Compensation in the nonprofit sector: Highlights from the 2026 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report

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...

CFRE Ambassadors in Canada share 5 reasons to pursue CFRE Certification

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 we learn to lead

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.  ...

CharityVillage Connects: Responsible AI Adoption for Nonprofits

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...

How to have impact in the nonprofit sector without burning out

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...

Leading from urgency: How crisis culture pulls women nonprofit leaders away from their strategic power

In the nonprofit sector, urgency often feels unavoidable.  When funding is uncertain, community needs are growing, and the stakes are human lives, it can feel irresponsible not to operate in crisis mode. Many women leaders I work with say the same thing: “If I don’t...

What happens when you stop trying to have all the answers?

As leaders, we often believe our job is to have all the answers. To know everything. To never look uncertain. But here’s what that belief actually costs us. It keeps us stuck, it keeps our teams stuck, and it quietly drives us toward burnout. ...

Working in your zone of genius: A path to sustainable leadership

Most people join the nonprofit sector because they care. They care about their communities, their clients, and their missions. And when you care deeply, it’s easy to slip into “doing whatever needs to be done,” even when it’s outside your...

Managing conflict as a leadership responsibility

Conflict is an inevitable part of working in any organization. Tension will arise whenever people work together under conditions of shared goals, limited resources, varying priorities, and differing communication styles in nonprofit and mission-driven environments, where stakes often feel high,...

The leadership ceiling we’re not talking about: Invisible confidence gaps among women in nonprofits

In the nonprofit sector, confidence is often measured indirectly.  We talk about capacity, resilience, competence, and commitment. We assess leadership through outputs delivered, crises managed, funding secured, and communities served. And yet, many women leaders I work with — accomplished,...
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