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Resources & Tips for Non-Profit Executives
Fall 2007
In This Issue
Making the Decision to Outsource Non-Core Services
8th Annual Sector Update for Charities and Not-for-Profits
Improving Operational Performance
Directors' and Officers' Liability Workshop
The Consent Agenda: A Tool for Improving Governance
Some of our Recent Consulting Contracts
Outsource Non-Core Services
 
 
Knowledge Resources

Maytree Executive Director Institute

Metcalf Emerging Leaders Program

Wellesley Institute

Charity Village Resources & Library

Non-Profit Quarterly

The Philanthropist

ReStructure Knowledge Centre (Links)

York University Continuing Education ~ Anti-Racist Research & Practice Certificate

Ryerson University ~ Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management Certificate

I.T. Resources
 
Equipment:
Web, Collaboration & Intranet Sites
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- Organizational as well as HR, Finance, Operations and Governance Assessments
 
Restructuring & Turnaround Services
 
HR Audits
- Job/Position Function Analysis, Training Reviews, HR Management Assessments, Performance Management Assessments
 
HR Recruitment and
Pre-Employment Screening
 
HR Policy & Procedure Analysis & Writing
 
Performance Management Training
 
Interim Management
 
Financial Savings Analysis 
 
Financial Management Consulting
 
Budget Development Consulting
 
Financial Reporting Consulting
 

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  • Casey House
  • Canadian Urban Libraries Council                     
  • Woman Abuse Council of Toronto                       
  • Fife House              
  • Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC)
  • Portuguese-Canadian National Congress       
  • VIEWS for the Visually Impaired
Welcome to our Resources & Tips for Non-Profit Executives e-newsletter!
 
ReStructure will produce e-newsletters throughout the year that will provide a variety of resources, tools and tips to assist the busy non-profit executive with building capacity in governance, finance, human resources and general operations.
 
Our upcoming winter 2008 newsletter will focus on strategic financial management, while the spring 2008 newsletter will provide policy, training and assessment resources that focus on cultural competency and social inclusion.
 
The ReStructure e-newsletters will also continue to provide a list of related resources, tips, tools, event listings and professional development opportunities.
 
We will also keep you updated on how ReStructure is impacting the non-profit sector through our work.
 
Wishing you and your family all the best for the holiday season.
 
Sincerely,

Betty Ferreira
ReStructure Non-Profit Consulting
 
P.S. Please feel free to suggest topics for these e-newsletters - send all questions and suggestions to betty@restructure.ca.
Making the decision to outsource non-core services
 accounting outsource image For many organizations, leasing an essential piece of equipment, such as a photocopier, can often make more sense than buying one. Why? Because unless you're Kinko's, making photocopies probably isn't the core reason your organization exists. It makes more sense to invest scarce funds into delivering your core service offering than it does to acquire a piece of machinery whose technology can quickly become obsolete, that depreciates in value, and that incurs large service and maintenance costs.

 WORKSHOP

8th Annual Sector Update for Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations

Wednesday November 28, 2007
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
 
$25 fee p/person
- proceeds go to the BLG Foundation

Call Dimitra at 416-350-2568 for more information and to register for this event.
 
Please note that this workshop is not affiliated with ReStructure in any way.
Improving Operational Performance
 
ReStructure logoIn the next few months, many of us will make a resolution to get in shape. But when the cold hard reality of the gym sets in, we may be disappointed that we are not able to achieve our fitness goals as soon as we'd like. Why not? Because we haven't developed a fitness plan or received the assistance and support of a trainer; we physically can't do what we'd like to do...yet. 

That's where following a regular exercise routine and implementing a targeted fitness plan can help. By undergoing a physical assessment and identifying specific areas for development and by taking actions to improve our performance in those areas, slowly but surely we find we can sustain a fitness plan and achieve our fitness goals - whatever they may be.

Nonprofit organizations can improve performance in much the same way. By resolving to undergo an assessment of their overall organizational performance, formulating a plan to improve areas in need of development, and taking regular action to improve in these areas, nonprofits can build the capacity to ensure organizational resiliency and sustainability. 

 Read Full Article Here

WORKSHOP
 
Directors' and Officers' Liability: The Essentials and Beyond for Your Nonprofit

Wednesday November 28, 2007

Presenter: Terrance S. Carter, B.A., LL.B., 
Carters Professional Corporation
 
$237 Click here for more information
 
Please note that this workshop is not affiliated with ReStructure in any way.

The Consent Agenda: A Tool for Improving Governance
 More often than not, nonprofit board members find themselves in meetings that are filled with the least interesting and least challenging issues. Many board members and chief executives struggle to make board meetings valuable to the organization and the individuals in attendance.
restructure image Some of our most recent consulting contracts include:
 
  • organizational assessments for local, regional and national non-profit organizations;
  • organizational restructuring and turnaround services;
  • interim Executive Director and senior management placements;
  • ReStructure logooperating expense assessments and savings- decreased operating expenses by 40-60% savings without decreasing services;
  • financial analysis of financial expenditures using non-profit financial ratios;
  • human resource policy and procedure review and analysis;
  • board policy and procedure review and analysis;
  • strategic planning;
  • development of job descriptions, job guides, human resource needs assessments and gap analyses;
  • an annual plan to provide pre-employment, reference, criminal and background checks for non-profit employees and volunteers;
  • the design of performance management models.
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