We often hear about how important it is to increase diversity and inclusion initiatives, but how can we bring about a safer, more comfortable place for everyone to work?

In the case of Adil Dhalla, the executive director of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto, the quest for a diverse and inclusive environment is an on-going journey that starts with a self-reflection.

Go beyond the buzzwords to build a foundational understanding of an anti-oppression framework and how it applies to your organization and its mission. In this episode with Rania El Mugammar, an anti-oppression educator, learn how to understand power dynamics, oppression and liberation.

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.

On today's episode, we’re talking all about Capital Campaigns with Sabrina Walker-Hernandez, Certified Consultant, Coach, Facilitator & Best Selling Author helping small nonprofits build relationships that convert into more donations. She's worked for 25 years in our sector from direct services operations all the way to executive leadership, and she took an organization with an annual budget of 750,000 to 2.5 million a year operations and launched a $12 million capital campaign in the US's third poorest county.

What makes a good leader? If you’re an executive director in a nonprofit, you're probably thinking about how you can be more effective and motivate your team to create a bigger impact. But what are these qualities you should have to inspire others?

To learn more about what makes a great leader, I sat down with Mathieu Yuill, Founder of Leading with a Nice, consultancy that develops leaders. Mathieu has more than 25 years of experience in the field of communication and marketing, as well as a master's degree in management and leadership.

In this episode, I’m talking with Jacob O’ Connor, Senior Vice President of Charity Engagement at Canada Helps, to discuss The Giving Report 2022 which highlights insights and generational giving trends facing Canada’s charitable sector that are taking place as charities are still struggling with demands and challenges from the ongoing pandemic, and now significant challenges brought about by historic inflation rates. Don’t worry if you’re not in Canada - guaranteed you will benefit from understanding these trends (because they are likely true where you are too). 

We constantly hear that if you don't have a fundraising board, you won't be able to raise funds as an organization. I don't believe that! In fact, I’ve had a lot of fundraising success without board fundraising. I know - call all the “gurus” and report this sacrilegious statement!

BUT, I also don’t believe that you should try to get your board members to fundraise. It is definitely a nice to have and usually worth the effort.

Nonprofit leaders are always trying to do more with less. There never seems to be enough time in the day or enough resources to handle everything that comes along, but you still have to manage and lead your organization effectively.

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about leadership and management with Kishshana Palmer. Kishshana is an international speaker, trainer, and coach with a 20+ year background in fundraising, marketing, and talent management. When an organization wants to grow, find and retain people on their team, raise money, and more she is the fairy godmother they have on speed dial.

Anti-oppression, anti-racism, inclusion is an important conversation for our organization and there's so much work to be done around this. This interview with Christina Sackeyfio, Principal of Boldly Inclusive, articulates that space between an articulated inclusion or diversity effort and what you're actually putting into practice.

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.

The nonprofit sector has a problem with racism and white supremacy. Well, not just the nonprofit sector - a lot of sectors and really, society in general. But hey - this is a podcast for the nonprofit sector, so we’re going to be focusing on that in today’s episode with Martha Awojobi, the curator of #BAMEOnline Conference, a series of online events that centers fundraisers of colour, showcases new talent, and gets to the heart of how we can dismantle structural racism in fundraising and in the wider charity sector. Martha is a consultant for non-profits specialising in event curation, recruitment and income generation with an anti-racist lens.