We all know how millennials have impacted the workforce, but a new generation is emerging! Gen Z is now entering the workforce and they are poised to have a very different impact than the generation before them. Mary Barroll, President of TallentEgg, helps us learn how to find and hire Gen Z interns and employees and how to keep them engaged in their jobs.

Board governance and effectiveness lies at the heart of charities. We love our boards, but working with them can be very challenging.

Matt Fullbrook from the Clarkson Centre for Board Governance walks us through some easy but impactful steps to take to re-focus your board and repair or optimize your relationship with your board members.

Digital marketing for charities is kind of a funny space where it feels like we’re falling behind compared to other industries. This week we reached out to Avery Swartz, founder and CEO of Camp Tech, the tech workshop company for non-technical people, and helms North Coast Group, a website advisory and digital consultancy. We asked Avery all about digital marketing and how your small nonprofit can boost engagement without increasing your spending.

Volunteers are the bread and butter of our sector that helps make our work possible. But with great volunteers also comes great management. This week we sat down with Camara Chambers, executive director at Volunteer Toronto, to give us actionable tips and tools that your organization can use today.

Does the T3010 confuse (or maybe even scare) you? Legal problems are something that all organizations face and the rules around them aren’t always black and white. So how can we make sure we’re not only compliant, but doing it right the first time? Today we’re talking with Mark Blumberg, a thought-leader in the legal space, about what they can look like, how to avoid them, and other best practices around the legal aspect of your organization.

We hear all the time about corporate fundraising as an ~easy~ solution to all of our funding needs and we see a lot of organizations not do it quite right. Not sure how exactly to get started? We are joined this week by Heather Nelson, an incredible thought leader in the corporate fundraising space, who shares guidelines for creating that valuable partnership with corporations and businesses.

Finances can feel like a chore for organizations of any size, but especially small ones. In the same way you need to brush your teeth and take out the garbage, you need to have your organization’s financials in order. But it’s so much more than that! In this interview with Gordon Holly, we talk about the upside of having your finances in good order and what that could mean in terms of conversations with funders. 

This week we’re talking about something that many organizations don’t really think about… succession planning! We have seen many organizations struggle after their leader leaves and we’re happy to have Lianne Picot, a self-described leadership and story obsessive with over 25 years of experience as a practitioner, executive director and CEO.

We hear from experts all the time how important storytelling is, but they never really explain how to do it well. That’s why we’ve invited Vanessa Chase-Lockshin, president of the Storytelling Non Profit, to give practical tips that you can try right now to get authentic, compelling stories.

Planned giving. It can be terrifying and uncomfortable for most small charities. Join in on the conversation as Paul Nazareth, Vice President of Education & Development at the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and recent VP at the charity CanadaHelps, breaks down planned giving and the advantages that your small nonprofit can take.