Who oversees privacy at your organization? Every entity in Canada is governed by at least one set of legislation concerning privacy and confidentiality. Step one would be finding out which Acts apply to you? If PIPEDA applies to you there must be a privacy officer. That is one of the requirements under the Act. Depending […]
We all go to meetings. We don’t all feel our time has been well spent at a meeting, however. Wouldn’t it be fun to ask the participants at the end of each meeting to list what was accomplished? Bonus points for if they think the whole agenda was an accomplishment. If the meeting had a […]
Does your organization have a COVID-19 immunization policy? Perhaps you do not need one. If everyone who works in the organization is willing to get vaccinated then likely there is no issue. Where the issue arises is if you have some employees who do not want to be vaccinated. This will create some tension in […]
The governance framework determines who has the authority to make decisions in your organization. The top of the framework is the Act under which the group was incorporated. No board meeting can change a law. If the Societies Act says that members cannot be paid a dividend, then a dividend cannot be paid. There are […]
How can individual board members stay out of trouble? I usually talk about the entire board, but this tip is about individuals. The best ways for an individual board member to stay out of trouble is to attend the board meetings, pay attention and voice their opinions. If you are at the meeting then you […]