Loosening the Reins on Funding to Enable Impact: The General Operating Support pilot
August 18, 2022
Laura Manning, Executive Director at the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation (LSHF) shares the journey and lessons learned from a bold Canadian pilot started in 2018, granting significant additional, unrestricted General Operating Support (GOS) to known grantees. We hear about the time it takes to get boards comfortable with this approach…
How B Lab is leveraging business for climate justice, racial equity, and a stakeholder-driven economic system
March 17, 2022
Kara Peck, Senior Director, Strategy + Partnerships, B Lab US & Canada shares their journey to strategic clarity for their organization and for making a real difference in the world. Leveraging a time of organizational and societal change, they have developed a Theory of Change, creating alignment around a new…
Non-Profit Leadership, with Shelley Zuckerman of North York Community House
March 3, 2022
In this episode, Sally speaks with Shelley Zuckerman, who has been the Executive Director of North York Community House for the past 30 years, about her long career in the non-profit sector, how her organization has navigated the challenges of the past two years, and her advice for the next…
February 2022 – Client Welcome and Congratulations
February 14, 2022
We are thrilled to have kicked off our Theory of Change development work with Sheridan EDGE a social venture incubator. We are excited to work alongside EDGE and its ventures around clarifying and measuring impact.We’re delighted to be working again with Youth Without Shelter, who are wisely undertaking a mid-term Strategic Plan review,…
ReSketching Charity
October 28, 2021
Rudy Ruttimann, Founding Director of Sketch Working Arts, shares why and how she has stepped down after 22 years as the Executive Director, and the importance of succession planning. She also shares the exciting work she’s now taking on. The new role includes capturing learning from “Project Home”, buying their…
How B Lab is leveraging business for climate justice, racial equity, and a stakeholder-driven economic system
August 5, 2021
Kara Peck, Senior Director, Strategy + Partnerships, B Lab US & Canada shares their journey to strategic clarity for their organization and for making a real difference in the world. Leveraging a time of organizational and societal change, they have developed a Theory of Change, creating alignment around a new…
Capturing your Secret Sauce in a powerful Theory of Change, with Melissa Sariffodeen, CEO of Canada Learning Code
November 26, 2020
It’s evident in this conversation that Melissa is a strong proponent of a non-profit having a Theory of Change – having a clear objective and a road map to get there. She shares with us Canada Learning Code’s significant but achievable goal, and their journey of developing and living into…
Impact and Strategic Clarity Community of Practice: Covid-19 Notes from the field
November 18, 2020
There is no roadmap, it all seems so overwhelming, but you are doing it, you ARE managing the crisis! We’re fortunate to be part of a group of nine inspiring women coaches working with the McConnell Foundation in the Innoweave Impact and Strategic Clarity Coaches’ Community of Practice. Many members…
Challenge 2025, with Jim Vanderveken of Mohawk College: Building community and opportunity through workforce development
November 12, 2020
Today we are very pleased to welcome Jim Vanderveken to the podcast. As the Dean of the Centre for Community Partnership and Experiential Learning, Jim leads Mohawk College’s strategic commitment to postsecondary access, partnership development at the community level, and experiential learning. In our conversation today, Jim and I talk…
Reinventing a purpose-driven organization and brand – the journey, with Joanna Kerr, CEO, MakeWay
October 15, 2020
Joanna joins our podcast as CEO of the newly named MakeWay organization. You might know it as Tides Canada. We hear about the journey and thinking behind rebranding. It’s about getting clear about the purpose of the organization and as a result, determining some fitting branding to go with it….