluntary sector; August 12, 2002
  
• Working to make social entrepreneurship a viable profession; July 29, 2002
  
• Codes of Good Practice: The next step in improving voluntary sector relations with government; July 22, 2002
  
• Building stronger communities through better leadership; July 15, 2002
  
• Beyond travel and merchandise: Taking affinity cards to the next level; July 8, 2002
  
• Looking at new ways to measure the return on social investments; June 24, 2002
  
• Culture and sports groups caught in crossfire of sponsorship scandal; June 17, 2002
  
• Striking a match: Innovative program helps charities build better boards; June 10, 2002
  
• Facing facts about the future of arts and culture in Canada; May 27, 2002
  
• A breath of fresh air in the world of philanthropy; May 21, 2002
  
• Working toward long-term sustainability in Manitoba's voluntary sector; May 13, 2002
  
• Creating a Canadian social data gateway; April 29, 2002
  
• Connecting people to community; April 22, 2002
  
• Breathing new life into an established organization; April 15, 2002
  
• Marketing for the cause: A growing trend in corporate philanthropy; April 8, 2002
  
• Working to raise awareness, one campaign at a time; March 25, 2002
  
• Examining the board's role in fundraising; March 18, 2002
  
• Bringing women's organizations together to build a stronger future; March 11, 2002
  
• Older adults: An active and thriving force in the voluntary sector; February 25, 2002
  
• Strengthening nonprofit organizations from within; February 18, 2002
  
• Good fundraisers sometimes come in small packages; February 11, 2002
  
• Online learning: Reaching through cyberspace to meet client needs; January 28, 2002
  
• Nonprofit benefit programs help those who help others; January 21, 2002
  
• Microcredit: Helping turn dreams into reality; January 14, 2002
  

2001

• The legacy of bequest fundraising; December 31, 2001
  
• Using the direct approach to reach donors; December 17, 2001
  
• Landmark Accord signals new era for voluntary sector; December 10, 2001
  
• Mega-lotteries: selling dreams for a worthy cause; December 3, 2001
  
• Clubs with a conscience; November 26, 2001
  
• Workplace giving: A boon for charities without a big impact on donor chequebooks; November 19, 2001
  
• Charities speak out on law and advocacy in Canada; November 12, 2001
  
• Joining of Big Brothers & Big Sisters organizations signals trend towards alliances; November 5, 2001
  
• Rethinking "click-to-give" web sites may be key to ensuring their survival; October 29, 2001
  
• New anti-terrorism measures take th e focus off charities; October 22, 2001
  
• High-tech volunteers make a difference but nonprofits still face technology hurdles; October 15, 2001
  
• Multi-day events: not just a walk in the park; October 9, 2001
  
• Canadian nonprofits cautiously optimistic about the local impact of terrorist attacks; October 1, 2001
  
• Finding an online auction that works; September 24, 2001
  
• Canadians respond to American tragedy with acts of kindness; September 17, 2001
  
• Youth volunteers: looking to the future; September 10, 2001
  
• Stretched for time: the state of volunteerism in Canada; September 4, 2001
  
• Concentrated philanthropy: the new trends in Canadian giving; August 27, 2001
  
• NSGVP 2000 highlights more giving but a million fewer volunteers; August 20, 2001
  
• New fundraising idea has charities getting on board; August 13, 2001
  
• Giving Volunteers a Voice; August 7, 2001
  
• CIVICUS Assembly will tackle local and global issues facing nonprofits; July 30, 2001
  
• Tides Canada Foundation sets its sights on growing the philanthropy pie; July 23, 2001
  
• Walking the narrow line on lobbying for legislative change; July 16, 2001
  
• 'Adoption' by insurance and financial advisors paying off for cystic fibrosis and other charities across Canada; July 9, 2001
  
• How the nonprofit sector can be heard more effectively; July 3, 2001
  
• Our man Tait: a gardener of a very different variety; June 25, 2001
  
• No relief to the Common Law rule prohibiting directors from being paid; June 18, 2001
  
