Most nonprofits and social enterprises have a social media presence. With some planning and a strategy, you have likely tried to rally an engaged community around your organization. Perhaps you have had some success with better brand awareness, engagement and/or more donations or sales - depending on  your social media strategy. For many you might ask yourself is social media really driving any traffic to your website and/or impacting sales/revenue? Are you getting the kind of engagement you would like to see? 

Invest in Your Teams to Persevere Through Recovery

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you know the value of individual donations and grants, but another source of sustainable revenue to consider is corporate partnership.The right corporate partnership can have a massive impact on your organization. In addition to providing another source of revenue, a company’s participation in your fundraising campaigns, events and programming connects your work to their supporters and customers, gaining you new exposure and powerful brand association. 

Risk management is a critical function of nonprofit organizations. However, many risk management practices and concepts applied in the sector are not only out-dated, but also inefficient and even worse, ineffective. Many risk management concepts have been borrowed from the for-profit sector with little to no consideration for the special characteristics and needs of nonprofit organizations.

The conversation and commitment to Indigenous anti-racism action starts here. The social impact sector has an important role to play in working towards reconciliation and anti-racism. This is an opportunity to learn and build your knowledge and understanding of Canada’s shared history, with a local emphasis. 

The practice of researching, developing and writing for grant applications and proposals is often met with laboured groans as one works through the often tedious task. However, if we can learn to be more effective and strategic, it doesn't have to be so hard!    

Ontario’s Not-for-profit Corporations Act (ONCA) was proclaimed on October 19th, 2021. Nonprofits will have three years to update their bylaws and letters patent to comply with ONCA. 

 This webinar will walk through:

• What is new in the ONCA

• Steps nonprofits need to take to transition to the ONCA

• How Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)’s free resources can help you create ONCA compliant bylaws from scratch or adapt your current bylaws

Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath is one of the biggest organizational challenges of our time. To keep operations going, many nonprofits and social enterprises adopted new ways of working that left their offices empty. Other front line organizations had to find innovative ways to continue to support clients, communities and colleagues 

What is Cultural Safety? 

The concept of cultural safety emerged in New Zealand during the 1980s as a framework for responding to unequal access to health services by Indigenous Maori people. As defined by Indigenous rights leaders at the time, culturally safe practices recognize and respect the identities of others and meet their needs, rights and expectations. Culturally unsafe practices diminish, demean or disempower the cultural identity of an individual.

Kathryn Munn, Munn Conflict Resolution Services, is the featured speaker for BPW London's March 16th, Virtual Speaker Series event.

Kathryn always introduces herself asking if you have conflict in your life - as professional women we all always answer "yes". Do you know any difficult people?  In your work or personal life?  Join us to get some practical tips about how to deal with difficult people.