Alumni of Carleton University’s MPNL program share their experiences about their careers, organization and sector.
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
Erica Spracklin on the Impact of COVID at the University of Saskatchewan
The pandemic has impacted every corner of the University of Saskatchewan. All classes were moved to remote delivery and the campus was closed, something that has never happened in the university’s 113-year history.
Juliana Rodger of Causeway Foundation
Causeway Foundation adapted with Krackers Katering and Cooking for a Cause. It was able to continue employing clients during COVID-19 business restrictions in Ottawa.
Ashley Pardy-Serre of Team Rubicon Canada
She says her disaster-response organization has found new ways to serve communities to help reduce the spread of the virus and continue with its mission.
Adaptability & COVID, with Amanda Mayer at the Lawson Foundation
The crisis emphasizes how important it is to support social infrastructure — all the ways that we connect, whether we’re family, friends, colleagues or strangers — and to check in on one another and help... More
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