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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read February 6, 2019

Implement effective governance practices in not-for-profits

There are increasing pressures on not-for-profit boards to implement effective governance practices. The growth in the sector and the increase in financial, cybersecurity, and other risk factors have fuelled pressures on not-for-profits to be more accountable to its members, donors and other stakeholders.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Privacy / Apolone Gentles JD CPA CGA, board governance, board of directors, charitable corporation, charities, corporate governance, governance, governance practices, non-profits, not-for-profit corporations

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read January 8, 2018

Not-for-profits need a plan to determine whether to take a stand or policy position

policy positionNot-for-profits should continuously assess current and emerging issues to determine whether to take a stand or policy position. Emerging issues may be strategically important to the organization and are often time-sensitive; the opportunity to take a stand on an issue may be fleeting because attention may soon be re-directed to something new. Not-for-profits will need ground rules or a framework for policy positions to effectively address emerging issues; the time to figure out a framework is not when the need arises.
Three key questions which you need to ask when taking policy positions are:

  1. Can the organization take a stand on the issue? As discussed in Not-for-Profit PolicyPro published by First Reference (in chapter NP 3.04 – Lobbying), a charitable organization must be careful not to jeopardize its charitable status by ensuring that it only participates in allowable political activities, and does not run afoul of lobbying legislation. Additionally,
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Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Not for Profit / advocacy, allowable political activities, board governance, charities, Community advocacy, Emerging issues, Internal Controls, Legal advocacy, Legislative or regulatory advocacy, Lobbying, organization’s mandate, policy positions, public policy, public policy position

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read March 24, 2011

What qualities make a good non-profit director?

How can a not-for-profit organization ensure that its board members are living up to their responsibilities? How will they know whether their performance measures up to expectations? Can wide-ranging assessments of board members’ performance provide useful information to individual members and the board as a whole to help the board and its organization reach their potential?

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Not for Profit / board evaluations, board governance, board interaction, board of directors, Doreen Pendrags, leader assessment, Nathan Phillips Square, non-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, not-for-profit policypro, NPPP, peer assessment, performance reviews, self-assessment, TOAE, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

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