In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we explore Canada’s growing volunteer challenge and what it will take to rebuild a stronger culture of giving. With demand for charitable services rising while organizations struggle to recruit, retain, and support the volunteers...
Original Broadcast Date: September 17, 2026 Summary: Volunteer engagement is changing, and many organizations are rethinking how they recruit, support, and retain volunteers in a shifting landscape. In this Ask Me Anything session, Lori Gotlieb responds to your questions about the practical realities...
Original Broadcast Date: September 16, 2026 Summary: Join Heather Nelson, Corporate Sponsorship and Partnership Specialist, and Jessica Pang-Parks, Volunteer Engagement Expert, for a conversation about how employee volunteering can become a meaningful part of your corporate partnership strategy. They explore...
Original Broadcast Date: September 15, 2026 Summary: Unquestionably, volunteering is a meaningful way to contribute to your community. If you are looking to start volunteering, you might be wondering how to choose the right opportunity and what to expect from a volunteer role. And if you’re currently volunteering, you might be...
Original Broadcast Date: September 14, 2026 Summary: To launch CharityVillage’s Volunteer Week 2026, we brought together leaders from Volunteer Canada, Charity Insights Canada Project (Carleton University), and Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada (VMPC) for a timely panel discussion on the future of...
For more than 30 years, CharityVillage has worked alongside Canada’s nonprofit sector, helping organizations find talented people, strengthen their teams, and build their capacity to serve their communities. Today, we are excited to announce the next step in that work:...
Since becoming a volunteer strategy consultant in Halifax, I’ve heard many nonprofits and community groups express the same recruitment frustrations and ask similar questions: how do we reach the people who are both interested in our organization and are ready...
Original Broadcast Date: September 10, 2026 Summary: In an era of shifting supporter expectations and unprecedented service demands, the core challenge of volunteer management is no longer a lack of community goodwill—it’s operational friction. Outdated, manual processes and lengthy onboarding...
Volunteer centres play a critical role in sustaining volunteerism and strengthening community life across Alberta. In July, Volunteer Alberta released “Learning From the Field: Insights & Recommendations for Volunteer Centres in Alberta," a report based on a province‑wide research project...
Leaders of volunteers tend to be generalists. There are thousands of memes and posts about the many, many, many hats that we wear. But times are changing, and I believe that being a generalist isn’t going to serve us quite so well...
