The Canadian charitable sector currently operates without an overarching strategic plan, leaving it vulnerable to significant challenges which are already limiting the sector’s ability to help those in need. Much like Alice’s famous interaction with the Cheshire Cat in “Alice's...
In our recent CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, Should Money Talk? Inequities in Funding and Influence in the Nonprofit Sector, we interviewed several nonprofit leaders from across the country about the inequities that continue within the nonprofit sector, including in terms...
This article was previously published by The Philanthropist Journal and is reprinted with permission. Canada’s first data standard for the nonprofit and charitable sector was published on May 7. Entitled CAN/DGSI 100-11: Data Governance – Part 11: Delivery of Community and...
Becoming a registered charity is a major milestone for many nonprofit organizations. This designation brings enhanced public credibility, the ability to issue official donation receipts, and access to certain funding opportunities. However, charitable registration also comes with legal obligations, structural...
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...
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) was launched in 2019 by the Minister of National Revenue, then the Hon. Diane Lebouthillier. Its establishment was a direct result of the government’s efforts to respond to the recommendations of the...
In a world that seems increasingly volatile, it’s safe to say that the Canadian nonprofit sector is concerned and paying close attention to the current political and economic climate. Perhaps most concerning, at least economically, are the tariffs the United...
How are food banks and other community and anti-poverty organizations dealing with current service demands, concerns about impacts of US tariffs and an economic downturn, and advocacy for long-lasting change through government relations work? In our recent CharityVillage Connects podcast...
What might a 25% tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Canadian goods mean for Canadian nonprofits and charities? With ongoing negotiations, pauses and delays in implementation, and uncertainty about what the future may hold, the very fluidity of the...
In the last episode of CharityVillage Connects, we talked to government relations and fundraising experts about how nonprofits and charities can navigate the political change and economic impacts currently coming at us at such a dizzying pace. With the continued...
