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Spring cleaning for good governance
“The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance.“ ~ Piyush Goyal Governance. It is a fundamental component of a strong and successful organization. Good governance facilitates decision-making, and without this nothing moves forward. Governance is often...
Attention fundraisers: We all need to start talking about religion and money
We are grateful to Susan Fish and Charity Village for allowing us to republish this article. The old adage tells us we shouldn’t talk about politics, money or religion. While the first has lately become an all-too-frequent topic of conversation, it’s the latter two,...
Employee Attraction & Retention – What’s Your Story?
Carol is the proud founder of a not-for-profit organization. Her team has grown in size to 12 people over the last 15 years; together they have helped thousands of people in the community. The organization is at the next pivotal step in its growth and things look...
Foundations and Charities: Closer Than You Think
By guest contributor Hilary Pearson, CEO Philanthropic Foundations Canada Do the following situations sound familiar, if you lead a smaller Canadian charity? You have a quarterly board meeting coming up shortly and you are the only one available to write five detailed...
SEO For Nonprofits
What is SEO? SEO stands for search engine optimization and is used to refer to how high a website ranks on search engines like Google. Here at Phil we often hear SEO spoken about as if it’s a physical product that can be purchased off the shelf: if only it were that...
Capacity Building: Mission Critical
Original article by Simon Lord Les Affaires, November 24, 2018 Capacity building is not a new concept in philanthropy, but it promises to become an increasingly important issue for non-profit organizations (NPOs). Choosing to make donations or provide training to...
The Art of Accountability
Original article by Nathalie Côté, in collaboration with LA PRESSE+ PORTFOLIO PHILANTHROPIE November 14, 2018 Donors refuse to sign a cheque without knowing how their donations will be used and what difference their money will make. What are the best strategies...
3 Ways to Do Less and Do Better
There is a painful growing trend in the charitable sector for organizations to do more with even less. We’re seeing far too many professionals on sick leave, far too much turnover and not enough hours in the day to get everything done. It seems like the more we do,...
Inclusive Economy Challenge
At Phil we understand that change is difficult. Despite accruing a high score as a B Corp, we know that improving that score will be difficult. This is because Phil was built with the values that B Corp also holds high. To achieve our certification, there was not much...
Philanthropic Sponsorship: A Growing Movement
In recent years, NPOs have "taken full measure of the end of the welfare state," says Johanne Turbide, co-founder and co-director of the Pôle IDEOS, which stands for Initiatives pour le développement d’entreprises et d’organisations à vocation sociale. "Government...