Past Webinars

Non-profit organizations are constantly balancing mission-driven goals with financial constraints, making it essential to allocate resources wisely and plan for the future. Asset management is a powerful tool that helps organizations make informed, evidence-based decisions about their facilities, equipment, and other critical resources to ensure long-term sustainability.
This interactive workshop is designed for small non-profit organizations seeking practical strategies to maximize their impact while maintaining financial and operational resilience. Through real-world examples and engaging discussions, participants will explore how asset management can support strategic planning, budget allocation, and service delivery.

Christina Benty, MA is a recovering politician who still loves policy and governance. As a national speaker, facilitator, published author and a performance coach for governing bodies and senior management teams, she uses her experience and educational background to deliver intellectual content with energy and enthusiasm.

Many non-profits don’t have a board succession plan. Yet, creating a strong and sustainable board of directors is essential for effective governance. Succession planning enables boards to maintain the leadership needed to meet the various needs of their organizations.

Margaret Sutherland has worked with non-profit organizations for the past 25 years- as an employee and board member. She retired as executive director from Decoda Literacy Solutions, B.C.’s provincial literacy organization, in 2022. She is currently the board chair of the Selkirk College Board of Governors.

What are the roles and responsibilities of both the Board and ED? What are the fiduciary responsibilities of the Board? How do the Board and ED work together as a high functioning team? These questions help the Board deal with the work at hand in providing the services they do. This session will provide insights to help your board excel in guiding and supporting your organizations mission.

Frank has over 25 years of HR experience, mostly in Health Care, both in the public and private sectors. Frank offers practical knowledge in all aspects of Human Resources and Administration. His style is to collaborate with a focus on strategic and operational priorities. Growing and investing in team capacity is one of Frank’s priorities. He most enjoys mentoring managers to become better leaders. In recent years Frank has provided HR Consulting services to small and medium sized organizations, from Strategic Planning, Board Development, and Conflict Resolution.

Navigating conflict and hard conversations is at the core of the human experience, and these are actually opportunities to learn how to meaningfully engage and transform our relationships with the people, world and workplace we care about. In this webinar, equip yourself and your team with a greater understanding of how polarizations shows up, how to de-escalate conflict with compassionate communication, and how calling in rather than calling out can bridge divides and strengthen teams.

Natasha Edmunds (she/her) is a conflict resolution consultant, coach, mediator, and facilitator. Natasha helps businesses, organizations and individuals transform conflict into solutions, strengthen relationships, build cohesive teams, communicate effectively, and find common ground to overcome polarization.

This workshop will bring to life five different strategic planning processes plus offer tips on hosting an engaging process that fits your needs. This webinar will be rewarding for both large and small organizations.

Mike Stolte is an economist and strategic consultant who specializes in supporting small, rural initiatives. Well-known for his seminars on strategic planning, he is excited to be delivering this 90-minute webinar.