Statistics Canada has just released 2019 data providing insight into Canada’s non-profit workforce, which now accounts for almost 13 per cent of all jobs in Canada.
No surprises to see that the majority of workers in these 2.5 million jobs …
If you’re looking to really go deep on the details of the federal budget tabled this week as it applies to charities and non-profits in Canada, this article from law firm Miller Thomson ought to do it. The article was …
The federal government’s first budget in two years was tabled Monday, followed by BC Budget day on Tuesday. Here are some highlights for the community social services sector from those two budgets.
For our sector, …
The charitable sector is famously resilient and up for a challenge. But a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to bounce back is being sorely tested.
Imagine Canada’s latest Sector Monitor report details the strain the sector is under …
The latest figures from a recent crowdsourcing survey done by Statistics Canada indicate that Canadian non-profits have a long way to go to ensure diversity on their boards – including even having a written policy on board diversity.
StatsCan underlines …
Vantage Point CEO Alison Brewin shares her thoughts in a post on the Charity Village blog on the five most important considerations to think about when two non-profits are exploring whether they should become one.
Brewin notes that everyone from …
The pandemic has been far from easy for non-profit organizations, especially those providing critically important social services.
But as this piece from The Conversation points out, our organizations’ ability to respond, pivot and even expand our services during such a …
Results of Charity Village’s annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary and Benefits Study are in, showing an increase in cash compensation across all positions in the charitable sector with the notable exception of senior management.
“This group saw a decrease in …
The results are in from an Imagine Canada survey on social finance for charities – and unsurprisingly, it turns out that it’s not going to work for a lot of charities.
Social finance is basically like getting a loan from …
Back in April, Imagine Canada launched a survey into how the pandemic was impacting charitable and non-profit organizations across the country.
Those survey results were released in May and provide a good baseline for our sector at this point in …
