In the nonprofit sector, leadership is often tested under pressure. Leaders are expected to deliver results, manage limited resources, support staff, and respond to growing community needs. In this context, trauma-informed leadership is sometimes misunderstood as soft or optional. In...
Interested in learning more? We have partnered with Enkel to host a free webinar. Register now! Most nonprofit board members are not accountants. They are lawyers, community leaders, fundraisers, and program experts who volunteer their time to govern an organization...
This article was previously published by The Orion Group and is reprinted with permission. The town hall happened. The follow-up email went out. Managers received the slides and talking points. A week later, employees are still asking the same questions....
Grant funding is more competitive than ever. More organizations are applying, funders are being more selective, and the teams doing the work are usually stretched thin. Yet when you talk to the people who actually review applications, a clear pattern...
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...
On November 19, join us for a free webinar to learn how to close the year strong and plan ahead for 2027. Year-end close is more than a reporting exercise. It is an opportunity to strengthen financial visibility, reduce manual...
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....
