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Resource Guides on Practical Issues

The following resource guides are short lists of the best reports, research, templates, guidelines, and other practical tools for topics of importance to charities and nonprofits.Search our library catalogue for more resources on the same and additional topics.

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Boards & Governance

Leadership of charitable and nonprofit organizations is the key to enabling organizations to do great work. This subject guide is developed to provide resources... (more)

General management Board governance
Partnerships  

Philanthropy and Fundraising

Funding for charities and nonprofits is one of the most important issues for the sector in Canada. These resource guides provide lists to resources related to finding... (more)

Finding funding Corporate giving
 

Accountability

Increasingly charities and nonprofits are being held to high standards by their supporters and the public at large. A reputation as an accountable and transparent... (more)

Financial management Ethics and transparency

Human Resources

Paramount to the health and vibrancy of the charitable and nonprofit sector the managing of human resources takes on some unique qualities and challenges than literature... (more)

HR management Salaries & hiring

Volunteerism

Volunteerism is the cornerstone of operating charities and nonprofits. Commonly referred to as "the voluntary sector", just over half of Canada’s 160,000 nonprofit... (more)

Recruitment and retention Management