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...
Boards are under growing pressure to take public positions on contested social and political issues. The assumption driving that pressure is familiar: silence signals complicity, and organizations that remain quiet are failing the communities they serve. Some boards respond by issuing statements....
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...
Original Broadcast Date: June 4, 2026 Summary: Learn all about Canadian nonprofit and charitable sector compensation at this free webinar, which will explore the 2026 edition of CharityVillage’s popular Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report. The most comprehensive report...
Original Broadcast Date: May 28, 2026 Summary: Grant reporting is more than a compliance task: it's a critical opportunity to build trust, demonstrate impact, and secure future funding. Yet for many Canadian nonprofits, it's a source of stress and a...
In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we explore what responsible AI adoption looks like for nonprofits. AI is reshaping nonprofit work, from fundraising to communications and everything in between. This shift raises urgent questions surrounding privacy, trust, equity, wellbeing, accountability, and mission alignment. Join us...
Canada's new lobbying rules, effective January 19th, 2026, significantly lower the bar for charities and nonprofits to register as lobbyists, requiring registration if staff spend just eight hours on federal lobbying in a rolling four-week period. We explored these changes in...
