Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
Whether as an entrepreneur, a problem-solver or a community mobilizer — you want to be part of building a better world. You take your work and its contributions seriously. You naturally gravitate towards big challenges where the payoffs are great.
The nonprofit and philanthropic sector, one of the largest in the Canadian economy, needs people like you. In the midst of tremendous change, it needs a fresh wave of professionals with a distinctive set of skills to push boundaries, innovate and make change.
Our Graduate Diploma or Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership will prepare you for positions of responsibility working in or with the sector. Through a combination of a summer institute and intensive, online courses, you’ll learn how to strengthen your organization and collaborate with governments and businesses to find workable, ethical approaches for addressing complex contemporary issues.
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PANL Perspectives
The philanthropy and nonprofit sector in Canada is ever-changing and it can be hard to keep track of information from the sector. PANL Perspectives offers news and insights for the philanthropy and nonprofit sector in Canada. The editors and editorial team produce and gather evidence-based stories, original interviews and insider reflections about shifting power relationships in the sector, ethics in philanthropy and fundraising, the role of private foundations, and much more.
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Professor Jessica Parish has a new publication: Reinventing renting? ESG investing and the new landlordism of build-to-rent housing financialization.
SPPA Professor Jessica Parish has a new publication out in SAGE Journals:Reinventing renting? ESG investing and the new landlordism of…
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Workshop Summary: Net Zero Meets Trade Disruption
Held on June 5, 2025, at Carleton University, the “Net Zero Meets Trade Disruption” workshop brought together leading voices from…
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Model ICAO event: A First for SPPA Students
From May 19th to May 23rd, 2025, Rory Palau Zea and Jaimi Plater, SPPA students in the MPPA, joined a…
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Professor Daniel Rosenbloom Featured in the Hill Times
In The Hill Times, experts weigh in on Minister Hodgson’s dual-energy strategy. SPPA’s Prof. Daniel Rosenbloom raises a sharp question:…