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Strategy Refresh – Our Strategy is still good – do we need to start from scratch?

Throughout the early days of the pandemic many agencies elected to put off strategic planning while dealing with the more pressing issues of how to offer...

Strategic Planning

Scenario Planning – How can I do a 3-5 year Strategic Plan when I don’t know what will happen next month?

This year strategic planning is different. Many MAS clients have quickly realized that it doesn’t make sense to plan for 3 years out...

Governance, Planning, Strategic Planning

Why Evaluate your Programs?

Many public funders and private donors are now requiring non-profit organizations to provide evidence that the programs they offer are benefitting their clients...

Finance and Accounting

Financial Literacy for Boards

What’s worse than sitting in a meeting and not understanding the presenter? When it’s numbers, that’s when! Board members come from...

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governance

Pros & Cons of Charitable Status

June 17, 2020

How well is your board performing?

March 28, 2018

facilitation

The Boringly Concise Guide To Making A Motion

September 29, 2016

Overcoming Team Tension – Part 2

September 27, 2016

Overcoming Team Tension – Part 1

September 23, 2016

planning

Pros & Cons of Charitable Status

June 17, 2020

Start your own nonprofit (Part 2)

March 2, 2017

finance

Coaching – What it is and isn’t

December 14, 2017

marketing

Launching an Estate Giving Program

April 22, 2016

How do I prepare my charity for an Estate Giving Program?

April 15, 2016

First steps preparing for an Estate Giving Program

March 30, 2016

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Pros & Cons of Charitable Status

“To be a charity or not?” is a dilemma that many organisations face. Unfortunately, they often do not...

Fundraising

What is the difference between sales and fundraising?

Answer: they are similar; but fundraising is harder. Why is this topic important for EDs? If you want...

Facilitation

Using a Parking Lot Effectively During a Meeting

A parking lot is a list of issues that have been “parked” (set aside for later discussion) during a meeting,...

Planning

Lesson Learned

This post looks at five key lessons learned from working on strategic planning with many small to medium...

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Thank you for the amazing support that you provided us during the past year for our Strategic Planning and Performance Management System.

Kristin Griffith
Executive Director, Harmony Hall

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The ArtHeart Board has approved the strategic plan and is in the process of setting up committees and actually doing the items within the plan — so it's underway. You were absolutely amazing in guiding us through the process.

Seanna Connell
Co-Chair, ArtHeart Community Art Centre

Fantastic Job

MAS has done a fantastic job of facilitating working sessions that have resulted in real agreement and results. I would highly recommend MAS to any agency seeking support for this type of work.

Anne Babcock
COO at WoodGreen

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