• Would your grant request approach make the grade?; June 11, 2001
  
• AFP's Canadian development plan built on research and government relations; June 4, 2001
  
• Shoppers Drug Mart builds community support into its corporate culture; May 28, 2001
  
• Extending the hand of technology to caregivers; May 22, 2001
  
• New AFP study looks at high tech donors; May 14, 2001
  
• Cybergiving Today and Tomorrow; May 7, 2001
  
• Sector leaders consider how to tell our story; April 30, 2001
  
• Global Youth Service Day comes to Canada; April 23, 2001
  
• Some of our favourite volunteer experiences at CharityVillage; April 17, 2001
  
• Canadian International Marathon helping fight cancer, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes; April 9, 2001
  
• Great Water Race makes development learning fun for kids... and raises funds in the process; April 2, 2001
  
• Hospital for Sick Children's new Development Council producing cadre of effective community outreach supporters; March 26, 2001
  
• Proposed legislation aims to cut off terrorist fundraising at the wallet; March 19, 2001
  
• Moving Forward group of researchers set to fundraise, remove barriers, and develop a Canadian third sector research network; March 12, 2001
  
• Why should Canadian nonprofits embrace virtual volunteerism?; March 5, 2001
  
• Canada's CEOs believe helping the community goes beyond paying taxes; February 26, 2001
  
• Regulatory reform: Lots of talk, but little has been achieved; February 19, 2001
  
• IMPACS helps nonprofits address the issue of advocacy; February 12, 2001
  
• AFP's new Internet Transaction Guidelines generate troubling questions; February 5, 2001
  
• Confirming How the Gift Will Be Used; January 29, 2001
  
• Donors Are People; January 22, 2001
  
• How a non-profit organization took on business teams at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce - and won the President's Cup; January 15, 2001
  
• Volunteer Linkages program at the half-way point; January 8, 2001
  
• Generosity ranking shows Manitoba and Alberta leading way; January 2, 2001
  

2000

• Youth Volunteering -- It really pays off!; December 18, 2000
  
• The emerging shape of social philanthropy; December 11, 2000
  
• UN and local groups kick off International Year of Volunteers; December 4, 2000
  
• Picky Donors, Online Giving, More Critics in Philanthropy's Future; November 27, 2000
  
• Motivators and Barriers to Giving by Entrepreneurs in Canada; November 20, 2000
  
• Motivating the moneygivers -- what encourages entrepreneurs to donate; October 13, 2000
  
• Securities gifts having big impact on charities' bottom line; November 7, 2000
  
• New study looks at planned giving habits in the U.S.; October 30, 2000
  
• ERICA winners celebrate innovation that makes a difference; October 23, 2000
  
• New fundraising program seeks pre-IPO gifts of "charitable options"; October 16, 2000
  
• New survey shows support for charitable sector, but need for more information; October 10, 2000
  
• New CBA national charities section will focus on legal issues affecting voluntary sector; October 2, 2000
  
• The future of philanthropy in Canada; September 25, 2000
  
• Corporate Giving: Where are the dollars going and why?; September 18, 2000
  
• Arts sponsorships: what happens when tobacco butts out; September 11, 2000
  
• Loss of corporate indemnification for nonprofit directors and officers; September 5, 2000
  
• Reigning in Technology: Is it time for an Internet policy at your office?; August 28, 2000
  
• Mind Mapping -- giving shape to your ideas and plans; August 21, 2000
  
• Social responsibility a growing necessity for corporations seeking public acceptance; August 8, 2000
  
• Limit Your Downside Risk; July 31, 2000
  
• In search of a better sense of community; July 24, 2000
  
• Nonprofit salaries are up overall, but women still lag behind men; July 17, 2000
  
• BC government volunteers some support; July 10, 2000
  
• Working with Dot-coms: Guidelines for Non-Profit Organizations; July 4, 2000
  
• On-line in-kind and credit-card donations and fundraising auctions, affinity fundraising, e-commerce bulk procurement and an inter-charity barter site... coming soon from In-Kind Canada; June 26, 2000
  
