No hierarchy of human rights: Are religious accommodation requests really given a “free hand”?

NOTE: This article is written with an Ontario perspective and is reprinted with permission. View the original post on the Turner Consulting Group website. An alarming idea has recently been circulating in the Canadian human resources circles and beyond: when...

Strategic onboarding delivers engagement, retention, results

All we need to do is to find the right candidate. This is a common refrain we hear from nonprofit leaders seeking candidates for their management and advancement roles. However, they're only partly correct. Yes, finding the right person for...

Internships done right: A winning approach for both nonprofits and students

While internships have had a lot of bad press in recent years (with even the nonprofit sector being accused of exploitative labour practices), internships done right can actually provide a win-win solution for both the intern and their nonprofit employer....

Finding the silver lining: How to keep moving forward after the loss of a charismatic leader

When I say "dynamic nonprofit leader", I bet your mind instantly goes to someone in particular. Someone who has a certain charisma, who gets the job done, is a force to be reckoned with and usually is an inspiration to...

Bias-Free Hiring: Interview questions not to ask

The purpose of an interview is to assess the candidate's skills and abilities to successfully enter into a new job and perform the essential duties of that job. Bias-free hiring removes any interviewer biases that may interfere with this assessment,...

Addressing bias in nonprofit organizations and charities

Tim Wise, an anti-racism educator from the United States, gave the keynote address for day one of the Workplace Inclusion Conference held in Toronto March 27 and 28, 2014. In his keynote address, Wise noted that organizations need to strive...

I am a mid-level manager who has been working in the nonprofit sector for 15 years. Although I am not officially trained in human resource management, I have had a fairly positive experience managing the people in my teams over...

Diversity 2020: 12 upcoming equity, diversity and inclusion trends and issues (Part 2)

Part 1 of this series identified six equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) trends and issues that will create challenges that workplaces across Canada will be forced to meet head-on as we approach the year 2020. The trends and issues identified...

Diversity 2020: 12 upcoming equity, diversity and inclusion trends and issues (Part 1)

Issues of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) continue to challenge leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors. As we approach the half-way mark of this decade, these issues are expected to grow in intensity and challenge organizations to develop a...

Succession Planning: How a little planning can give your nonprofit a better chance to survive and thrive

Chances are, if you’ve been working or volunteering in the Canadian nonprofit sector over the past ten years, you’ve heard this before. As you got your mid-morning coffee, you may have heard a coworker say something like “I keep hearing...
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