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. Leaders in our sector share their stories and research — or talk about what they’ve done with their MPNL or DPNL degree.

Interviews with Alumni and Sector Leaders

November 14, 2024

To What Extent Do Politicians Use Canada’s Nonprofit Sector to Access Constituencies and Political Power?

Recently, Christopher Dougherty completed research that asks, "How does government funding for charities change when the party in power changes?" His answer is based on data sets covering the provinces... More

November 9, 2023

Tanya Rumble Named One of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women”

Tanya Rumble has been named by WXN (Women’s Executive Network) as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women, a Top 100 Award Winner for 2023. She's the Executive Director of Development... More

September 25, 2022

New “Benevolence Award for MPNL”

Alizeh Jaffrey Zaidi 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... 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

In 2023, PANL Perspectives spoke to Allison Ramchuk about how and why she excelled during the MPNL program. She has 15 years of fundraising experience and joined the Kelowna General... 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

February 17, 2025

Research Shows Increased Political Contributions Correlates with Increased Charitable Donations

Christopher Dougherty is an MPNL alum and a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, University of St. Andrews, in the UK. He spoke... More

January 12, 2025

Bob Wyatt on How Increased Transparency Could Strengthen Our Sector

What We Don’t Know Does Hurt Us: Possible Changes to Laws Related to Charities Charity law in Canada innovates at a glacial pace, but reform is essential to address modern... More

December 9, 2024

Do Private Family Foundations Engage in Political Activities Through Their Granting?

This year, Christopher Dougherty completed a PhD dissertation about the extent to which the Canadian charitable sector is a politically expressive sector, based on data from Ontario and Alberta from... More

November 14, 2024

To What Extent Do Politicians Use Canada’s Nonprofit Sector to Access Constituencies and Political Power?

Recently, Christopher Dougherty completed research that asks, "How does government funding for charities change when the party in power changes?" His answer is based on data sets covering the provinces... 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

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Interviews with Alumni and Sector Leaders

To What Extent Do Politicians Use Canada’s Nonprofit Sector to Access Constituencies and Political Power?

Tanya Rumble Named One of “Canada’s Most Powerful Women”

New “Benevolence Award for MPNL”

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

Donald K. Johnson Award in Philanthropy

Rideau Hall Foundation: Listening and Learning

Emma Wood: 2021 Recipient of the Jackson Family Scholarship

New: Black Leadership Award

Research by Alumni

Research Shows Increased Political Contributions Correlates with Increased Charitable Donations

Bob Wyatt on How Increased Transparency Could Strengthen Our Sector

Do Private Family Foundations Engage in Political Activities Through Their Granting?

To What Extent Do Politicians Use Canada’s Nonprofit Sector to Access Constituencies and Political Power?

More Stories from Alumni

Advice to Beginning Fundraising Professionals

Donor Relations in the Biggest Healthcare Fundraiser in Canadian history

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

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