• Toronto Webgrrls: the answer to your prayers?; June 19, 2000
  
• Feds offer $94.6 million for Voluntary Sector Initiative; June 12, 2000
  
• Cyber hijackers make off with Web Networks domain; June 5, 2000
  
• Stuff Canada the serendipitous result of David Cooper's volunteer efforts; May 29, 2000
  
• Startling Research: Donors want information, not recognition; May 23, 2000
  
• New Parent Help Line answers the call; May 15, 2000
  
• Smart stewardship in action; May 8, 2000
  
• A special service in Peterborough, Ontario caters to oft forgotten retirees; May 1, 2000
  
• Reference group on Voluntary Sector meets again; some progress in sight; April 24, 2000
  
• Beginning a dialogue about community; April 17, 2000
  
• Sharing the Caring: Volunteers make the work of Community Care possible; April 10, 2000
  
• Leaders for Change builds capacity of new social change makers; April 3, 2000
  
• Free legal advice no longer an oxymoron for nonprofits; March 27, 2000
  
• Metronome Canada launches massive fundraising program; March 20, 2000
  
• New study explores the giving motivations of Canada's entrepreneurs; March 13, 2000
  
• Budget speech offer some help for charities; March 6, 2000
  
• Ethics prof says charities must cultivate reputational capital; February 28, 2000
  
• In Kind Canada perfecting the process with its Art in Action program; February 21, 2000
  
• Foundation Funding Patterns for Canadian Charities: $58.3 million for Arts & Cultural Organizations; February 14, 2000
  
• Study Confirms Success of MYS' Community Service Support Program; February 7, 2000
  
• The Wide Gray Lines - Managing Volunteer Boundaries; January 31, 2000
  
• What will be the impact of our aging population; January 24, 2000
  
• More aggressive lobbying needed, on behalf of the social sector, says Mintzberg; January 17, 2000
  
• Some new Benchmarks of Excellence for the voluntary sector; January 10, 2000
  
• New study finds that those who have more, give more; January 4, 2000
  

1999

• Try Christmas shopping in a wheelchair; December 20,1999
  
• Alberta cracking down on wayward fundraisers... and their charities; December 13, 1999
  
• Tracking technology can help target your messages more effectively; December 6, 1999
  
• New Centre Focuses on Nonprofit Strength; November 29, 1999
  
• Where to from here with the Working Together document?; November 22, 1999
  
• Telecom Pioneers a major continental resource; November 13, 1999
  
• Budgeting a fine art for NGOs operating internationally; November 8, 1999
  
• Look first not to the rich, but to business achievers; November 1, 1999
  
• First Pacific Northwest Symposium takes a "Quantum Leap"; October 25, 1999
  
• Voluntary Sector Roundtable's Report calls for action within 18 months on 26 'Options; October 18, 1999
  
• Ontario's Bill 25 and the power of positive thinking for charities; October 12, 1999
  
• Mental health blinders costing big bucks; October 4, 1999
  
• Rebuilding After the Storm; September 27, 1999
  
• Vancouver CAGP launches Estate Guide; September 20, 1999
  
• ISTR encourages, supports study of NPOs and philanthropy; September 13, 1999
  
• Canadian youth treatment agency demonstrates online volunteers can make a difference; September 7, 1999
  
• Financial Accountability and Ontario's Bill 25: It's a Hobson's Choice for Ontario Charities; August 30, 1999
  
• Woodmark Forum helping children's hospitals measure performance; August 23, 1999
  
• More than just technical challenges facing gift planners, says Somers; August 16, 1999
  
• Incremental change under common law is preferable to radical redefinition by parliament, says Bromley; August 9, 1999
  
• Revitalizing the Work and Worth of Charities; August 3, 1999
  
• E-commerce 101; July 26, 1999
  
• Mental Health at Work: The New Challenge -- Part 3 - Working Towards the Future; July 19, 1999
  
• Mental Health at Work: The New Challenge -- Part 2 - Meeting the Challenge; July 12, 1999
  
• Mental Health at Work: The New Challenge -- Part 1 - The High Costs of Mental Illness; July 5, 1999
  
