When Charities Cheat
A case in point Today, the Toronto Star published a story on the misrepresentation of fundraising costs by Breast Cancer Canada. They simplified the story for the public. They left
project consulting and professional development
Are you being asked for SROI analysis, risk assessment, debt reduction plan, business plan, strategic plan or human resources succession plan and you don’t know where to start? ArtsCubed has produced these types of studies in the past and also helped organizations get started on their own processes.
To Live A Creative Life, We Must Lose Our Fear Of Being Wrong.
Capacity Building
In the non-profit and arts sector we use the term “capacity-building” a lot but we seldom stop to compare notes about what we mean by the term. To many non-profit staff and volunteers, it is all about the money and certainly more dollars builds our capacity. . . as long as those dollars are not wasted. But there are other considerations in capacity building that can help us do more with what we have and position us to grow.
#MeToo is only one symptom of what is ailing the arts workplace
No one working in the Arts has failed to cheer the fresh air blowing in the window in the wake of the #MeToo movement but there is also a ripple of disquiet about what’s NOT being said about the atmosphere that has allowed abusive environments to flourish and the broader subject of abuse and bullying in the sector.
The Arts Consultant: planning for a useful consultancy
So you and/or your Board of Directors is planning a project that will involve the use of an outside consultant or consulting firm. We’ve all seen consulting projects that have
Canada's new anti-spam law, should charities be panicking?
Here is a quote from the Government of Canada’s website: Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) does not apply to non-commercial activity. Political parties and charities that engage Canadians through email are
Getting it Right: Consulting Projects
Here’s a little presentation that I did on how to plan for a successful project with a consultant Getting it Right: Working Successfully with Consultants from Linda Rogers