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Entremission @entremission.com · 28/09/2026

"The 2025 Wellbeing Index found that 70 per cent of non-profit workers feel burned out and exhausted at least occasionally, with nearly 40 per cent of workers reporting that their salaries rarely or never allow them to save money."

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‘Astounding’: New report highlights exponential increase in care community job vacancy rates – Future of Good

Combining more than a dozen datasets is the first step in creating a labour force strategy, says United Way Centraide Canada

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Entremission @entremission.com · 18/09/2026

When you’re truly in the business of social impact, the “impact” part is non-negotiable. If you want your organization to make a positive difference in the world, your impact measurement efforts need to be more than a branding exercise. Look, listen, and learn first. Then tell your story.

When it comes to impact measurement, learn first and then tell your story

Learn first. Then tell your story. | The Organizer #49

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Entremission @entremission.com · 02/09/2026

Passion isn’t a retention strategy. If you want to keep great employees engaged, talk to them. And if you want to manage an organization FULL of great employees, give them ways to shape the future. Let their greatness lead.

To keep great employees, talk to them | The Organizer #47

To keep employees, ask them to help design their future workplace.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 31/08/2026

Spare a thought for the web developers who are having a Monday ...

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Entremission @entremission.com · 21/08/2026

When you are just beginning to fundraise, it’s hard to know where to focus. You know you need money, but it’s not clear how to find it. We wrote this article to help new fundraisers and young nonprofits bring order to chaos and be confident in the face of uncertainty. #nonprofit #fundraising

How to start a fundraising program

Start fundraising by building relationships and keeping track of donors with the Fundraising Cycle tool. | The Organizer #48

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Citizen science may help “bridge a gap between science and both society and #policy.” Vegt et al. find collaboration can reduce psychological distance and produce socially robust knowledge, but trust remains fragile when science fails to produce visible change. doi.org/10.22323/225...

Title and authors name, abstract, and keywords from a paper about citizen science and environmental communication

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Entremission @entremission.com · 12/08/2026

"Impact depends not just on what an NGO aims to do, but on what it’s built to carry." Interesting take on practices that hold NGOs back. Examples focus on international NGOs, but some patterns will be familiar to local groups, like doing impact measurement only for funders.

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The Seven Labors of the Modern NGO (SSIR)

Good missions don’t automatically become good results. Seven self-imposed burdens most often separate the two, and senior leaders can dismantle them.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 10/08/2026

"Before you have a brand, you are an unfamiliar face in a very big crowd. It’s only when people start to recognize the qualities that are unique to you — when that strange face starts to look familiar — that your brand emerges."

The power of a compelling brand | The Organizer #46

Why -- and how -- to build your nonprofit's brand.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 04/08/2026

Climate Goals Are Worth Setting—Even If They’re Aspirational Good news for advocates: “Even seemingly less credible emissions targets elicit significant and comparable supplier responses.” In other words, one company’s dubious public targets inspire others towards actual climate action.

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Climate Goals Are Worth Setting—Even If They’re Aspirational

When corporations publicize their climate aspirations it can have major upstream impacts. Analyzing 5.6 million supply-chain contracts and 8,000 climate announcements from 2006–2023, a new study…

CIRA @cira.ca · 28/07/2026

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New data on Canada’s internet habits just dropped 🇨🇦 Our latest 2026 Canadian Internet Trends Report covers online shopping, digital sovereignty, AI, deepfakes, data breaches and more: www.cira.ca/en/resources/documents/state-of-internet/canadian-internet-trends-2026/

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

While Canada produces world-leading #ocean research, translating this knowledge into benefits for the environment, economy, & communities is challenging. A new @cca-reports.ca report outlines several strategies to improve impact including prioritizing #knowledge #mobilization doi.org/10.60870/0TN...

Image of the cover and a graphic outlining key main findings of a report about mobilizing ocean research

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Entremission @entremission.com · 08/07/2026

Impact is one of the topics people ask us about most — how to create it, how to measure it, how to talk about it honestly. Over the past few years, The Organizer has built up a nice collection of articles. Dig in here: www.entremission.com/category/the-o… #nonprofit #socialimpact

The Organizer covers all aspects of impact, from theories of change to the nitty-gritty of impact measurement. Because impact is the reason we are here.

Impact Archive

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Entremission @entremission.com · 25/06/2026

The Canadian Social Enterprise Sector Survey Report from Buy Social Canada is out! The results show how patient financing and capacity-building supports would help small businesses, the economy, and communities. It's fun to see our data in the mix. socialenterprisesurvey.ca/survey-findi...