• Generous Helping: Social Entrepreneurs; June 28, 1999
  
• Bill C-20: Charities now to be covered by the Competition Act; June 21, 1999
  
• Y2K Cool: Brinkmanship or common sense?; June 14, 1999
  
• Drucker Canadian Foundation looking for innovative new non-profit programs and projects; June 7, 1999
  
• No Comment!; May 17, 1999
  
• Community Foundation of Canada develops principles for community leadership; May 10, 1999
  
• United Way and Community Foundation forge new alliance in Toronto; May 3, 1999
  
• Concordia launches fundraising course for young activists of colour; April 26, 1999
  
• Feds and nonprofit sector launch joint consultation process designed to increase accountability and transparency in policy development; April 19, 1999
  
• Possible double-whammy for charitable bingo in Ontario; April 12, 1999
  
• Nonprofit fringe benefits and working conditions surveyed for Canadian fundraisers and nonprofit managers; April 5, 1999
  
• Handle in-kind auto donations carefully, says Juneau; March 29, 1999
  
• Action on Elder Abuse; March 22, 1999
  
• Be careful with your e-mail; March 15, 1999
  
• Still room for the mega-lotteries... but be careful; March 8, 1999
  
• St. Mike's wins 100% support from medical staff; March 1, 1999
  
• Municipal Support for Hospital Redevelopment -- Community Hospitals in Ontario; February 22, 1999
  
• Does your web site have curb cuts? Making online information accessible; February 15, 1999
  
• Perfect fit pays off for Seagull/Big Sisters campaign; February 8, 1999
  
• Nonprofit Mergers: The perils and the possibilities; February 1, 1999
  
• InterAction pushing for more rigorous communications protocol for child sponsorship agencies; January 25, 1999
  
• New grant-making kit now available; January 18, 1999
  
• Quebec council for philanthropy launches ambitious program; January 4, 1999
  

1998

• Ottawa-area grantmakers form local group; December 21, 1998
  
• Modems, Mail and Messages: Communicating effectively into the millennium -- Part 3: Online communication with e-mail and the web; December 14, 1998
  
• Modems, Mail and Messages: Communicating effectively into the millennium -- Part 2: Messaging, teleconferencing, and the other essential fax; December 7, 1998
  
• Modems, Mail and Messages: Communicating effectively into the millennium -- Part 1: The Joys of Voicemail; November 30, 1998
  
• The CGAs release their Tax Guide to Planned Giving booklet; November 23, 1998
  
• That cop's not bald. She's a fundraiser!; November 16, 1998
  
• The Status Quo or Quo Vadis? The present and future of the charitable sector; November 9, 1998
  
• Only one-third of nonprofits have access to the internet... most of the rest want to get online; November 2, 1998
  
• Voluntary Forum sparks formation of new coalition; October 26, 1998
  
• Getting donors down and dirty; October 19, 1998
  
• Repositioned Save the Children looks at merchandising; October 12, 1998
  
• Aga Khan Foundation and partners walking the walk; September 28, 1998
  
• Federal government VolNet program nearing lift-off; September 21, 1998
  
• Education consortium launches National Program in Fundraising Education; September 14, 1998
  
• Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians -- Part two - Charitable Donors: Who gives? How much and why?; September 7, 1998
  
• Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians-- Part one: Highlights of how and where we give our time; August 31, 1998
  
• Nine airlines are helping the world Change for Good; August 24, 1998
  
• Centre for Philanthropy's proposed ethical fundraising and financial accountability code gains favourable response; August 17, 1998
  
• Nonprofit sector takes charge of accountability movement; August 10, 1998
  
• New Approach Needed To Get Boomers Volunteering; August 3, 1998
  
• Coping with caring --- the dangers of chronic stress and burnout: You Can't Do it All; July 6, 1998
  
• VON Looks to For-profit Services to Help Ensure Long-term Survival; June 29, 1998
  
