Resources
Report: Futureproofing the Community Service Workforce October Unlocking the Non-profit Sector's Digital Potential to Strengthen Community Services 2024 (F)
Did you know that Tech workers earn 33% less in nonprofit sector! Key takeaways include the need for equitable pay, increasing tech worker diversity, and strategic talent retention.
Advocacy & Government Relations Three Part Online Course Designed for Non-profit Leaders
ECVO offers this course presented by Aileen Burke from Alberta Counsel, for non-profit leaders who want to learn more about effective advocacy.
Charity Insights Canada Project (CICP) Sector Surveys & Results
CICP releases survey results each week on a variety of topics relevant to the nonprofit sector
What Trends Will Impact Charities and Nonprofits in the Third Quarter of 2024?
In this edition of Imagine Canada's quarterly blog series, Emily Jensen helps you make sense of two big trends: preparation for federal elections and public distrust in innovation.
Succession Crisis: Is the Nonprofit Sector Ready? (CharityVillage)
Listen to sector experts discuss how organizations can better manage leadership transitions in this episode of CharityVillage Connects
ALIGN Online Training – RFP Essentials & Analyzing an RFP Opportunity
ALIGN Association's RFP online training, is self-directed as a voice-over PowerPoint you can take at your own pace. Developed & delivered by Three E Training Inc.
Top 5 Reasons to Utilize a Policy Analyst
As the name suggests, policy analysts are primarily responsible for understanding legislation and identifying both the intended and unintended consequences that could result from the changes being proposed.
FREE Online Course: Creating a Service Continuity Plan
The Canadian Women’s Foundation is offering a free virtual course supports you to identify your organization's critical functions and create a plan to fortify them in the event of a disaster or emergency.
Introducing the appointment of Sonja Polz as the new Executive Director of ALIGN
The ALIGN board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Sonja Polz as the new Executive Director of ALIGN Association of Community Services, effective July 22, 2024.
Alberta.ca Non-profit Online Courses & Recorded Webinars
Find online interactive courses, and watch recorded webinars related to governing a non-profit organization.
2024 Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report from Charity Village
This robust, compensation study focuses exclusively on charities and nonprofits in Canada and collects compensation and profile data for six staff levels
Alberta.ca Employment Standards Webinars
Webinars offer interactive information on Alberta employment standards rules and responsibilities.
Final Guidance for Registered Charities Making Grants to Non-Qualified Donees
In addition to the requirements set out in this guidance, there are a number of other general requirements related to charitable registration.
Insights into The Treasurer’s Role In A Nonprofit And How To Find The Right Person For The Job
As an officer of the board or member of the finance committee, a nonprofit treasurer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of an organization’s finances. Not only do they manage and monitor the NPO’s financial health, but they also keep the board of directors up to speed so that they can make better decisions
Disappearing Volunteers: The Looming Crisis for Nonprofits
A perfect storm is threatening the very foundation of Canada’s nonprofit sector. A severe shortage of volunteers has led to the cancellation and suspension of critical programming and services across Canada and, in some cases, the closure of entire organizations.
Alberta.ca Non-profit and Charitable Organizations Nonprofit Navigator
A one stop website for charitable and non-profit organizations to access information, funding, resources, services and supports to help organizations throughout their entire lifecycle.
Nonprofit Expense Management in Challenging Economic Times (Charity Village)
This webinar discusses how you can prepare your not-for-profit for uncertain times, and even find opportunities to thrive.
Bite Size Nonprofit Governance Videos from IntegralOrg
Each bite size video is an excerpt from a webinar or presentation on governance and board health.
CharityVillage Online Course: Virtual Volunteering
This course provides the information you need to successfully create new virtual volunteer roles within your organization or how to adapt traditional roles to a virtual setting.
Free Toolkit: Grants to Grantee Organizations (Intregral.org)
The toolkit includes an overview of changes to the Income Tax Act and related guidance from the Canada Revenue Agency and a practical checklist to help you ensure that you are fulfilling the requirements for grantmaking, books and records, and other considerations.
What type of Nonprofit Changemaker Are You? Imagine Canada Quiz
Broaden your self-awareness! The more you recognize your strengths; the more you know how to work with them.
Best Practices - Prepare for Your Year-end Audit
Along with ensuring compliance with the relevant accounting standards, the audit also helps to ensure that the organization’s resources are being effectively used, and that the organization is adhering to its mission and goals.
Policy Brief: CORE FUNDING Supporting Nonprofit Missions, Resilience and Impact
To help make the case for why core funding is so crucial, Imagine Canada's policy brief compares actual core costs with what is covered by project-based funding.
Freedom to Care Act & Liability Protections - Empowering Alberta Nonprofits
Alberta non-profits and their volunteers can now be more responsive to the needs of their communities.
Dealing With Difficult Executive Directors: Tips for Nonprofit Boards
Executive directors who feel their nonprofit was more successful over the past year also feel more supported by their board across all key tasks and responsibilities.
Dealing with Difficult Boards: Tips for Executive Directors
While boards of directors do vital work (hiring executive directors, holding fiduciary responsibility, setting strategic direction for the organization, etc.), not all boards function smoothly. There is often a degree of dissonance between the vital role of boards of directors and their actual practice.
Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering
Learn how data can inform your work and help you meet your mission
Leadership 360 Degree Feedback Tool
The Leadership 360 Degree Feedback Tool enables you to get no-nonsense feedback about how others perceive you as a leader.
How Do Nonprofits Determine CEOs’ Productivity? By: Eugene Fram
A summary of some of the significant challenges that Dr. Fram has noticed nonprofit boards face when determining CEO benefits.
Podcast: Young and Diverse – The New Workforce
Guess what – the next generation of workers are not millennials! We’re so past the conversation of millennials in the workplace and now is the time to think about how you’re hiring and engaging the next generation.
Children & Families Data Lifecycle and Demographic Datapedia
PolicyWise has created the Data Lifecycle as a resource. It can be used to help think about how to collect meaningful, useful, and well-managed data. Explore each section to learn more about the iterative phases of the data lifecycle.
Free Sample Policies from Imagine Canada HR Intervals
Imagine Canada HR Intervals Free Sample Policies that you can use to model your own organizational policies. From code of conduct to disconnecting from work, statutory holidays, internal complaints, substance abuse, and professional development, the policies cover a wide range of topics.
Annual General Meetings: A Primer for Alberta Nonprofits
Learn more about voting and proxy voting and what kind of meeting and voting is allowed, virtual and in-person options and what you have to do to be prepared
5 Barriers to Overcome and Advance Your Board’s DEI Commitment
While board composition is just one piece of the puzzle, it’s one of the ways that we see how little change has occurred
BoardSource Blog: Lessons From a Cross-Racial Team About Building Belonging
Just diversity, or recruiting board members from different racial backgrounds alone, is not enough. Boards of historically white-led organizations must do more to intentionally work to build diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into board culture
Volunteer Connector Report: An Anti-Racist Approach To Volunteering
This report takes a deeper dive into understanding the colonial structures inherent in volunteerism
