It’s time to transform philanthropy: An interview with Andrew Chunilall from Community Foundations of Canada

In our May 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we took a hard look at the world of philanthropy, especially how foundations, both public and private, operate in Canada.  For this episode, we interviewed Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations Canada....

Getting your Not-for-Profit Organization’s Financial Operations Ready for 2024

Original Broadcast Date: November 23, 2023. Summary: 2024 is going to be another challenging year. Economic uncertainty remains, interest rates are still high, and money is hard to come by. Now is the time to prepare. In this webinar, Enkel focuses...

The volunteer management lifecycle: Refresh or reboot?

The volunteer management cycle is the best practice model for the lifecycle of volunteer engagement and for many years has been the foundation of important best practices such as planning, screening, policy development, and onboarding and offboarding procedures that volunteer...

Community-focused organizations driving positive change invited to apply for Hydro One’s Energizing Life Community Fund

Indigenous communities, charitable organizations, and municipalities across Ontario can apply to receive $25,000 in funding. We are thrilled to announce that for the fourth year in a row, Energizing Life Community Fund applications are now open for the 2024 season....

Growth and the talent crunch: How SMEs can find – and keep – great workers

This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. At first glance, you might think that being a Canadian small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME) on a growth track would mean that attracting and retaining talent wouldn’t be an issue....

What nonprofits can expect in 2024 and how to be better prepared

Want to learn more on this topic? Join us and Enkel for a free webinar on November 23, Getting Your Not-For-Profit Organization's Financial Operations Ready for 2024. Register today.  This article is the first in a two-part series exploring the...

The AI Advantage: How Nonprofits Can Rise to the Top Using AI

Original Broadcast Date: October 26, 2023. Summary: Get ready as we dive headfirst into the world of AI for nonprofits! In this session, Keela explores the incredible ways AI is transforming nonprofit operations, covering everything from fundraising to donor engagement,...

Making the disability inclusion connections in your business and community: Five practical, powerful strategies for action

Making the disability inclusion connections to business and employment success is a three-stage process.   First, there’s grasping all the intertwined levels of connection. Second, there’s understanding the inter-related barriers to disability inclusion. Lastly comes bridge building: developing ways of making the connections...

I’m a Career Peer Educator. Here’s what I learned using ChatGPT to write a resume

This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. The swift advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have caught the world’s attention for their potential to enable more efficient task completion. This was certainly the case when tech startup OpenAI released their AI...

Managing terminations, progressive discipline, and employee performance in your nonprofit

Handling employees who display subpar behaviour and performance can pose a significant challenge for nonprofit organizations. It can be particularly unclear whether to pursue performance improvement, disciplinary measures, or termination to effectively address these issues. But fret not, because we're...