We were absolutely delighted to interview Armine Yalnizyan recently for our podcast episode, The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future? In fact, we so enjoyed her interview that we're going to present the bulk of it to our readers in...
This 6-part series of articles, from the team at Charity Insights Canada Project (CICP), examines the data and research about the highly skilled people who work for the 85,000 charities in Canada. In 2025, Imagine Canada published the People First report that details the size and demographics of 2.5 million people working for both charities and...
We were absolutely delighted to interview Armine Yalnizyan recently for our podcast episode, The Spring Economic Update: Where Does the Nonprofit Sector Fit in Canada’s Future? In fact, we so enjoyed her interview that we're going to present the bulk of it to our readers in...
On November 5, join us for a free webinar to learn how to prepare your nonprofit's finances for 2027. Canadian nonprofits are heading into 2027 facing a funding environment that continues to shift, government priorities are evolving, donor behaviour remains...
At a moment of immense pressure on communities and the organizations that serve them, recognition in the federal government's Spring Economic Update is an opening, not an outcome. What the sector does next matters. Two paragraphs should not feel momentous....
On December 3, join us for a free webinar to learn how to transform leadership through modern financial operations. It is 4:17 p.m. on a Monday. A nonprofit leader has just learned that a funding decision may be delayed. Payroll...
This article is an excerpt from the CharityVillage Essential Leadership Skills Guide: An Introduction to People Management. Determining your leadership philosophy There is no one-size-fits-all approach to being a leader. Your leadership style will likely differ from those around you,...
In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we examine what Canada’s 2026 Spring Economic Update means for the nonprofit and charitable sector. Where do the federal government’s priorities lie? Where does the care economy fit within its vision for Canada’s future? Sector experts explore the opportunities...
It’s been looming over you. The board meeting is next week, and the strategic plan has been sitting in the back of your mind since the last meeting. You open it, pull up the operating priorities you set six months...
Ask a nonprofit leader where their organization's revenue comes from, and you'll probably hear a familiar list: grants, donations, fundraising events, perhaps a government contract or two. Ask what would happen if one of those disappeared, and the conversation quickly...
