1) Imagine Canada is widely launching a Standards Program in 2012 that offers a Canada‐wide set of shared standards for charities and public-benefit nonprofits wishing to enhance their effectiveness in the fundamentals of governance, paid-staff management, financial accountability, fundraising, and volunteer involvement. 

• 3 Levels of Standards based on number of Full-time employees and annual operating expenses
• The Standards
• Application process and Contact Information

2) Our risk work's most recent sponsor, Carters Professional Corporation just released a Holiday Issue of it's "Charity Law Update". 

3) Thank you to the speakers and participants of Imagine Canada's Nov 8th Toronto risk conference.  

• Here is our risk conference website if you registered and still need to print English or French powerpoints:  www.riskconferenceimaginecanada.ca
• The conference was videotaped and will be available for sale in early 2012.
• Imagine Canada has another event that is available to attend online - the National Summit, in Ottawa Nov 28-30

4) The May - July Summer Webinar Series was a great success!  Over 5000 views to date of our online webinars.  Over 400 nonprofit leaders from every territory and province registered for the series "Strengthening Nonprofit Leaders" webinars.

• Burnout.  Finance.  Governance.  Police checks. See the flyer for details - sorry registration is now closed.
• If you registered .. Yes you can share the recordings with your staff, board and other volunteers. 
• One Executive Director's comments: "These webinars are excellent!!  I have attended a lot of workshops and seminars, many of which were not that helpful.  This series is very applicable and helpful!"

 5) Helpful advice: click and read (Articles)

• Burnout: Signs & Strategies (Charity Village December 2011)
• Are you "Content Fried" - 7 Steps to Help (Beth's Blog)
• Analysis Paralysis - the Problem with Perfection (Harvard Business Review)
• Facebook, Nonprofits and Youth Programs: Safety & Privacy Issues (Beth's Blog)
• 4 Ways to Remove a Board Member (Blue Avocado)
• Human Resources: 20 Questions for Nonprofit Boardmembers to Ask (Chartered Accountants of Canada)
• Helpful Basic Guide to Bookkeeping for Nonprofits (Ontario)
• Terrific Advice on several Key Risk Areas: Our Own 8 Risk Management Experts (see Left side bar) 

 

6) Helpful perspective: click and watch (Videos)

• "How Great Leaders Inspire Change" (Simon Sinek) - Under 20 minutes 
• Understanding "Urgency" - Leadership guru John Maxwell has daily one minute videos you can receive
• Using Data in Fresh Way - Our world over last 200 years plus Using Ikea Boxes plus more from Hans Rosling, Sweden
• Social Media is a Revolution we need to heed (YouTube)
  

7) The 3 Stress/ Burn-Out Webinars feature Dr. Richard Swenson's Book "Margin":

• Purchase from his website 
• Purchase from Amazon Canada (and see Canadian reader reviews)
• Amazon USA reviews    

8) 2010 training on video INCLUDING most of our sold-out October 2010 risk conference. 

• www.nonprofitzzzVIDEO.ca.  25 popular training sessions on video (with powerpoint) covering core topics in governance, finance and H.R. from our October risk conference and our 2010 Spring webinars.

9) We'd like to visit you!   In 2010 we held 67 training events or consultations for 2208 nonprofit leaders. Ask us how you can host a risk management or governance workshop for small and mid-sized nonprofits in your community (or just for your nopnrofit or charity).    Here’s what we’re hearing.  For details on risk or governance assessments for your organization, training sessions and our fees, please contact the Centre's Director, David Hartley.

10) In #1 above we announced our latest sponsor, Carters.  We are grateful for our two other corporate sponsors for our work with nonprofits across Canada. Our main funder remains the Government of Ontario.

• The Co-operators has a terrific, uniquely beneficial insurance program built specifially for Canadian nonprofits & charities:  Community Guard
• Community Guard: Click here to email us with the Canadian city/town you are in, to find closest insurance agent.
• The Chartered Accountants of Canada have excellent resources for Canadian nonprofit leaders: click here. 
• Continued thanks to Ontario (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration), our funder and critical partner in this project.