How play can improve creativity and trust in the workplace: An interview with Sheena Greer

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I am so pleased...

When passion for work goes too far: How to avoid burnout

Every day we want to do the best we can for the people we serve. We jump in and help our coworkers. We step up and take on responsibilities just because things need to get done. We work long hours...

The most important training to give yourself this year

Want to learn more about how to boost your confidence? We partnered with the author for a free webinar - watch the recording here!  Many of you will have a list of professional development events that you are scheduled to...

How to work most effectively with a recruiter

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. When I became a fundraiser back in 1997 the professional landscape looked quite different. Recruiters worked mainly with...

From one millennial to another: Four tips for millennial leaders

My name is Leanne. I’m a lot of things and apparently, at least according to the media, one thing in particular: I’m a millennial. Depending on the source, a millennial is a person who is born after 1980 and before...

How to avoid working for a bully at your next nonprofit job

There’s definitely something to the saying that people don’t leave bad organizations — they leave bad bosses. Good management is a key factor in both recruitment and retention. Knowing that job seekers always want to work for a great boss,...

When the charitable sector lacks charity: Bullying in the nonprofit workplace

Surely, we tell ourselves, surely everyone who works in the charitable sector must be...charitable. We read frightening statistics about Canadian workplaces: nearly half of Canadians report having experienced one or more acts of workplace harassment at least once a week...

The invisible thing that holds you back at work: An interview with Marc Pitman

Editor's Note: This interview originally appeared on the Wild Woman Fundraising website and is excerpted with permission. You can read the full interview here. Mazarine Treyz: Hey, everybody. Welcome. This is Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising, and today I'm interviewing Marc...

Newly released 2017 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report reveals current compensation trends

Compensation at nonprofits across the country continues to rise slowly for some nonprofit professionals, according to the new 2017 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. To better understand nonprofit compensation, we surveyed more than 1,000 participants who represented more...

No more Freedom 55: Why Millennials are increasingly considering mid-career breaks

In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, a series of Canadian television commercials featured people suddenly transported to an exotic location with their future self who had managed to achieve retirement by the age of 55. The reality over the...
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