Alumni Networks | PANL Perspectives

PANL Perspectives highlights the leadership work of alumni of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) and the Graduate Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (DPNL) programs in Canada and around the world. Some share their stories and research — or talk about what they’ve done with their MPNL or DPNL degree.

Interviews with Alumni & Sector Leaders

September 25, 2022

New “Benevolence Award for MPNL”

Alizeh Jaffrey is a 2022 MPNL graduate and a member of the Nu Lambda Mu International Honors Society for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy, and Social Entrepreneurship. She's also a Development Manager... More

July 9, 2022

“The board chair walked into the office and offered me the position of CEO” —...

“The board chair walked into the office and offered me the position of CEO” — Allison Ramchuk, MPNL graduate

On the 10th anniversary of the MPNL program, PANL Perspectives spoke to Allison Ramchuk about how and why she excelled during the MPNL program. She has 15 years of fundraising... More

January 17, 2022

Donald K. Johnson Award in Philanthropy

In 2013, during the first year of the MPNL program, Donald K. Johnson launched a new award of $5,000 for an outstanding graduate student entering or continuing in the program... More

December 8, 2021

Rideau Hall Foundation: Listening and Learning

By Bill Mintram, Director of Indigenous and Northern Relations, Rideau Hall Foundation As an Indigenous ally and a signatory of the Philanthropic Community's Declaration of Action, the RHF has taken... More

November 23, 2021

Emma Wood: 2021 Recipient of the Jackson Family Scholarship

Emma Wood, an MPNL student and Community Kitchen Coordinator at Kawartha Lake Food Source, is the inaugural recipient of the Jackson Family Scholarship in Community Engagement. The scholarship is awarded... More

February 1, 2021

New: Black Leadership Award

In 2020, members of the Black Canadian Fundraisers’ Collective (BCFC), including founder Nneka Allen and MPNL alumna Múthoní Karíukí, created the BCFC Award for students in Carleton University’s Philanthropy and... More

Research by Alumni

October 22, 2022

Coming Soon: How to Start a Nonprofit and Keep it Going in the First Year

Study about "How to start a nonprofit" MPNL students Kira McDermid and Emma Wood are researching how to start a nonprofit in Canada, as well as everything that a new... More

October 25, 2021

Ally Smith on Social Enterprise in Canada and Scotland

Ally Smith is an MPNL graduate, a social entrepreneur, and a Research Associate at The Young Foundation, which develops better connected and more sustainable communities across the UK. She previously... More

September 13, 2021

It’s Time to Go: A Capstone Report about Closure

The Capstone Project provides professional experience for students of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program and provides important research in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Students work in... More

June 22, 2021

LTC homes run by governments prevented COVID deaths better than LTC homes run by corporations...

LTC homes run by governments prevented COVID deaths better than LTC homes run by corporations and nonprofits

Kristen Pue, Alix J. Jansen and Daniel Westlake recently published a paper showing that government-run long-term care homes did a better job at preventing COVID-19 deaths than LTC homes run... More

Advice to Beginning Fundraising Professionals

Amanda Fritz is an MPNL graduate and the Director of Major Gifts at the Montreal-based Fondation CHU Ste-Justine. PANL Perspectives spoke to Fritz about fundraising’s dynamic nature and the importance of making career changes within... More

September 13, 2021

Donor Relations in the Biggest Healthcare Fundraiser in Canadian history

Tori Peacock is an MPNL graduate and a Stewardship and Donor Relations Associate at the SickKids Foundation, which is in the middle of a $1.5 billion campaign to raise money for new, state-of-the-art facilities. PANL... More

August 26, 2021

Agriculture, Technology & Nonprofits: A Q&A with Jacqueline Keena

Jacqueline Keena is a graduate of the MPNL program and the Managing Director of Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI), an organization working with industry and academia to accelerate the adoption of intelligent technologies... More

August 20, 2021

“It’s because they’re all brilliant. You have to be to survive…” –Ray Eskritt

Ray Eskritt is the Executive Director of Harmony House Women’s Shelter and a graduate of the MPNL program. PANL Perspectives spoke to Eskritt about barriers to domestic-violence shelters before and after the pandemic. The interview,... More

Is Carleton’s MPNL (or DPNL) program right for you?

Hear from students in the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) and the Graduate Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (DPNL) programs:

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