Non-profit learning resources

Description: Ce bulletin d'information aborde l'action sociale.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin covers advocacy, which is at the heart of all non-profit and charity organizations.

Language: English

Description: An effective board, committed to a purpose and skilled in governance and guided by an effective vision, is perhaps the greatest asset of a non-profit organization. While dedicated and talented staff and/or frontline service volunteers are also a critical part of the team, their time and energy would be wasted without the focus, direction, and resources that a board provides. Recruiting, developing, and retaining appropriate individuals to serve in board roles is a difficult and time-consuming job. Healthy organizations are willing to make a major investment of time and effort in these activities to build a strong organization. The continuing "Board Building" cycle for the lifespan of the organization includes: Evaluating the current and future leadership needs of the organization; recruiting board members with the necessary qualities; developing board members so that they become effective organization leaders; and sustaining board members' interest and commitment.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin provides information to help board members in their role in developing the organization’s budget.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin discusses ways to recruit, develop and retain appropriate people to serve on boards.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin provides information to help organizations broaden the representation on their boards and increase diversity and inclusion in their board and organization.

Language: English

Description: Building meaningful relationships with community partners is an important factor for nonprofit organizations looking to achieve both specific program goals and long-term sustainability. This resource is intended to assist nonprofit organizations in their efforts to build relationships with the corporate sector. While the focus is the corporate sector, the same approach can be helpful in building relationships with individual donors, foundations, government and other organizations.

Language: English

Description: Ce bulletin d'information présente les comités du conseil.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin covers the role of a board’s committees, which are often the workhorses of the board.

Language: English

Description: Tous les membres d'un conseil d'administration doivent être en mesure de lire et de comprendre les états financiers de leur organisme. Ce bulletin d'information présente des explications simples pour vous faciliter la tâche.

Language: French

Description: Un leadership efficace est un élément clé de tout organisme prospère. Les organismes sans but lucratif n'échappent pas à cette règle. Ce bulletin d'information est dédié au rôle du président du conseil - alors que vous soyez sur le point de choisir un président ou si vous pensez à devenir président, vous serez bien informé!

Language: French

Description: Des réunions qui fonctionnent: oui, cela est possible. Toutefois, les réunions demandent un peu de planification et un peu d'effort pour se dérouler tel que prévu. Ce bulletin d'information vous donnera les renseignements nécessaires pour profiter pleinement de vos réunions.

Language: French

Description: This workbook is a guide to help board members develop and rewrite job descriptions that reflect the responsibilities of serving on a non-profit board. The exercises and worksheets can be completed by an individual, a group or committee. These suggestions and ideas are guidelines to help you get started. You will need to tailor the information in this workbook to your organization. You may photocopy the material for use in your nonprofit organization.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin provides information to help board members develop effective policy.

Language: English

Description: This Guidebook is designed to give you an overview to the incorporation of non-profit societies within the province of Alberta and guidelines to consider when incorporating a society and drafting bylaws and incorporation documents for a society. This booklet is only a guide. All suggestions and ideas and techniques within this booklet are offered to you as a set of tools to help you get started. Many of the specific matters and bylaws suggested are not the only way to deal with the issues discussed. There are many possible and desirable alternatives to fit your particular situation. You will need to tailor many of the ideas and suggestions in this booklet to your particular society. This guidebook is designed to help you do that.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin discusses the role of the board chair and some tips to help board members select an effective chair.

Language: English

Description: Tous les conseils d'administration sont chargés de créer des politiques. Ce bulletin d'information présente des renseignements sur les éléments clés de la création de politiques en plus de présenter certains exemples utiles.

Language: French

Description: Embauche du directeur général idéal pour votre organisme : tous n'entrent pas dans le même moule, Le titre en dit long n'est-ce pas?

Language: French

Description: Ce bulletin d'information présente l'Board development : établissement de budget pour les organismes sans but lucratif.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin provides information to help the board evaluate the performance of the organizations executive director, which is a key responsibility of the board.

Language: English

Description: Dans ce bulletin d'information vous aurez accès à des suggestions précises et objectives pour vous aider à évaluer le rendement des cadres supérieurs.

Language: French

Description: Les conseils d’administration représentent les communautés qu'ils desservent et devraient refléter la diversité dans la communauté

Language: French

Description: Do you want to avoid that sinking sensation as a board member after you approve a budget or financial statement you did not understand? This resource is a self-guided workbook written for the policy governing board member who has little or no financial background. The workbook does not attempt to replace the need for sound and professional financial advice. However, for the non-financial board member, it provides basic information and practical approaches that transform a list of numbers into helpful information. Financial tools like the budget are broken into small steps that are easily followed. Especially important for the policy governing board are the links to policy that are identified at the end of each section.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin covers the financial responsibilities of non-profit boards.

