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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Giving Tuesday: Making Positive Change Through Community-Led Projects

By Elizabeth Murphy Giving Tuesday is a global movement. It is a time for individuals to come together and be part of the solutions to some of today’s most pressing problems through charitable donations. This year, Giving Tuesday takes place on Nov. 30. Members of the Carleton University community—from faculty and staff to alumni... More

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Megan Conway Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Volunteer Canada

Congratulations to Megan Conway, Instructor and Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellow with the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Program in the School of Public Policy and Administration, who has been appointed the next President and Chief Executive Officer with Volunteer Canada. Please read more about Megan's appointment... More

Monday, June 28, 2021

Susan Phillips on the Changing Times for Charities in Canada

Susan Phillips, PNL professor, is featured in this month's FPA's Another Take speaking about the challenges that charities have faced over the past year: Canada’s 86,000 charities, which account for 10 percent of full-time jobs, have been significantly impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost 70 per cent experienced a reduction in... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Announcing the First Recipients of the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective Award

In 2020, members of the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective, including Founder Nneka Allen and MPNL alumna Múthoní Karíukí, created the Black Canadian Fundraisers' Collective (BCFC) Award for students in Carleton University’s Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership graduate program. The award supports Black students aspiring to pursue a... More

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Welcome to our 9th Cohort, Summer 2021

We are pleased to welcome our 9th student cohort to their Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership programs to begin their studies this summer 2021. Please read more about our 9th cohort here.... More

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Jackson Family Scholarship In Community Engagement

We are pleased to announce a new scholarship established by former School of Public Policy and Administration faculty member, Ted Jackson and family. Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, on the recommendation of the Director of the Masters of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Program, to outstanding graduate... More

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Black Leadership Award

With the initiative and support of alumna Muthoni Kariuki and members of the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective, an annual award has been established to promote Black leadership within the philanthropic and nonprofit sector to make professional education more equitable and inclusive. Black Canadian students entering or continuing in... More

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Launch of New PANL Perspectives Website

The Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) program just launched a new website and newsletter, offering free resources, news and insights for the sector in Canada. PANL Perspectives is run by faculty who contribute to Carleton University’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program, as well as by the program’s... More

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Recent MPNL graduate, Kelsey Baerg, featured in FPA Voices

Kelsey Baerg, from Nelson, British Columbia graduated this June from the MPNL program and speaks about her experience to writer Karen Kelly in FPA Voices : When Kelsey Baerg first heard of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) degree, she was working for a nonprofit organization in her hometown of Nelson, British... More

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Welcome to our 8th Cohort, Summer 2020

We are pleased to welcome our 8th cohort to their Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership programs. Please read more about our 8th cohort, Summer 2020 students... More

Friday, June 19, 2020

PNL Graduating Class 2020

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020! Please join us Wednesday, June 24 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. for an online celebration. Check your cmail account for details or email sppa.events@carleton.ca for more information. Kelsey Baerg Sierra Bilton Filsan Ahmed Dualeh Rayanne Eskritt Daniel Genest (Graduate Diploma) Lisa Gibbs Emilie Grenier... More

Monday, June 1, 2020

Risk, Resilience, and Recovery: A Path Forward to Canadian Charities in a Post-COVID-19 World

Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants SPPA Grant Recipients: Susan Phillips, Nathan Grasse, and Paloma Raggo, as well as Elizabeth Searing from the University of Texas – Dallas. The charitable sector is as important to Canada’s economy as the extractive or manufacturing industries, and Canadians rely on charities to... More

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