Designing a Great Board Orientation
One of the most common refrains we hear when we work with Boards of Directors who are struggling is that they were not given any real training or support when they joined. In any situation, it takes a...
View ArticleCOCo is Recruiting a new Board Member!
COCo is a provincial non-profit that works to nurture an inclusive, social-justice oriented Quebec community sector where grassroots organizations can thrive because we believe that is an important...
View ArticleThe New Political Activities Rules for Charities
As some of you may know, the Federal government has recently changed the rules around political activities for registered charities. Imagine Canada put a webinar about understanding what those changes...
View ArticleShould Your NonProfit Get an Advisory Board?
Occasionally, nonprofits ask us about the idea of creating an Advisory Board. The hope is that an advisory board would add wisdom, depth, and connection to their work. Equally often, however, community...
View ArticleProposed Changes About Decision Making for Quebec NonProfits
On 19 September 2019, Quebec’s finance minister introduced bill n° 36. This bill proposes changes to decision making processes of not-for-profits incorporated under the Quebec Companies Act. In fact,...
View ArticleFive Things to Remember If You Want to Change the Size of Your Board
We often get questions about how to change the size of a Board of Directors for nonprofits. Indeed, we ourselves had lots of questions on this topic earlier this year, when we increased the number of...
View ArticleLooking for youth involvement on your Board?
We got wind of an opportunity for community organizations to bring young women on to their Board – but also to ensure that those young women are well supported, trained, and mentored! The Organization...
View ArticleThe Role of a Board of Directors in a Flat Organization
For the last 15 years, COCo has been collectively managed, or “flat” organization. Throughout that time, we have wrestled with the question the role of a Board of Directors – both in general, and...
View ArticleWhat We Learnt About Doing an Online AGM
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, COCo made a last-minute decision to hold an online AGM, instead of the in-person we had planned. Many of you have your Annual General Meetings in the coming...
View ArticleChanging Your Bylaws
You Need to Change Your By-laws? By-laws are legally binding rules that not-for-profits make to govern the way they function, including some key decision-making processes. This post reviews the general...
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