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  1. Catalogues

    We publish two Canadian frontlist catalogues per year - Spring and Fall. Click the links below to view them in your browser. You can also save a copy to your desktop by clicking the the DOWNLOAD button (top right) in your PDF viewer.

    Spring 2022 Canadian Frontlist Catalogue (PDF)

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  2. Keeping It Together

     

    by Deborah Griffiths — author of The Grant Writing and Funding Coach

    A Happy New Year to you. January 1, was the first splash into 2018 waters. Now, marking the new lunar year with Chinese New Year festivities will follow. One more revolution around the sun. Most, during this journey, have contingency plans for keeping it together on a personal or business level.

    If you’re in nonprofit business, you may even be working on grant schedules covering the next 12 months or more. One...

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  3. Why Crowdfunding Is a Double Win for Nonprofits

     

    by Deborah Griffiths — author of The Grant Writing and Funding Coach

    Do you work with a nonprofit organization? Have you thought about crowdfunding for special projects? Does the time you would put into learning about it or building the board’s confidence in it seem too time-consuming?

    From a distance, crowdfunding looks as though it could solve numerous challenges for nonprofits. But looking at it more closely, would the time and effort spent in learning and managing this sys...

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  4. Book signing: Lee Cardwell in Canmore, AB

    Lee Cardwell Book Signing Cafe Books Canmore AB

    On July the 29th, 2017 (Saturday) at 12 – 3 pm Lee Cardwell will visit Cafe Books on Main Street in Canmore, AB, to sign her new book, Dementia in the Family. Bring your copy of the book — you can buy it at Cafe Books — and Lee will sign it for you! She will also answer any questions you may have about dementia and caregiving...

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  5. The Seven-Step Action Plan for Caregivers

    If you are entering into a caregiver role, or simply want to start preparing for the possibility, the following seven-step action plan will help you get started, clarify the steps you need to take, and outline key points you need to explore. Many of these steps are outlined in more detail throughout this book, with additional tools to help you through this process.

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  6. Siblings as a Psychological Resource

    The death of our last parent heightens our awareness of mortality. Our sense of aloneness in the universe becomes more acute, and our own death seems more imminent. An ongoing connection with brothers and sisters helps keep this feeling at bay or alleviate its intensity. The need to be known by someone consistently over all the years of life — through different moves and major changes — can best be met by siblings....

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  7. Why Shop Locally for Pet Products?

    The “farm to fork” food movement has hit the pet world, and the environment is better for it. By choosing to buy pet food and other products locally instead of ones imported from another country, you are reducing environmental harm while also stimulating the local economy and helping the people in it.

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  8. Organizing Your Aging Parent’s Documents

    Taking control of your parent’s personal matters has to be one of the most challenging areas for a family caregiver. It is crucial that you keep his or her important documents safe and organized. It is also important for you to understand what these documents mean. Rick Lauber, the author of The Successful Caregiver's Guide and Caregiver's Guide for Canadians, offers his tips on how to organize an aging parent's documents.

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  9. Eco-Friendly Furniture for Your Office

    Furniture options are about as diverse as it comes, but there is an evident spectrum of green to not-so-green types of furniture available. To make environmentally friendly choices, you will need to understand how different products are made and what components have a high environmental impact.

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  10. Who’s Who in the Court Process

    If you decide to represent yourself in court, you’ll need to know who the people involved in the U.S. court process are.

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