Language: English

Description: Hiring and appraising the executive director of a non-profit organization are big jobs. Many competent and effective boards approach these jobs with a sense of fear and trepidation. They know the choice of an executive director has far-reaching consequences for the health, viability, and future of the organization, so it is important to select the most appropriate person. As well, they know that sound management of the performance of the executive director is essential for making sure that the organization is meeting the goals that the board has set.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin provides information to help the board hire an executive director. This is a key responsibility of a board, as the executive director will play a pivotal role in the organization's overall success or failure.

Language: English

Description: Ce bulletin d'information présente comment préparer une demande de subvention et la procédure détaillée pour cibler les informations importantes et développer des relations plus productives avec vos bailleurs de fonds.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin discusses collaboration between boards as a way to maximize board resources.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin discusses how to make sure the limited amount of time boards have to meet and make decisions is used effectively.

Language: English

Description: Membres de conseil d'administration : comment les attirer? Mieux encore, comment les garder? Ce bulletin d'information est dédié au recrutement des bénévoles les plus compétents pour siéger à votre conseil. Il vous explique comment les motiver afin qu'ils apprécient grandement leur expérience au sein du conseil.

Language: French

Description: Vous aviez jadis un incroyable groupe de bénévoles qui participaient aux activités de votre organisme. Où sont-ils? Comment trouver des bénévoles motivés et les garder? Ce numéro se consacre entièrement à cette question.

Language: French

Description: The tookit captures and shares insights learned from artists and organizations who have pivoted their work online, and provides information, resources, and inspiration to help non-profit organizations pivot some, or all, of their operations online.

Language: English

Description: Le conseil d'administration joue un rôle important en matière de planification stratégique. La planification stratégique permet aux membres du conseil de participer directement à l'avenir d'un organisme. Ce bulletin d'information présente des renseignements sur les premières étapes à effectuer.

Language: French

Description: Confiance du public, responsabilité, obligation - toute personne qui siège à un conseil doit tenir compte de ces éléments. Ce bulletin d'information servira de guide et répondra à certaines questions très importantes.

Language: French

Description: Ce bulletin d'information présente le rôle du conseil dans le domaine du développement de fonds.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin covers the roles and responsibilities of non-profit boards.

Language: English

Description: Ce bulletin d'information présente une image claire aux membres de conseil d'administration d'organismes sans but lucratif du rôle du conseil d'administration et des responsabilités de ses membres.

Language: French

Description: For those considering joining a board, this bulletin provides information of what is expected of board members.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin covers the role of the board in providing strategic planning and governance for the organization.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin discusses how to create and maintain a healthy, effective board.

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Description: This bulletin covers the roles and responsibilities of the board in an organization's fundraising efforts.

Language: English

Description: Ce document a été conçue pour aider les organismes sans but lucratif dans leurs efforts qui visent à tisser des liens avec le secteur privé. Bien que la boîte à outils porte essentiellement sur le secteur privé, cette approche peut se révéler utile pour établir de nouvelles relations de financement ou renforcer celles existantes avec les donateurs individuels, les fondations, le gouvernement et les autres organismes. Ce document explique comment: définir clairement qui vous êtes et la raison d’être de votre organisme; expliquer avec précision votre projet et les résultats qui en découleront; identifier les donateurs potentiels qui satisfont le mieux à la demande de votre organisme; communiquer pour réussir; consolider vos relations.

Language: French

Description: La boîte à outils contient des idées d’artistes et d’organismes qui ont assuré la transition numérique de leur travail, et elle fournit des renseignements, des ressources et de l’inspiration pour aider les artistes et les organismes sans but lucratif à tirer parti du monde numérique pour une partie ou la totalité de leurs activités.

Language: French

Description: Un conseil performant est essentiel à la longévité d'un organisme. Ce bulletin d'information vous présentera des renseignements pour assurer la performance d'un conseil d'administration.

Language: French

Description: This bulletin provides information to help board members understand the organization’s financial statements so that they can make make informed decisions.

Language: English

Description: L'union fait la force! Lorsque maximiser ses ressources est pratique courante, repartir à zéro n'est pas une option. Ce bulletin d'information présente des moyens de mettre en commun le temps et les talents de divers organismes afin de maximiser leur efficacité!

Language: French

Description: Si vous venez tout juste de vous joindre à un conseil d'administration ou si vous pensez le faire, ces renseignements vous seront utiles!

Language: French

Description: This bulletin discusses the role of boards in recruiting members for an organization.

Language: English

Description: This bulletin provides tips for writing grant proposals, which is often an important task for board members and other staff of non-profit organizations.

Language: English