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Entremission @entremission.com · 23/06/2026

When it comes to nonprofit leadership, values matter. What you stand for, how you approach the work, what you recognize and reward … those leadership actions all flow from your values. In The Organizer no. 45, we explore the importance of values and share tips on how to name and share yours.

How (and why) to lead with your values

Your values influence every aspect of your work and your organization, so it's a good idea to define them clearly. | The Organizer #45

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Ontario Nonprofit Network @theonn.ca · 18/06/2026

Si vous trouvez ces données utiles, aidez-nous. Elles existent parce que des OSBL ontariens participent au sondage sur l’état du secteur. Année après année. Participez, vous aussi! ca.decipherinc.com/survey/selfs...?

Ontario Nonprofit Network @theonn.ca · 18/06/2026

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If you find data like this valuable, we need your help. These year-over-year insights only exist because nonprofits in Ontario complete our State of the Sector survey. Every year! Add your insights today. ca.decipherinc.com/survey/selfs...?

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Entremission @entremission.com · 16/06/2026

This is a great overview of what forms a nonprofit organization’s Fundraising Stack. PS, your bookkeeper will adore you if your stack plays nice with your bookkeeping software.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 16/06/2026

The ability to learn new tools and behaviours is arguably the most powerful skill you can develop. Being able to change your habits is the skeleton key that unlocks success. When you know how to change, you can leap at opportunities, innovate, and grow.

Changing habits is a skill we all need to practice | The Organizer #44

Attach a new habit to one you already have, if you really want to change.

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 05/06/2026

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🌊 C’est le week-end de la Semaine de l’océan Canada! De Fogo Island à Vancouver, des communautés célèbrent l’océan à travers des randonnées, des festivals, des activités familiales et des occasions d’en apprendre davantage sur l’océan. 📍https://f.mtr.cool/wedsachzet

OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 05/06/2026

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🌊 It’s Ocean Week Canada weekend! From Fogo Island to Vancouver, communities are celebrating the ocean through hikes, festivals, family activities, and ocean learning. 📍Find an event near you: f.mtr.cool/rodbofhbkb -

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Entremission @entremission.com · 04/06/2026

Traditional media relations still matter in nonprofit work. Here’s a great, frank post from Buoy231 about what to do to strengthen relationships with local reporters.

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How Nonprofits Can Build Relationships with Reporters and Get More Media Coverage

You don't need a big Rolodex to get consistent press coverage. You need to be building relationships.

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 27/05/2026

La Semaine de l’océan Canada 2026 rassemblera plus de 300 événements, des hubs régionaux, des artistes, des scientifiques, des éducateur·trice·s et des communautés d’une côte à l’autre pour célébrer l’océan.

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 27/05/2026

Canada’s biggest ocean celebration returns June 1–8. Ocean Week Canada 2026 will bring together 300 events, regional hubs, artists, scientists, educators, and communities from coast to coast to coast in celebration of the ocean. 📍Read more and explore events at f.mtr.cool/vfvexxepgj

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Entremission @entremission.com · 27/05/2026

Attention nonprofit and care workers: This new report from our friends @theonn.ca highlights the need for public policy supports for paid and unpaid care work in Ontario. While working on the website and report design, we had a front row seat to the wisdom that went into the study. Check it out->

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Data Visualization Society @datavizsociety.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

What does it actually mean when a country has 60% access to safe drinking water? For most people, percentages don’t translate into lived reality. This gap between understanding data and feeling its impact led Inumimo Idowu to build “The Empty Glass Project.”

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How a Simple Glass of Water Makes Global Inequality Impossible to Ignore - Nightingale

A minimal, metaphor-driven approach to visualizing global access to safe drinking water — and why simplicity may be the most powerful storytelling tool in data..

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Entremission @entremission.com · 12/05/2026

Impact-oriented organizations should talk about impact with the same fervour businesses track and report profits. Why? Because impact tracking helps you refine your strategy and invest your time and money in actions that make a difference. It makes you better at what you do, which is good.

You need to start measuring your impact | The Organizer #43

Measuring your organization's social impact gives you insights that help you accomplish more with limited time and money.

