Monthly Archives: April 2014

by Jini Stolk The results of Bringing the City Alive, a recent Leger survey done on behalf of the Toronto Arts Foundation, weren’t surprising – but they definitely boosted my spirits. The good news included the information that three-quarters of GTA residents agree that the arts provide important benefits to the city such as attracting […]

by Jini Stolk Whatever happened to the age-old tradition of training your own staff? According to a quick search on Google, the various manpower agencies hiring and placing temporary foreign workers in Canada are responding to a need by employers for a reliable workforce, with workers who are loyal and committed, and even exceed the […]

by Jini Stolk Which is more surprising? That someone wrote a poem about good governance or that it’s so delightful? The someone is George Elliott Clarke, Toronto’s Poet Laureate (a good to have), and the poem is Principles of Good Governance, which I’ve been rereading and thinking about since it appeared in the Toronto Star […]

by Jini Stolk A lot of readers commented on “If working in a nonprofit means you’ll never earn a living…” indicating, I believe, that I touched on the elephant in the room of arts employment. I was reminded that the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres instituted a shared contribution pension plan for theatre professionals many years […]

by Jini Stolk There are a number of important jobs waiting to be filled in our community, so I thought I would provide some new perspectives on the crucial task of making the right hire. Richard Branson, founder of all things Virgin and a guy who’s done his fair share of hiring, says that when […]