If you’d like to sharpen your ability to manage finances in tough times…

Thanks to the MetLife Foundation, The League of American Orchestras has announced a new partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund, a US-based organization with significant expertise in the area of non-profi finance. Webinars and print materials are already available via the League’s website here – and more are due in months to come, on such evergreen topics as Basic Financial Literacy, Cash Flow Management, Managing Credit, and Practical Recession Planning. You can find materials and more information here.

If you’re a not-for-profit organization in Ontario…

You might be interested in learning more about Bill 65, the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010. Wayne D. Gray and Lydia Wakulowsky of McMillan provide a short summary of the legislation here.

If you’d like to learn more about human resources management…

The HR Council for the Voluntary Sector has just published a free, downloadable workbook outlining basic HR management standards for the nonprofit sector, intended to assist non-profit organizations in developing effective HR management policies and practices. It’s a quick read, and it’s available in both English and French! You can find it here.