• Has BC Court Ruling Sounded The Death Nell For Kids' Programs?; June 22, 1998
  
• No Way For Rock To Win On Tobacco Sponsorship Issue; June 15, 1998
  
• It's a Whole New Ballgame; June 8, 1998
  
• United Way Adopts Donors' Rights Statement; June 1, 1998
  
• Ontario's Plan for Charity Gaming Clubs a Case Study for Other Jurisdictions; May 25, 1998
  
• Study Examines Volunteering In Seven Countries; May 18, 1998
  
• Winning Partnerships That Prove Working Together Gets Things Done; May 11, 1998
  
• Change Canada Foundation Will Build National Endowment Fund; May 4, 1998
  
• Accountability --- the new hot issue for nonprofits; April 27, 1998
  
• Alberta Leads The Way With Fundraising Legislation; April 20, 1998
  
• Efforts To Understand The Nonprofit Sector Get A Boost From The Kahanoff Foundation; April 13, 1998
  
• What Will The Aliens Think?; April 6, 1998
  
• Fundraising? --- Look for the Deep Pockets; March 30, 1998
  
• Left Holding The Bag; March 23, 1998
  
• What's Next For The Red Cross?; March 16, 1998
  
• Canadian Charitable Gaming Scene In Chaos; March 9, 1998
  
• Conference Board Helps Business, Education and Communities Work Together To Improve Education In Canada; March 2, 1998
  
• CP Hotels' Adopt-A-Women's-Shelter Program Finds Many Ways To Help; February 16, 1998
  
• Are Paid Nonprofit Directorships Ethical?; February 2, 1998
  
• Public-Private Partnerships May Help Ease Downloading Crunch; January 26, 1998
  
• An Open Letter To The Charitable Sector: Let's Say "Thanks" For Once; January 19, 1998
  
• Fostering Partnerships Between the Arts and Corporate Worlds for Over 20 Years; January 12, 1998
  
• On Poverty and Low Income; January 5, 1998
  

1997

• Charities Learning To Use Retailing For Communications and Fundraising; December 22, 1997
  
• Canada Post Steals Christmas, New Years, And Much More; December 15, 1997
  
• Private Sector Plays Larger Role In Arts Funding; December 8, 1997
  
• Rays of Hope and Work to be Done; December 1, 1997
  
• The Kingdom of My Dreams; November 24, 1997
  
• Health Groups Condemn Cave-in To Auto Racing; November 17, 1997
  
• Canadians Opt For Deficit Reduction Over New Government Spending; November 10, 1997
  
• Did Maclean's Article Do Major Damage To Fundraising Efforts?; November 3, 1997
  
• Sweeter Door-Knocking Margins For Nonprofits As Supplier Competition Heats Up; October 27, 1997
  
• Canadian Drucker Awards Nominees Announced; October 13, 1997
  
• Sold ... to our generous alumni; October 6, 1997
  
• What is Charitable Activity? Appeal court decisions continue to develop the concept of what qualifies an organization for charitable tax status; September 29, 1997
  
• Ontario Report Calls For New Partnerships With Voluntary Sector; September 22, 1997
  
• Most Computers Will Quit In Year 2000; September 15, 1997
  
• More information Needed On Nonprofit Sector, Say Researchers; September 8, 1997
  
• Who'll Get The Boomer Bucks?; September 1, 1997
  
• In Kind Canada Going Coast-To-Coast; August 25, 1997
  
• Children Big Losers In Funding Hot-potato Game; August 18, 1997
  
• Canadian Centre For Philanthropy Brings Corporate And Nonprofit Worlds Together; August 11, 1997
  
• Winnipeg's Mother Of All Garage Sales Is Fundraising Blockbuster; August 4, 1997
  
• Flare Honours Young Volunteer Women; July 28, 1997
  
• Healthcare Lottery Mania in Toronto --- How Much Is Too Much?; July 21, 1997
  
• U.S. Conservative Foundations Have Found The Formula For Influencing Policy; July 14, 1997
  
• Supreme Court Opts For Freedom of Expression; July 7, 1997
  
• Leadership Development Services Aid United Way Agencies; June 30, 1997
  
• What's in a name?; June 23, 1997
  
• Thrift shops not eligible for charitable status: Revenue Canada Says "No" To Sally Ann; June 16, 1997
  
