Building bridges for women and children, with Shawn Bayes of EFry
July 26, 2019
In this episode, Sally speaks with Shawn Bayes, the Executive Director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver. EFry provides support services to women and children affected by the justice system. They discuss risk factors that lead women into conflict with the law, and the many effects of incarceration…
Point of Accountability
May 28, 2019
Is your organization aligned on its Point of Accountability? Recently we heard a funder’s excitement about the clear purpose, and conviction to achieve it, that a grantee had gained after working with us. In fact, the funder wanted that same clarity for themselves. It reminded us that clarity of purpose…
Bringing Strategy to Life, with Shelley Zuckerman
November 29, 2018
Sally interviews Shelley Zuckerman of the North York Community House, an organization that supports its community members to settle, thrive and lead. They discuss the process of defining NYCH’s intended impact and aligning the organization to its impact in the broader community. Shelley also tells us about NYCH’s continuous effort…
Announcing: the Impact Conversations Podcast
November 1, 2018
We are proud to announce the launch of our brand new podcast, Impact Conversations. Impact Conversations is a show about change makers getting things done. Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors talk to NGO leaders, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and environmental innovators about their goals and how they’re…
McConnell Foundation: 12 Lessons Unlearned
September 6, 2017
This is a beautiful and helpful resource, from the McConnell Foundation, reflecting on lessons (un)learned in the past year of philanthropy. With some great examples, the piece shares the foundation’s experiences with ‘small and large efforts to challenge the deeply held beliefs that stand in the way of a better…
Thinking Ahead: Making the Most of Your Strategic Planning Process
May 23, 2017
A day long training workshop with Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors (www.socialimpactadvisors.ca), an organization which works with not-for-profit organizations, foundations and companies to define and focus on the social impact they aim to achieve, and develop the strategies and actions to make it happen. The goal…
How are you? Busy!
May 12, 2017
I look forward to the day when more of us will answer the question “How are you?” with something besides “Busy.” So many not-for-profits are operating on a shoestring and their leaders are so busy keeping the lights on and putting out fires there is no time left over to…
Getting Started in Collective Impact
March 31, 2017
I have spent most of my career working in corporate settings, and have spent the past 7 years consulting in the non-profit sector. Since leaving corporate Canada, I have learned a lot about how successful strategy differs in this sector and a lot more about how it’s the same. Setting…