Five Good Ideas

Five Good Ideas is a lunch-and-learn program where subject-matter experts discuss powerful and practical ideas about key issues facing non-profit organizations. The sessions are most useful for management staff and board members at small and mid-sized non-profits.

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Featured Five Good Ideas session

Leadership and Vision

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Five Good Ideas for building fearless organizations

February 25, 2026

In the face of changing government policies, deepening inequality, and community crises, charities must act forcefully to respond to their clients’ needs.

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Upcoming Five Good Ideas sessions

Human Resources

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Managing the modern workforce – Five Good Ideas 15 years later

Dave J. G. McKechnie

Date: September 24, 2026

Fifteen years after the first discussion on managing a workforce, Dave McKechnie returns to talk about what has changed with the modern workforce and management strategies.