If you ever worked in private practice or consulting, you know the joys of tracking time. Even if you never had such employment, knowing where the minutes went can help you better plan and may help non-profits.
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The VMS Landscape
A NAIT Student Team spent a few months researching and compiling a list of volunteer management software. This post provides interactive access to this research.
Continue readingVMS, CPAs, and Volunteers – May 28, 2024
Notes from the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Volunteer Management Systems.
Continue readingWho Volunteers to Go to a VMS Webinar?
Information about those who registered for the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Vendor Management Systems.
Continue readingSystematically Herding Cats and Volunteers on May 28, 2024
When does a volunteer management system make sense to a non-profit organization? This lunch-time Webinar will provide a survey of VMS systems and features.
Continue readingA Field Guide to Volunteer Lifecycles
Volunteers and Non-Profit organization members are a rare commodity. They are hard to find, difficult to screen, expensive to replace/retain and then vanish without warning. A lifecycle model may help a small non-profit better manage its volunteer cadre.
Continue readingFactoid Bingo
Factoid Bingo helps a large(ish) group of people introduce themselves to each other. Best played in person, the game shares an interesting fact about a person via a randomized list of Factoids. In the game, each player tries fill the card by finding the owner of the respective facts. Prizes are given for blackouts, lines and to the introverts in the group.
Continue readingCPA Achievement Award – 2022
For the fourth year, I have been a member of Alberta Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) achievement awards review committee.

Four Assets for Families
Families find themselves in a Financial Literacy program to deal with a money emergency or (preferably) to prevent such an emergency. Ideally, the family learns about better money management – but do they learn what role money should play in their lives?

Volunteers in LAST-VEGA
Volunteers and Non-Profit organization members are a rare commodity. They are hard to find, difficult to screen, expensive to replace/retain and then vanish without warning.
