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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

June 30, 2022

Study Team Seeks Feedback on Cross-Sector Leadership Report

A new study Initiated by the Muttart Foundation and Max Bell Foundation and led by a research team at Carleton University, a new report considers options for stronger cross-sector policy... More

May 30, 2022

“It’s Part of Our DNA”: Banff Centre & Social Issues

Three leaders from Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity recently spoke to PANL Perspectives about arts and social issues in Canada. Janice Price (President and CEO), Mark Wold (Dean of... More

May 30, 2022

Nia Centre Gives Black Art a Home

By Nia Centre for the Arts. In the last decade, Black artists have put Canada on the map. Across the globe, contemporary Canadian culture is recognized as the look, sound... More

April 22, 2022

Metcalf Foundation on Enabling Social Impact

David Maggs and Michael Trent As a philanthropic organization, the Metcalf Foundation has three areas of focus: poverty reduction, the environment, and the performing arts. While the first two operate... More

April 19, 2022

Getting Published in Nonprofit Journals: An Editor’s Perspective

By Susan Phillips, Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, from her blog for ANSER-ARES (April, 2022) How could Reviewer C say that about my paper? Clearly, the Editors didn’t... More

March 15, 2022

Newly Announced Knowledge Infrastructure Project in Canada: CICP-PCPOB

Carleton University’s MPNL faculty team is launching a five-year, $3.4 million research project called the Charity Insights Canada Project—Projet Canada Perspectives des Organismes de Bienfaisance (CICP-PCPOB). (Pour le français veuillez... More

March 10, 2022

Museum London

By Andrew Kear, Senior Curator and Head of Collections, Exhibitions and Programs. Museum London addresses social issues through our exhibitions, programs, acquisitions and policies. Since 2017, we’ve mounted 15 art... More

February 22, 2022

Giving back

Giving back, The generosity of high-net-worth Canadians A white paper by Keith Sjögren, written for Mackenzie Private Wealth. Over the past few years, high-net-worth individuals (those with more than $1... More

January 25, 2022

“We should have more honest conversations and think of ways in which leaders can reach...

“We should have more honest conversations and think of ways in which leaders can reach out to each other and create an atmosphere of trust…”

Dr. Paloma Raggo is an assistant professor in Carleton University’s MPNL program and an Editor with PANL Perspectives. She researches leadership and nonprofit governance, global philanthropy, and research methods, and... More

January 20, 2022

Barbara McInnes Scholarship

The Barbara McInnes Scholarship in Philanthropy is awarded to an outstanding student entering the MPNL program and was endowed in 2016 to recognize McInnes and her long-time service and dedication... 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