Articles & Blogs
Want to receive our publications directly to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter :
Blog Posts
When DEI isn’t formalized, but still matters
This cohort stood out in Charity Insights Canada Project data: the charities that report having no diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies or practices. Within …
Why Data Literacy Matters More Than Ever for Canada’s Charitable Sector
Data literacy has become a necessary skill across the charitable sector because organizations are being asked to make decisions more quickly, demonstrate impact more clearly, …
Measuring What Matters: Rethinking Impact Evaluation
In Canada’s charitable sector, “impact” has become a buzzword. It is embedded in grant applications, strategic plans, and funder conversations as a signal of seriousness …
Academic & Sector Coverage
Problems and Gaps in Charitable Social Service Provision: A Thematic Analysis of Lone Mothers’ Experiences
Occhiuto, K. (2025). Problems and Gaps in Charitable Social Service Provision: A Thematic Analysis of Lone Mothers’ Experiences. Canadian Review of Social Policy/Revue canadienne de politique sociale, 83.
Biting the hand that feeds you? Exploring whether (and how) government funding constrains charities’ engagement in public policy
Cameron, J., Dicks, H., & Swiss, L. (2025). Biting the hand that feeds you? Exploring whether (and how) government funding constrains charities’ engagement in public policy. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 16(3), 47-75.
Volume II: A changing third sector research landscape—Progress or pitfall?
Kim, M., & Raggo, P. (2023). Volume II: A changing third sector research landscape—Progress or pitfall?. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 34(1), 4-11.
Technologies for Data Aggregation: An Overview of Technologies and Opportunities to Propel Third Sector Research.
Santamarina, Francisco J. “Technologies for Data Aggregation: An Overview of Technologies and Opportunities to Propel Third Sector Research.” The Future of Third Sector Research (2025): 163-178.
Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance
Kopec, Anna, and Alison Smith. “Lived Expertise in Homelessness Policy and Governance.” Social Sciences 13.5 (2024): 271.
BILL C-27 AN ACT TO ENACT THE CONSUMER PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT, THE PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DATA PROTECTION TRIBUNAL ACT…
Imagine Canada – Submission to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology