Debunking Corporate Nonsense
Dates: September–November 2025
Format: Live online workshops • Q&A + skill practice • Practical templates & shareables
Pricing: $100 per session • $300 for the full series (includes bonus session)
Group rate: 15% off when 3+ from the same org register
Are your systems helping your mission or holding it back?
By the end of the series, you’ll have:
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Practical, values-aligned tools to run your board and meetings with clarity, inclusion, and purpose.
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Strategies to balance risk with action so your mission moves forward without unnecessary delays.
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People-centered HR approaches that reflect your values, strengthen culture, and support retention.
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Methods to integrate equity, inclusion, and decolonization into everyday governance and operations.
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Shareable resources: articles, infographics, and a presentation recording to align your board and team.
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Confidence that your systems, processes, and policies truly support your mission.
The Workshop Series
Purpose-Driven Governance: Board Practices that Add Value
Date: Sept 25, 2025
Learn how to align governance with your organization’s mission so board members contribute in ways that truly matter.
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What purpose-driven governance means and how it reshapes board roles.
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Ways to translate your mission into everyday governance decisions.
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Steps you can take now to better align purpose and process.
Leave with: An article, infographics, and a session recording.
Robert’s Rules Deconstructed: How to Run Great, Inclusive, Engaging Meetings
Date: Oct 2, 2025
Cut through outdated meeting structures and build gatherings that inspire participation.
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Which parts of Robert’s Rules are worth keeping.
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How to replace rigid systems with consensus, circles, and other inclusive models.
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How to make meetings purposeful, productive, and even enjoyable.
Leave with: An article, infographics, and a session recording.
Values-Based Risk Management: Purpose over Property in Sketchy Times
Date: Oct 16, 2025
See risk management not as red tape, but as a tool for purpose-driven decision-making.
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The parts of risk management that matter most in the real world.
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Balancing caution and service, bureaucracy and action.
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Harnessing the “hand-wringers” without slowing the doers.
Leave with: An article, infographics, and a session recording.
Purpose-Driven HR: Leading as if People Are People, Not Resources
Date: Nov 6, 2025
Reimagine HR in a way that reflects your values and your people’s humanity.
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How to adapt corporate HR concepts to non-profit realities.
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Building people-centred structures and cultures.
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Embracing unionization and engaging HR experts with confidence.
Leave with: An article, infographics, and a session recording.
What I Learned Being Married to a Funder: Insights on Purpose-Driven Revenue Development
Date: Nov 20, 2025 | 1 hour
Candid, practical insights into grant writing and funder relationships from Alison’s unique perspective.
Who Should Attend
- Executive Directors & senior staff.
- Board chairs & board members.
- Program managers and coordinators.
- Anyone in a non-profit leadership role who wants to align operations with purpose.
How the sessions run
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Live presentation, Q&A, and skill-building exercises
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Small reflections and discussions with peers
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Practical tools you can use the same week
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Equity, inclusion, and decolonization principles are integrated throughout
Pricing & registration
- $100 per 3-hour workshop
- $300 for all four (save 25% and get the bonus 1-hour session)
- Group discount: 15% off when 3+ register from the same organization
For group discount email me at alison@alisonbrewin.ca.
Refunds up to 7 days before the event (see registration page for details).
About Alison Brewin
Alison has spent decades working with and for non-profits, guiding leaders through governance, HR, and organizational change. Known for her clear thinking, humour, and ability to translate complex issues into practical steps, she brings real-world insight to help organizations thrive without losing sight of why they exist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will there be a recording?
Yes, participants receive the presentation recording (not the whole discussion) plus materials.
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