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Topics of interest beyond the issues addressed in our weekly Speak Out! questions.

How important is professional accreditation to you in your work (e.g. CFRE, CAE, ABC)?

Is an increase in the number of nonprofit organizations good for the sector?

Who should pay for professional development?

Working for 'the boss from hell'

Staff or board members who are also clients of the organization they serve

Being asked an illegal or inappropriate question during a job interview

Returning a gift if the donor commits a crime

Federal government passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Mentoring young nonprofit professionals

Charging the public for social services

The value of volunteer time

A Human Resources Council for the nonprofit sector

Accepting pro bono services

Effect of tsunami giving on other fundraising initiatives

Corporate responsibility to help solve social problems

Government response to tsunami disaster

Using e-mail to solicit for funds

Frequency of workplace meetings

The concept of work in the voluntary sector

Unionization in the nonprofit sector

Government and nonprofit funding for athletes

Performing duties outside your job description

Evolution of United Way-Centraide in Canada

Alleviating poverty through community economic development

Greatest need in the voluntary sector

Service club membership

Rising insurance premiums for nonprofits

Donations of time vs. donations of money

Celebrating International Volunteer Day

Federal sponsorship of cultural and sporting events

Participation in fundraising walks

The Future of Online Fundraising

Market basket poverty measures

Fundraising in Canada vs. the United States

Professional fundraising in public schools

The guidelines for charities and related businesses

The Canadian Federation of Voluntary Sector Networks

Advocacy spending limits

Engaging youth in philanthropy

Revising advocacy rules for charities

The national drop in volunteering rates

Direct mail premium effectiveness

Decisions around starting to take online donations

Revising income estimates during an economic downturn

Federal election issues of importance to the sector

The impact of minimum wage increases on charities

The gender gap in Canadian fundraising salaries

Do "click-to-give" sites make it too easy to donate?

The impact of gas prices of volunteers

The NHL hockey bailout

Recruiting busy volunteers

Using charity meters to raise money and discourage panhandling

The implications of venture philanthropy

Are Canadian charities and nonprofits becoming too dependent on revenues from charitable gaming and gaming grants from provincial foundations and agencies?

What impact will the Supreme Court decision on vicarious liability have on the activities of charitable organizations?

Shoul d the Low Income Cutoffs (LICO) be replaced with a Market-Basket Measure to define who's poor in Canada?

Nonpr ofits and for-profits competing for social service contracts

Where should charities draw the line for accepting or rejecting gifts?

Sheldon Kennedy accepting payment for his charity skate

Forgiving third world debt in a jubilee at the turn of the millennium

Our immunity to the atrocities we see in the media

Gender imbalance in staff and volunteer positions with charities and nonprofits

The Y2K problem (Millennium Bug)

Whether compassion has become a kind of performance art

Whether we're likely to see a wave of dissolutions and mergers in the charitable sector due to the funding squeeze

Whether seats on the boards of nonprofit organizations should be "sold", given the potential for conflicts of interest and unhealthy influence over policy

Whether provincial governments should override expressed local preferences, setting up charity casinos, etc. in communities where the voters and/or their elected representatives have said they are unwelcome?

Whether tying corporate philanthropy to corporate strategy means that corporations are setting the social agenda with our tax dollars, through the charitable tax deduction

Whether Internet access for employees is, on balance, a time-saver or a time waster

Whether more disclosure and accountability are needed from charities, and who should handle the release of such information

Whether communities that reject VLTs or other forms of gaming should enjoy programs supported by gaming revenue.

Walter Stewart's comments about the inefficiency of charities, in his book The Charity Game .

Quest ions you should ask before joining a nonprofit board

Public apathy about the Paralympics

Video Lottery Terminals

Using charities as part of the delivery system for Workfare

Paying percentage commissions to fundraisers

Nonprofit organizations operating commercial business ventures

Public sector salaries of $100,000 and over

Compensation of telemarketing firms for fundraising work

The likelihood that increased corporate and individual philanthropy will offset government support of charities

Offering to pay volunteers

Deficit-cutting by federal and provincial governments

Baby boomers' inclination to support charitable causes