Invitation to participate: focus group for small to medium-sized non-profits

Your perspective is requested! If your organization has annual revenues
less than $500,000 and/or staff of 0-5, we need your input.
Altruvest Charitable Services has undertaken a project for the Ministry of
Citizenship and Immigration’s Strategic Partnership Initiatives. We are conducting
research on the governance capacity and training needs of Ontario-based smallto
medium sized boards of charities that satisfy the criteria described above.

WHO: Executive Directors or CEOs with Board Chairs or a designated
representative from the board
WHAT: Focus group or on-line survey
WHERE: Barrie, Cornwall, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London and
region, Niagara and region, Ottawa, Peterborough and region, Sarnia, Sault
Ste. Marie, St. Catharines, Sudbury and North Bay, Thunder Bay, Toronto and
GTA, Windsor
WHEN: May & June
RSVP: If you are interested in participating in this important research, please
contact Seanna Clipperton at [email protected] by May 16th, 2008

Those attending focus group sessions will receive a
“Fundraising Readiness” inventory by Cynthia Armour,
CFRE and board expert, Mel Gill’s “Board Effectiveness
Quick Check”. Also, you’ll have an option to get Mel’s
Governing for Results: A Director’s Guide to Good
Governance for $20.00 (a 47% discount) and an online
full board “Quick Check” including electronic summary
report for $199.00 (a 73% discount)