Diversity – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com Find Your Position With Purpose Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:55:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://charityvillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-Charity-Village-icon-150-32x32.png Diversity – CharityVillage https://charityvillage.com 32 32 Workplaces need to take action on 2SLGBTQIA+ hate. Here’s how. https://charityvillage.com/workplaces-need-to-take-action-on-2slgbtqia-hate-heres-how/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:26:30 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=708304 This article was previously published by CareerWise and is reprinted with permission. We’ve come a long way in the fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. Our dignity as two-spirit, queer and trans people is recognized more often in our homes and workplaces than it used to be. However, many of us who have been doing this work for a […]

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]]> Breaking Down Barriers Through Knowledge Exchange https://charityvillage.com/breaking-down-barriers-through-knowledge-exchange/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:49:20 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=708235 On February 29, join us for a free webinar to learn how to break down barriers through knowledge exchange. In this session, you will learn about the REAL Xchange and the Knowledge Transfer and Translation Hub, a platform offering free resources for staff in the not-for-profit sector. One of the engagement pillars for the REAL […]

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]]> OHSA and AODA Compliance Responsibilities for Nonprofits: Understand Your Obligations and How to Implement Them https://charityvillage.com/ohsa-and-aoda-compliance-responsibilities-for-nonprofits-understand-your-obligations-and-how-to-implement-them/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=702543 Original Broadcast Date: December 7, 2023. Summary: Managing workplace compliance requirements can be a daunting challenge for nonprofit employers, especially when you add the complexities of a remote or hybrid workforce, sometimes spread across multiple locations.   Add to that the tight budget and time limitations experienced by nonprofits, and these responsibilities can feel overwhelming. This engaging […]

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]]> Growth and the talent crunch: How SMEs can find – and keep – great workers https://charityvillage.com/growth-and-the-talent-crunch-how-smes-can-find-and-keep-great-workers/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:49 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=705372 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. If you are leading or working for one of this country’s innovative and dynamic small […]

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]]> Making the disability inclusion connections in your business and community: Five practical, powerful strategies for action https://charityvillage.com/making-the-disability-inclusion-connections-in-your-business-and-community-five-practical-powerful-strategies-for-action/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:19:25 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=702215 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 happen so everyone involved benefits.   Business leaders who make all the disability inclusion connections will see their […]

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]]> Understanding disability inclusion connections: Breaking down barriers and building bridges https://charityvillage.com/understanding-disability-inclusion-connections-breaking-down-barriers-and-building-bridges/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:24:47 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=700833 This article was originally published by the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) and is the first part in a two-part series. There’s more conversation about disability inclusion in business and employment than ever. Although, the disability factor is mostly rolled into over-arching talk about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). And still too often, disability gets […]

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]]> The pursuit of status: signs, systems, and strategies https://charityvillage.com/the-pursuit-of-status-signs-systems-and-strategies/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:30:44 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=688025 This article was previously published by Sights on Success Consulting and is reprinted with permission. The Intercultural Sharing Circle by Sights on Success Consulting is an opportunity for professionals from the community to gather and learn from each other’s cultural perspectives. As usual, specific questions on the topic were posed to the participants during the session […]

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]]> Another parental leave? How nonprofits can thrive while still celebrating personal milestones with their teams https://charityvillage.com/another-parental-leave-how-nonprofits-can-thrive-while-still-celebrating-personal-milestones-with-their-teams/ Fri, 12 May 2023 14:00:33 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=685752 Parental leave is a given occurrence in any sector, but especially in the nonprofit sector. In Canada, an estimated almost 80% of the nonprofit sector is made up of women. This is disproportionately higher than the 47% portion of the general labour force that women make up in Canada (The Philanthropist Journal, 2023).* Some simple […]

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]]> “The leadership did not reflect me”: An Interview with Paulette Senior about leadership in Canada’s nonprofit sector https://charityvillage.com/the-leadership-did-not-reflect-me-an-interview-with-paulette-senior-about-leadership-in-canadas-nonprofit-sector/ Thu, 11 May 2023 17:10:36 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=685883 In our April 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we explored how Canadian nonprofit sector leaders are increasingly finding themselves under the microscope. In fact, the sector itself is grappling with issues related to accountability, transparency, and a lack of diversity, particularly at the upper levels of organization management.  For this episode, we interviewed Paulette Senior, […]

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]]> Women, work, and parenting: How the mental load of motherhood impacts the nonprofit sector in Canada https://charityvillage.com/women-work-and-parenting-how-the-mental-load-of-motherhood-impacts-the-nonprofit-sector-in-canada/ Thu, 04 May 2023 20:56:11 +0000 https://charityvillage.com/?p=685345 When speaking about the mental load of motherhood, please note that this does not statistically and accurately reflect single-parent households or LGBTQ+ households as there is simply not enough validated data (which is a problem in and of itself).   A 2018 study in the Journal of Social Science showed that after the birth of their […]

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