We may think we’ve put the overhead myth to bed once and for all, but there’s at least one place where we may still indulge in it: professional development. Liz Rejman, associate director, fundraising operations, Pathways to Education, says, “Usually...
When managers are not comfortable or capable of having career conversations: Seven pitfalls to avoid
This article is an excerpt from Retain and Gain: Career Management for Non-Profits and Charities, a free publication from CERIC. Click here to download your copy. Sixty-three percent of Executive Directors and managers told us that they believe managers find...
Compare CharityVillage’s job postings with those of ten or fifteen years ago and you’ll notice an increasing demand for qualifications. There are more and more Canadian programs offering certification in diverse aspects of the work of the nonprofit sector, as...
The Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell have created the Employee Recommended Workplace Award to honour companies that put the health and well-being of their employees first. Read about the 2018 winners of the award. Registration is now open for...
Scientists have observed that geese flying in a V formation don’t have established roles but actually change places hundreds of times, sharing the workload by taking on different jobs. This practice allows geese to conserve energy and increases the chance...
It’s a classic saying - “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. Change is such a constant in the nonprofit world, it’s…well…constant. And yet, at the same time, it’s also true that beyond all imposed...
At the corner of Yonge and St. Clair in midtown Toronto sits a storefront that has set the area abuzz since it set up shop a few months ago. The CNIB Community Hub is the first of its kind in...
Interested in learning more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Watch the recording here. What led you to a career in the nonprofit sector? Was it a desire to help people, a dream of...
Want to learn more on this subject? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When asked if she could take on just this one extra load of work, Jo wanted to say no...
Want to learn more on this topic? We partnered with the author for a free webinar. Click here to watch the recording. When we think about self care, we focus far too often on things like having massages, going to yoga,...
