This article is an excerpt from the CharityVillage Essential Leadership Skills Guide: An Introduction to People Management. Determining your leadership philosophy There is no one-size-fits-all approach to being a leader. Your leadership style will likely differ from those around you,...
If you've noticed fewer job postings, longer hiring timelines, and radio silence after interviews, you're not imagining it. The summer months often bring a noticeable slowdown in recruitment. Hiring managers take vacations, interview schedules become harder to coordinate, budgets are reviewed before the fall...
If you work in the nonprofit sector, advocacy is likely already part of your everyday work. You show up for your community, champion your organization’s mission, and help tell stories that inspire action. But as career development practitioner Wanda Kusumajuda Pichette asked...
Grant writing can feel like a marathon, one that never ends. With the constant juggling of deadlines and proposals for different funders, it’s easy for even the most dedicated nonprofit teams to hit a wall. While grants are an essential...
This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. “Just one more minute.” “Just one more tweak.” Sound familiar? These thoughts surface at the finish line – the final email, the report, the outline. That is the undercurrent of...
Original Broadcast Date: June 4, 2026 Summary: Learn all about Canadian nonprofit and charitable sector compensation at this free webinar, which will explore the 2026 edition of CharityVillage’s popular Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. The most comprehensive report...
The nonprofit sector is continually changing, presenting new challenges such as evolving donor behaviours, technological advancements, and regulatory shifts. Professional education empowers you, as a fundraiser, to adapt and innovate, ensuring your strategies remain pertinent and effective. Certification, such as...
How did you learn to lead? Was it a bad boss? A graduate program? Trial and error? I love asking this question in workshops and coaching conversations. People often pause, realizing that being a leader has become so intrinsic to who they are that they’ve forgotten how they got there. ...
In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we explore what responsible AI adoption looks like for nonprofits. AI is reshaping nonprofit work, from fundraising to communications and everything in between. This shift raises urgent questions surrounding privacy, trust, equity, wellbeing, accountability, and mission alignment. Join us...
Like many professionals, I came into the nonprofit sector because I wanted my work to matter and genuinely wished to contribute to something beyond myself. That sense of purpose is powerful because it has helped me to stay committed through...
