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...
“In our work with vulnerable people, every question we ask is a doorway—to trust, to dignity, or to harm.“ [i] The People-First Intake Charter Canadian nonprofits take advocating on behalf of clients very seriously; we now need to take protecting...
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...
As organizations grow and evolve, their governance system must shift with them. Many organizations start out with a ‘working board’ model, where the Board Directors manage all of the governance and operational responsibilities. But once an organization hires an Executive Director, the Board role shifts with...
In too many boardrooms across the charitable sector, the real conversation happens in the parking lot or over coffee after the meeting. What’s left in the boardroom? A scripted agenda, nodding heads, and safe-but-empty resolutions that check boxes instead of...
It’s been about three months now, since Canada elected its new government. What will this new federal government mean for Canada's nonprofit sector? What policy shifts can we anticipate? How will funding be affected? And what should nonprofit leaders be...
In today’s rapidly changing world, nonprofit organizations find themselves navigating complex regulatory landscapes more than ever. Compliance, once seen as a mere checkbox, has now emerged as a cornerstone for organizational success. For nonprofits, meeting compliance requirements is not just...
You can’t safeguard what you can’t find Do you know where all the personal health information (PHI) in your practice resides? When you collect PHI, you are responsible to ensure the security, privacy, and confidentiality of that information. The first...
In our recent CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, Growing Pains: How Canada’s Population Boom Affects Nonprofits, we interviewed a variety of settlement and nonprofit experts from across the country to find out how a boom in Canada’s population and changes to...
CharityVillage is here to support nonprofits and charities in building psychologically safe workplace cultures. Join us for this crucial virtual learning event, hosted by CharityVillage in partnership with Workright, where we’ll explore the innovative and proven HEART Program. This comprehensive training is...
