Workplace mental health: Is your nonprofit ready to face post-COVID challenges?

Want to learn more on this topic? We've partnered with the author to deliver a free webinar on August 19 - click here for more details and to register. Psychologists have called the COVID-19 pandemic the biggest psychology experiment in...

Built for resilience: How Park People’s corporate culture helped staff buffer the mental health impacts of COVID-19

I’ve always felt a link between Park People’s commitment to employee well-being and the fact that we’re all about parks. Parks are where we go to escape the pressures of daily life, relax, and regenerate. It made sense that Park...

Can a non-unionized employer require its employees to vaccinate against COVID-19?

There is undoubtedly no better tool to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 than a vaccine.  Vaccines currently approved for use in Canada are highly effective in preventing or minimizing COVID-19 symptoms and, perhaps more importantly, appear entirely effective in...

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Going back to the office with Alice D’Abreu

Is your organization starting to plan for a return to the office? Or is your team going to continue working from home as we slowly transition to post-pandemic reality? Whichever option you’re thinking about, there are considerations for how to...

2SLGBTQIA+ minority stress in the workplace: How discrimination hurts health

“I’m just so tired, I don’t know how many times I have to remind my boss of my pronouns.” “I was so proud of my daughter graduating. I never expected my supervisor to ask why she was wearing a suit....

While nonprofits remain hopeful about a post-pandemic future, 42% expect further decline in staff morale

This article is an excerpt from Human Resources Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Charities and Nonprofits, a report published by CharityVillage and The Portage Group. The full report covers staffing, volunteering, and the use of government subsidies and relief programs and...

National Day of Conversation provides anti-sexual harassment tools for fundraisers and nonprofit organizations

Over the last three years, the #MeToo movement has gained momentum, with  gender-based violence increasingly discussed and addressed as unacceptable. This includes the charitable and nonprofit sector. The second annual National Day of Conversation (NDOC) about the sexual harassment of fundraisers...

National Day of Conversation raises awareness about sexual harassment in the Canadian nonprofit sector

Things are challenging enough with adapting work to the challenges of COVID. Feeling unsafe at work— harassment whether from coworkers or others—simply shouldn’t be added to the mix. It is a violation of human rights. And yet, it is the...

Managing employees in uncertain times: Tips for nonprofit leaders

Want to learn more on this topic? We've partnered with the author to present a free webinar on Thursday, August 13. Click here for more details and to register. By the beginning of April 2020, half of humanity, 3.9 billion...

Overwhelm and burnout – what’s the difference?

This article was originally published on CareerWise – “Your source for career development news and views.” We are time-crunched and over-scheduled, with demands from our work and personal lives that can make us feel overwhelmed. Who hasn’t looked at their to-do list...