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For those of you in Abbotsford, Nanaimo and Victoria…
The Centre for Sustainability and Vancity are presenting very affordable ($35) half-day financial management workshops for nonprofits. Click here for more information and to register.
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a good summer. Sorry the postings have been so infrequent lately! I’m back from holidays and ready to talk fundraising.
Nonprofit Quarterly has a very interesting free article this summer: “Phoenix In Calgary: How the Calgary Philharmonic Survived Bankruptcy and Flourished.” It’s a case study on how the CPO came back from bankruptcy, layoffs and near death.
You can apply the lessons (there were many!) to your own organization, even if your organization is healthy. For example: focus and build on your strengths, involve many people in defining your future (in a meaningful way), listen to stakeholders, be transparent and share information, stay relevant to the community, recognize when you need external expertise… The article gives hope that even the most messed up organizations can be transformed and renewed.