According to some observers, the vast majority of internships at nonprofits and elsewhere may well be illegal. "There is widespread mischaracterization of interns as persons receiving training," says Andrew Langille, a lawyer and blogger in Toronto who specializes in employment,...
Can my nonprofit make me serve another without my consent? I'm the human resources officer of a charity with 44 staff. My boss doesn't think that should be full time, and plans to contract with another charity, with 13 staff,...
Editor's Note: Looking for current information on compensation in the Canadian nonprofit sector? Check out the 2013 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Study. When nonprofits and charities consider employee remuneration, limited revenues and smaller operating budgets often hamstring them....
Editor's Note: Looking for current information on compensation in the Canadian nonprofit sector? Check out the 2017 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Study. "I'm a marketer. And a fundraiser. And a volunteer coordinator. And a case manager. And..." Margot...
If you’re working at a Canadian nonprofit, chances are your compensation is modest compared to others working at for-profit companies. But how does your remuneration stack up against others in similar positions within the sector? Were you aware that new...
The question: I am the ED for a large nonprofit organization and have been with the organization a few years now. It has always been on our schedule to conduct performance reviews, however, I have yet to get to it. For...
We all know that Canada's population is becoming more diverse — and a large number of institutions and firms are leading the way in promoting cultural awareness and accommodation. Beyond the legal requirements under the Ontario Human Rights Code, it's...
It's hard to know what a job is really like until you actually do it. And with an increasing number of job titles and roles emerging in the sector, it's sometimes unclear what people do each day in their particular...
In the 100th episode of NBC's 30 Rock, the mentor-mentee relationship between Jack Donoghy and Liz Lemon is at a cataclysmic crossroad. Jack, played by Alec Baldwin, is re-evaluating his decision to take Tina Fey's Liz Lemon under his wing....
Recent national media reports of executive-level salaries in the charitable sector have painted an incomplete picture of managerial compensation. They would have Canadians believe that those who work in the nonprofit sector are prone to receiving disproportionately large salaries, largely...
