Using spheres of influence to avoid burnout and create change

In nonprofit work, it’s easy to feel pulled in every direction by funders, community needs, policy shifts, and team dynamics. When your to-do list outpaces your capacity, and you're navigating systems far more complex than any one person or team,...

CharityVillage Connects: Food Insecurity and Burnout: The State of Nonprofit Workers

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we take a hard look at the well-being of Canada’s nonprofit workforce, with a spotlight on the frontline staff who form the backbone of essential community services. We uncover troubling data from recent research...

Using a coach approach for performance development

This article is part of a series by PeerSpectives Consulting. Check out Part 1: People don’t want a boss. People want a coach, and Part 3: Are you getting opportunities to grow? When you think back to a time when you...

How to align your job with your strengths

How to align your job with your strengths Do you feel stuck in a job that doesn’t fit? You are not alone! What if you could transform your job to align more closely with your strengths and interests? What if...

Start-stop-continue for leaders and teams

You’ve just come back from vacation, where, for once, you actually rested. You remember what it’s like to have slow mornings, long walks, and time to think. Then Monday hits. Your calendar is packed, your inbox is overflowing. People are...

CharityVillage Connects: The 2025 Giving Report: Disruption and the Digital Shift of Canadian Donors

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we take a close look at the insights revealed in the 2025 CanadaHelps Giving Report about the landscape of charitable giving in Canada, and what these insights mean for your nonprofit or charity. Joined...

Celebrating 30 years of impact: How CharityVillage has grown alongside Canada’s nonprofit sector

In 1995, the internet was a fledgling experiment, and most nonprofit organizations relied on printed newsletters and in-person events to connect with supporters and clients. That same year, CharityVillage.com launched as Canada’s first online job board dedicated to supporting the...

2025 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report Infographic

Stay competitive and give your recruitment strategy an advantage with help from CharityVillage’s Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary and Benefits Report, which is the only one of its kind in Canada, offering a complete and exhaustive survey of the Canadian nonprofit...

Fun is better than perfect – in your career and in life

‘Fun is better than perfect’ is a maxim for all of us prone to endlessly waiting for the perfect circumstances to arrive to begin doing what we really want. We end up regretting the things we didn’t do, rather than...

When boundaries are ignored at work

So, you’ve done the work to identify your boundaries and taken a brave step to establish them at work. You’ve communicated them clearly. But what happens when someone simply doesn’t listen? This is where it gets challenging. It would be...
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