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Social and economic crises, not to mention climate change and pandemics, are changing and challenging our world, our sector and its leadership. More than ever, people need timely, evidence-based information, news and perspectives:

November 18, 2024

Navigator: AI Tool for the Nonprofit Sector

According to a recent survey, only a quarter of registered charities agree or somewhat agree that they understand well the potential applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the sector, and... More

October 24, 2024

Plus ça Change… Advocacy by Canadian Charities Five Years Later

By Susan D. Phillips and Kim Nguyen. Nguyen is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Charity Insights Canada Project (CICP) or Projet Canada Perspectives des Organismes de Bienfaisance (PCPOB). Phillips is... More

August 8, 2024

Good News, Bad News: Two Decades of Gender Pay Gaps

The nonprofit sector embraces equity as a core value, while the majority of the nonprofit workforce is women. However, traditionally, women have been underrepresented in leadership roles in the sector,... More

July 19, 2024

Disaster Philanthropy Goes to Art School

By Mab Coates-Davies In 2014, a blaze broke out at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in Glasgow, Scotland. Students watched on social media as firefighters suppressed the flames. In... More

July 17, 2024

New Data Initiatives from Nanos Research

Nik Nanos founded Nanos Research, a company that works with nonprofit organizations, corporations and government agencies to collect and analyze data. He spoke with PANL Perspectives about the work his... More

May 7, 2024

Reform in Ontario’s Developmental Services Sector?

By Michael Hiscoe. Developmental services (DS) is an often overlooked but significant sub-sector of the Ontario nonprofit space. This research paper examines the current funding model for the DS sector... More

April 16, 2024

Lean On Me: Shepherds’ Music Raises Hope & Funds

David Gourlay, CEO of the Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation, which supports the work of Ottawa-based Shepherds of Good Hope through ethical fundraising, spoke to PANL Perspectives about a successful... More

April 9, 2024

Private Foundations Expand as Public Foundations Close Down in Past 10 Years

By Don McRae. As I mentioned in "Four Trends in the Creation & Shutdown of Registered Charities in Canada in 2023," the number of private foundations in Canada continues to... More