Health centre earns first Manulife governance award

An organization that contributes to the well-being of an urban neighbourhood is the first winner of the Manulife Governance Excellence Award. The award, accompanied by a $5,000 cheque, went to the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre at a reception Thursday (Nov. 19) in Waterloo. Among other changes, the centre’s board moved from an executive committee […]

For-profit and non-profit kinship: Innovate or fade away

Stand up, non-profits and give yourselves a shake. Same old, same old, just doesn’t cut it anymore. Take it from somebody who has participated on more than a few boards in both the charitable and for-profit sectors. “All organizations, including non-profits, can benefit from constant innovation,” Carol Leaman said Thursday (Nov. 19) as Capacity Canada launched […]