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SUMMER SERIES! (3/4) Ensuring Organizational Relevance and Building Organizational Resiliency
August 08, 2019

In this special four-part Summer Series of KCI’s podcast The Ask we share snippets from some of our favourite recent conversations that we weren’t able to include in an episode.  Some quick, easy listening for those long summer days where we...

SUMMER SERIES! (2/4) - Best Practices in Onboarding Fundraising Volunteers
July 24, 2019

In this special four-part Summer Series of KCI’s podcast The Ask we share snippets from some of our favourite recent conversations that we weren’t able to include in an episode.  Some quick, easy listening for those long summer days where we...

SUMMER SERIES! (1/4) - Do People Really Quit Their Bosses?
July 05, 2019

In this special four-part Summer Series of KCI’s podcast The Ask we share snippets from some of our favourite recent conversations that we weren’t able to include in an episode.  Some quick, easy listening for those long summer days where we...

So You Have a Team of Volunteers. Now What?
May 28, 2019

In this episode of The Ask, recorded live at the 2019 AHP Convene Canada Conference, we talk volunteers – how to engage them and how to set them up for success.  Joined by four panelists comprised of senior staff and Board members from the...

Making the Case for Canada’s Charitable Sector
April 02, 2019

As we’ve observed changes in how the generosity of Canadians is being expressed over the last few years, it begs the question if the relevance of the charitable sector is starting to get lost a little. Do Canadians really understand the...

Making Talent a Priority – Part 2
February 25, 2019

In this, the second part of our exploration of the topic of talent with Tara George , Lead of KCI’s Search and Talent practice, we turn our attention to creating an overall talent strategy, identifying the elements involved in doing that and...

Making Talent a Priority: What You Need to Know
February 06, 2019

Ask the leader of almost any charity what keeps them up at night and the organization’s talent is likely to be near the top of the list – things like how to attract top talent, how to retain high performers and how to match the right talent to the...

Fundraising Campaigns in Canada: What’s New, What’s Not New, What’s Next.
December 17, 2018

Campaigns continue to be critical tools in the fundraising toolkit to attract the attention and investment of donors, mobilize volunteers and raise significant amounts of money.  But the way we “campaign” today is different than it used to...

Donor-Advised Funds
November 21, 2018

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Building Trust: A conversation with the Right Honourable David Johnston
October 16, 2018

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