• New Marketing Thrust Helps Thrift Stores Thrive; June 9, 1997
  
• Parade of Lights Helps Keep Charities Afloat; June 2, 1997
  
• Top Ten Reasons to Hold an Annual Campaign (even though your organization just inherited a million); May 26, 1997
  
• Internet Gaming Not Yet An Option For Charities; May 19, 1997
  
• People Give to People: Project Helps Organizations In Developing Countries Learn To Fundraise; May 12, 1997
  
• Challenging the YMCA: For-profit fitness clubs take on the nonprofit community centres; May 5, 1997
  
• Navigating the Net; April 28, 1997
  
• Food Is Good, But They'd Rather Have Cash -- Food-raising and fund-raising are both on the menu for food banks; April 14, 1997
  
• A Society Battle: The Humane Society of Canada and the Humane Society of the USA duke it out in court; April 14, 1997
  
• A Cross-Canada Look At Charitable Gaming; April 7, 1997
  
• Gaming And The Corruption Of The Citizen; March 31, 1997
  
• Women's Future Fund Invests In The Power Of Women; March 24, 1997
  
• Strange Alliances Push For Internet Privacy -- Is this another "old-era" attempt to protect us from ourselves?; March 10, 1997
  
• 30 Years Later, CCIC Struggles For Survival In Changing Times; March 3, 1997
  
• How to get the most out of doing for nothing what you wouldn't do for money; March 3, 1997
  
• Budget levels the playing field and expands incentives; February 24, 1997
  
• An Experiment In Distance Learning; January 6, 1997
  

1996

• Line Between Volunteer and Paid Activity Blurs; December 23, 1996
  
• Bryden Report Seeks Tighter Controls And Greater Accountability In Charitable Sector; December 16, 1996
  
• The Book Game; December 9, 1996
  
• Cherishing Your Volunteers; December 2, 1996
  
• The Birth and Death of a Free-Net -- Libertel Montréal closes down this week; November 25, 1996
  
• Work with us, or put public tolerance at risk, says OGC chair; November 11, 1996
  
• Fundraising Profession Sees Salary Growth, More Women and Young People; November 4, 1996
  
• Modern Day Prospectors Use Association Network in Hunt for Charitable Mother Lode; October 28, 1996
  
• Friend-Raising and Fund-Raising On The Net; October 21, 1996
  
• Who's minding the money? ... Board involvement in setting and evaluating fundraising policies varies among Canadian charities; October 14, 1996
  
• The State of the Fundraising Profession: New report sets baseline for Canadian charities' fundraising practices; October 7, 1996
  
• Web Resources for Non-Profit Fundraising; September 30, 1996
  
• VLT Introduction Should Be Orderly In Ontario; September 16, 1996
  
• Why Were The Paralympics Unimportant? Athletes can overcome disabilities, but media neglect and public apathy are tougher adversaries; September 2, 1996
  
• The March of the Intelligent Agents On The Land of Serendip; August 26, 1996
  
• Around The World Under Sail For SIDS; July 29, 1996
  
• PGA Pros Drive For Charities In Vancouver; July 15, 1996
  
• Parishioners Lose the Blues; June 3, 1996
  
• Drucker Foundation Fosters Innovation in Canadian Nonprofits; June 17, 1996
  
• Charitable Gaming Community Offers; June 10, 1996
  
• The Music Hasn't Stopped for In Between Dances; May 26, 1996
  
• Fundraiser Helps Fund French/Mahaffy Legal Costs; March 14, 1996
  
• Volunteer Vancouver: Proud of the past and focused on the future; February 8, 1996
  
• Door-to-door campaigns and lotteries still work well but health groups strong in direct mail, and arts & culture groups favouring special events; February 2, 1996
  
• Revenue Canada Proposes Changes to Charities' Reporting; January 22, 1996
  
• National Voluntary Sector Roundtable Centralizes Approach to Federal Government; January 16, 1996
  
• Chills and Scams Among Changes Predicted for Charitable Sector; January 4, 1996
  

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