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Ontario Nonprofit Network @theonn.ca · 04/05/2026

From federal and provincial updates to calls for consultation, ONN’s newsletter keeps you informed and engaged. Subscribe for timely insights, funding opportunities, webinars, events, and resources for nonprofits. theonn.ca/subscribe/

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Subscribe to the Ontario Nonprofit Network newsletter

Ontario Nonprofit Network's bi-monthly newsletter delivers policy, funding, and resource updates to help your nonprofit fulfill its mission.

Imagine Canada @imaginecanada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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Une nouvelle pétition demande au Parlement de reconnaître officiellement le troisième jeudi de février comme Journée canadienne de reconnaissance du secteur à but non lucratif. Signez la pétition avant le 31 juillet 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/oVKgXOc

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Pétition e-7307

Pétition pour reconnaître officiellement le troisième jeudi de février comme la Journée canadienne de reconnaissance du secteur à but non lucratif.

Imagine Canada @imaginecanada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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A new petition asks Parliament to officially recognize the third Thursday of February as the Canada Day of Appreciation for the Nonprofit Sector. Sign the petition before July 31, 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/lniRbVk

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Petition e-7307

Petition to officially recognize the third Thursday of February as the Canada Day of Appreciation for the Nonprofit Sector

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Entremission @entremission.com · 23/04/2026

Across the nonprofit sector, people who work in fundraising experience sexual harassment at a shocking rate. - More than 3 in 4 fundraisers will be harassed by a donor or co-worker. - One-third have experienced it within the last two years. Things won’t get better unless we talk about it.

Sexual harassment in fundraising and what to do about it | The Organizer #42

Nonprofit fundraisers experience harassment far too often. Learn the signs, discuss it openly, and help change things.

DataStream @datastream.org · 22/04/2026

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DataStream’s Meghan McLeod is talking all things open data and water quality at the next @watersheds.ca Freshwater Stewardship Community webinar! On April 30th at 1pm EST, listen to “Shared Waters, Shared Responsibility: Bringing Great Lakes freshwater data together” watersheds.ca/freshwater-s...

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Entremission @entremission.com · 08/04/2026

HR is a challenge. You didn’t come to social impact work to do HR. HR is hard to fund. Oh, and you’re supposed to just "be glad you get to do work you like" HR is also an opportunity to bring your mission to life. You can be the giant upon whose shoulders others stand.

Human resources management in social impact work

Good human resources management means keeping your mission and values in mind. Because how we do our work matters. | The Organizer #41

Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration @centreforoceanliteracy.ca · 06/04/2026

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This June, something big is building from coast to coast to coast. Communities are gathering. Stories are surfacing. And the wave is just getting started. Stay tuned... you won't want to miss this. June 1-8 🌊 #OceanWeekCanada #COLC #HealthyOceanHealthyPeople

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OWC Ocean Week Canada | Semaine de l'océan @oceanweek.ca · 06/04/2026

Ce juin, quelque chose de grand se prépare d'un océan à l'autre. Les communautés se mobilisent. Les histoires remontent à la surface. Et la vague ne fait que commencer. Restez à l'affût... vous ne voudrez pas manquer ça. 1-8 juin 🌊 #SemaineDeLOcéanCanada #CCCO #ActionClimatiqueOcéanique

Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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🚨We've extended the deadline to April 8🚨 Apply today, and please share this posting! #Climate #Ottawa #ClimateAction #OttCity #Environment

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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🚨Nous avons repoussé la date limite au 8 avril 🚨 Postulez dès aujourd'hui et SVP partager cette annonce ! #Climat #Ottawa #ActionClimatique #OttCity #Environnement

Entremission @entremission.com · 31/03/2026

When it comes to managing a communications campaign, we love the leaky bucket analogy. Look for leaks in reach, attraction, action, and loyalty and improve your communications each step of the way.

Digital communications for nonprofits: two twists on traditional engagement | The Organizer #40

The best part about digital engagement is experimentation. Post, analyze data, and make adjustments to get results.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 24/03/2026

We did a quick scan and found webinars from/ featuring most of the Canadian nonprofit partners we know. If you’ve shared webinar links thinking only your attendees would see, you might be surprised to discover your meeting is public.

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Entremission @entremission.com · 17/03/2026

The transition to manager is one of the biggest shifts in your professional life. You go from being someone who does things to someone who enables other people to do things. From grief to lack of confidence to a loss of control, the change can be dizzying. Here's how (and why) to stick with it.

New managers face challenges that no one talks about | The Organizer #39

The transition to management isn't easy, but it is possible to enjoy your new role as a leader and the impact you create.