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Five Good Ideas podcast — season 19

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  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 22
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 21
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 20
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 19
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 18
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 17
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 16
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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.

The podcast is hosted by Maytree president Elizabeth McIsaac.  

Visit the Five Good Ideas main page for the full archive.

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Listen below or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Session 8 – Five Good ideas on creating a psychologically healthy and safe workplace

In this session, originally recorded on June 1, 2022, we asked Katherine Coons, National Senior Manager, Workplace Mental Health at Canadian Mental Health Association, to share her five good ideas on how create a psychologically healthy and safe workplace.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 7 – Five Good Ideas for building thriving partnerships within the charitable and non-profit sector

In this session, originally recorded on April 26, 2022, we asked Teresa Marques, president and CEO of the Rideau Hall Foundation, to share her five good ideas on how to navigate effective development within the non-profit and charitable sector.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 6 – Five Good Ideas about using human-centred design for social change

In this session, originally recorded on March 29, 2022, we asked Nandita Bijur and Galen MacLusky to share the mindsets and principles that have helped their organization, Prosper Canada, introduce and integrate human-centred design into their projects.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 5 – Five Good Ideas to get your communications fundamentals in order

In this Five Good Ideas session, originally recorded on February 24, 2022, Marlene Oliveira, a communications advisor and copywriter, considers the importance of specific frameworks, tools and tactics, including your non-profit’s strategic plan, brand, website and storytelling.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 4 – Five Good Ideas to influence public policy

What are the best ways to influence governments and change public policy? In this Five Good Ideas session, originally recorded on January 26, 2022, Matthew Mendelsohn, a public policy entrepreneur, researcher, strategic advisor and public sector executive, provides an overview of lessons he has learned during his time in government, advocacy, consulting and policy think tanks on the best ways to influence the decisions governments make.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 3 – Five Good Ideas for building community-labour relations

In this session, originally recorded on November 25, 2021, Rosemarie Powell, Executive Director of the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN), shared the lessons she has learned as the leader of a community-labour coalition charged with implementing community benefits agreements.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 2 – Five Good Ideas for greater governance – making bad boards better

In this session, originally recorded on October 25, 2021, we asked Owen Charters, CEO of BGC Canada (formerly Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada), to share five good ideas about making your board better.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

Session 1 – Five Good Ideas about creating a successful hybrid workplace

In this session, originally recorded on September 28, 2021, we asked P.A. Neena Gupta, partner at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, to share five good ideas about creating a successful hybrid workplace.

For the five good ideas, resources, and full transcript, visit the session page.

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  • OverviewMain page
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 22
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 21
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 20
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 19
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 18
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 17
  • Five Good Ideas podcast — season 16
  • OverviewMain page

Location

Total welfare incomes by location

Previous editions

Welfare in Canada editions

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