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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

Friday, April 3, 2020

Recipient of Graduate Award in Social Innovation

Social Innovation Award Students in the School of Public Policy and Administration undertake creative projects for social good. Through all its programs, SPPA helps students advance innovation for public benefit. Through the donor-supported Graduate Awards in Social Innovation, selected students receive funding to research and implement creative,... More

Thursday, March 5, 2020

MPNL Student’s Capstone Experience in Ireland

Students in the MPNL program are required to complete the Capstone course as one of their final program requirements for their degree.  Alexandra Lamb, a student in our sixth cohort, had the unique opportunity of completing her Capstone in Dublin, Ireland.  Please read about her experience below: Capstone 2019 – Trinity College, Ireland.... More

Monday, February 10, 2020

Welcome Kristen Pue, Postdoctoral Fellow in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership

Kristen Pue is a postdoctoral fellow in philanthropy and nonprofit studies at the School of Public Policy and Administration, as well as a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Toronto. Kristen is interested in understanding the role of nonprofits in social and environmental policy, including how and under what conditions the... More

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