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March 30, 2024

Nonprofit Founders and Organizational Succession: Joys and Challenges

Recording of "Nonprofit Founders and Organizational Succession: Joys and Challenges" A virtual event from the MPNL program on March 26, 2024. https://youtu.be/AKIIQFanz3I The panellists: Susanna Kislenko is a social psychologist... More

February 8, 2024

Burgundy Legacy Foundation Creates New MPNL Award

The Burgundy Legacy Foundation recently created a new scholarship for MPNL students. The Burgundy Legacy Foundation Philanthropy Award ($3,500) is awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student who's entering or... More

January 17, 2024

Damilola Abimboye receives “MPNL Award for Black Emerging Fundraising Professionals”

In 2023, Damilola Abimboye, an MPNL graduate student, receives an MPNL Award for Black Emerging Fundraising Professionals. In partnership with Carleton, the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective offers this award to... More

December 14, 2023

Benefaction Foundation Supports New Awards for MPNL Students

Benefaction Foundation, a registered charity that helps Canadians and their advisors harness the advantages of strategic giving, announced two, new awards for MPNL and DPNL students. The Benefaction Foundation Travel... More

November 27, 2023

“The Power of Women in Philanthropy” Recording, Reports & Resources

The MPNL program and TD Bank Group hosted "The Power of Women in Philanthropy” event on Nov. 22, 2023. A video recording of the event and links to Canadian and... More

November 27, 2023

Sarah Thatcher Receives Jackson Family Scholarship

Sarah Thatcher is this year's recipient of the Jackson Family Scholarship in Community Engagement. "I applied for the Scholarship when I heard about it, because it fits with the work... More

November 24, 2023

Shani Eribo Receives MPNL Award for Black Emerging Fundraising Professionals

This year, Shaninomi Eribo, an MPNL graduate student, receives an MPNL Award for Black Emerging Fundraising Professionals. Thanks to generous donor support, Carleton University offers this award to Black Students... More

October 25, 2023

MPNL Student Cindy Boustani Receives Award

Cindy Boustani, an MPNL student, is the inaugural recipient of the “Benevolence Award for MPNL.” "It was overwhelming to get the acceptance and to get the award, too," Boustani says.... More

July 19, 2023

Ten Years of Gratitude to Cornelia, Jo-Anne and Keith

Recently, the MPNL program recognized the tremendous work of Cornelia Duck, Jo-Anne Ryan and Keith Sjögren, all three of whom are founding members of the MPNL program's Advisory Council, a... More

July 17, 2023

MPNL & CAPSI Intensify Their Partnership

Through a partnership with Johannesburg-based Wits Business School (WBS) and the Ottawa-based Carleton University, the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) has offered a joint elective module on... More

July 16, 2023

Philanthropy in a Global Context: Trends to Watch

The Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) program, at Carleton University, hosted and recorded a panel discussion, "Philanthropy in a Global Context: Trends to Watch," during our 10th anniversary celebrations in... More

May 17, 2023

Shani Eribo Receives “2023 MPNL Social Innovation Fellowship Award”

Shaninomi Eribo, a graduate student in the MPNL program, has received a “2023 MPNL Social Innovation Fellowship Award,” which is awarded to students involved with a project in the not-for-profit... More