THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER
Non-profit fraud: Canadian-style
With so much being said about COVID 19, I thought I would lighten up your BIG Ideas newsletter content. How about a study on non-profit fraud in Canada? That should cheer you up!
Also in this edition:
Emails in the key of COVID
Tangy, Casper and Leia: Solving the staffing problem in long-term care
Adapt or fade to black: Technology and help lines for kids
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2019 GOLD C PLANNERS
2019 saw more organizations join the exclusive GOLD C Planners Club.
A GOLD C organization is one that believes that great services start with great planning, and great planning starts with involving the organization's stakeholders in the planning process. And of course involving stakeholders starts with using CMCS Consulting Services, hence the "C".
Congratulations to these non profit organizations for their strategic planning efforts:
Toronto Island Residential Community Trust
Canoe FM
Autism Home Base Durham
Community Living Trent Highlands
York Region Centre for Community Safety
Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout
For more information on how to add your organization to this auspicious strategic planning list, Contact Us
BETTER BOARDS. BETTER MANAGEMENT. BETTER COMMUNITIES.
WHAT OUR NON PROFIT CLIENTS SAY
Thank you again to you and Nancy for all the work, dedication and effort put into this Operations Review. We made the right choice in hiring you to do this project and on behalf of the board of directors, I express our deep gratitude.
Roz Werner-Arce, Board Chair, Durham Youth Services
Our strat plan is moving along better than I could have imagined. I chair the group of around 20 Board and staff who have been meeting monthly for the past 6 months and plan to continue through the fall. Great enthusiasm from all involved and much is being accomplished already, particularly on renewed focus on our Mission and Vision. And thanks again for getting us off on the right foot!
Frank Moore, Board Chair, Community Living Central Huron
COVID 19
We all know the profound effect that COVID 19 is having on our lives. Suffice to say my colleague Nancy Collins and I have our fingers crossed for everyone in Canada and around the world. We especially commend those whose jobs put them at risk. To our clients, we look forward to being able to travel once again and support the important work you do. In the interim, be assured that we will continue to work on any of your assignments that can be completed at a distance.
Last Week's Newsletter
Interested in last week's newsletter? Its topics included:
The Proof is in the Pandemic (The Story)
COVID 19 Means Acting Without a Script (Emails)
Albert Camus Speaks to our Times (TomBits)
Do You Have to be One to be One? (Blast from the Past)
Download last week's newsletter here:
Elmira District Community Living non profit board members are all smiles showing off the certificate recognizing their latest Strategic Plan.
WELCOME TO CMCS CONSULTING SERVICES & TOM LITTLE'S BIG IDEAS
At CMCS, we believe in non profits. We know they make our communities better. We admire their volunteer Boards and their committed staff. We want them all to be great. So our vision is well run non profits and our mission is to provide them with the best products and services available.
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Non profits make our world better...we make non profits better
TOM'S BOOK FOR NON PROFIT BOARDS
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EXPERTS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING
CMCS: Consultants to Non Profit Organizations
LISTEN TO TOM LITTLE'S Non profit TIps PLAYED ON Canoe FM